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The men's 100 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the Olympic Stadium on 4–5 August 2012. [1] Seventy-four athletes from 61 nations competed. [ 2 ] Each nation was limited to 3 athletes per rules in force since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
The Olympic 100 m finals, particularly the men's, are among the most popular events from any sport at the Olympics – the 2012 Olympic men's 100 metres final was the most watched event at the London Games by British audiences (with 20 million television viewers) [134] while in the United States that event was the third-most viewed Olympic clip ...
29 July 2012: Swimming – Men's 100 metre breaststroke: Cameron van der Burgh South Africa: Set a world record time of 58.46 [6] 30 July 2012: Weightlifting – Men's 62 kg: Kim Un-Guk North Korea: Set a world record at total of 327 kg [7] 1 August 2012: Swimming – Men's 200 metre breaststroke: Dániel Gyurta Hungary: Set a world record time ...
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, were held in London, United Kingdom, from 25 July 2012 to 12 August 2012.. Approximately 10,500 athletes participated in 302 events in 26 sports. [1]
In the final 100 metres, Bolt extended that lead to a few metres and crossed the line in a new world-record time for his country for the second consecutive Olympics, with the US finishing second. Although the Canadian team finished third, they were disqualified after third leg runner Jared Connaughton stepped on a line, and the bronze medal ...
The men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 31 July and 1 August at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom. [1] There were 56 competitors from 49 nations. [2] The event was won by Nathan Adrian of the United States.
English: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres, Preliminaries heat 1: Lane 2, dark green: Christopher Lima da Costa (São Tomé and Príncipe). Lane 3, white shirt: Artur Bruno Rojas (Bolivia). Lane 4, white shirt: Holder da Silva (Guinea-Bissau). Lane 5, black/yellow: Kilakone Siphonexay (Laos).
The men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 2–3 August at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom. [1]As the most decorated Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps continued to ramp up his already astonishing resume with an unprecedented second Olympic three-peat and another title defense.