Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics
is scheduled to be held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 3 to August 12, 2012, at the Olympic Stadium
. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field
events, road running
events, and racewalking events. Road events will begin and end at The Mall.
unless otherwise indicated. All times are BST
and subject to change. Medal events are shown in bold.
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
is scheduled to be held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 3 to August 12, 2012, at the Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium (London)
The London Olympic Stadium will be the centrepiece of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The stadium is located at Marshgate Lane in Stratford in the Lower Lea Valley and has capacity for the Games of approximately 80,000 making it temporarily the third largest stadium in Britain behind...
. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
events, road running
Road running
Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road . These events would be classified as long distance according to athletics terminology, with distances typically ranging from 5 kilometers to 42.2 kilometers in the marathon. They may involve large numbers of runners...
events, and racewalking events. Road events will begin and end at The Mall.
Competition Schedule
Venue is Olympic StadiumOlympic Stadium (London)
The London Olympic Stadium will be the centrepiece of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The stadium is located at Marshgate Lane in Stratford in the Lower Lea Valley and has capacity for the Games of approximately 80,000 making it temporarily the third largest stadium in Britain behind...
unless otherwise indicated. All times are BST
British Summer Time
Western European Summer Time is a summer daylight saving time scheme, 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used in the following places:* the Canary Islands* Portugal * Ireland...
and subject to change. Medal events are shown in bold.
| Day | Date | Start | Finish | Event | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Friday, 3 August 2012 | 10:00 | 13:45 | Men's 400m Hurdles | round 1 |
| Men's 3000m Steeplechase | round 1 | ||||
| Men's Hammer | qualifying | ||||
| Men's Shot Put | qualifying | ||||
| Women's 100m | classification heats | ||||
| Women's 400m | round 1 | ||||
| Women's Triple Jump | qualifying | ||||
| Heptathlon | 100m hurdles, high jump | ||||
| 19:00 | 21:55 | Men's 1500m | round 1 | ||
| Men's Long Jump | qualifying | ||||
| Men's Shot Put | final | ||||
| Women's 100m | round 1 | ||||
| Women's 10,000m | final | ||||
| Women's Discus | qualifying | ||||
| Heptathlon | shot put, 200m | ||||
| Day 2 | Saturday, 4 August 2012 | 10:00 | 13:45 | Men's 100m | classification heats, round 1 |
| Men's 400m | round 1 | ||||
| Women's 3000m Steeplechase | round 1 | ||||
| Women's Pole Vault | qualifying | ||||
| Heptathlon | long jump, javelin | ||||
| 17:00 | 18:30 | Men's 20km Race Walk (The Mall) | |||
| 19:00 | 21:55 | Men's 400m Hurdles | semifinals | ||
| Men's 10,000m | final | ||||
| Men's Long Jump | final | ||||
| Men's Shot Put | victory ceremony | ||||
| Men's 20km Race Walk | victory ceremony | ||||
| Women's 100m | semifinals, final | ||||
| Women's 400m | semifinals | ||||
| Women's 10,000m | victory ceremony | ||||
| Women's Discus | final, victory ceremony | ||||
| Heptathlon | 800m, victory ceremony | ||||
| Day 3 | Sunday, 5 August 2012 | 11:00 | 14:00 | Women's Marathon (The Mall) | |
| 18:50 | 21:55 | Men's 100m | semifinals, final | ||
| Men's 400m | semifinals | ||||
| Men's 1500m | semifinals | ||||
| Men's 3000m Steeplechase | final | ||||
| Men's 10,000m | victory ceremony | ||||
| Men's High Jump | qualifying | ||||
| Men's Long Jump | victory ceremony | ||||
| Men's Hammer | final | ||||
| Women's 100m | victory ceremony | ||||
| Women's 400m | final, victory ceremony | ||||
| Women's 400m Hurdles | round 1 | ||||
| Women's Triple Jump | final, victory ceremony | ||||
| Women's Marathon | victory ceremony | ||||
| Day 4 | Monday, 6 August 2012 | 10:00 | 12:20 | Men's 800m | round 1 |
| Men's Discus | qualifying | ||||
| Women's 100m Hurdles | round 1 | ||||
| Women's 1500m | round 1 | ||||
| Women's Shot Put | qualifying | ||||
| 18:50 | 21:40 | Men's 100m | victory ceremony | ||
| Men's 400m | final | ||||
| Men's 400m Hurdles | final, victory ceremony | ||||
| Men's 3000m Steeplechase | victory ceremony | ||||
| Men's Hammer | victory ceremony | ||||
| Women's 200m | round 1 | ||||
| Women's 400m Hurdles | semifinals | ||||
| Women's 3000m Steeplechase | final | ||||
| Women's Pole Vault | final | ||||
| Women's Shot Put | final, victory ceremony | ||||
| Day 5 | Tuesday, 7 August 2012 | 10:00 | 12:35 | Men's 110m Hurdles | round 1 |
| Men's 200m | round 1 | ||||
| Men's Triple Jump | qualifying | ||||
| Women's 5000m | round 1 | ||||
| Women's Javelin | qualifying | ||||
| 18:50 | 21:20 | Men's 400m | victory ceremony | ||
| Men's 800m | semifinals | ||||
| Men's 1500m | final | ||||
| Men's High Jump | final | ||||
| Men's Discus | final | ||||
| Women's 100m Hurdles | semifinals, final | ||||
| Women's 200m | semifinals | ||||
| Women's 3000m Steeplechase | victory ceremony | ||||
| Women's Long Jump | qualifying | ||||
| Women's Pole Vault | victory ceremony | ||||
| Day 6 | Wednesday, 8 August 2012 | 10:00 | 13:40 | Men's 5000m | round 1 |
| Men's Pole Vault | qualifying | ||||
| Decathlon | 100m, long jump, shot put | ||||
| Women's 800m | round 1 | ||||
| Women's Hammer | qualifying | ||||
| 18:00 | 21:55 | Men's 110m Hurdles | semifinals, final | ||
| Men's 200m | semifinals | ||||
| Men's 1500m | victory ceremony | ||||
| Men's High Jump | victory ceremony | ||||
| Men's Discus | victory ceremony | ||||
| Men's Javelin | qualifying | ||||
| Decathlon | high jump, 400m | ||||
| Women's 100m Hurdles | victory ceremony | ||||
| Women's 200m | final | ||||
| Women's 400m Hurdles | final, victory ceremony | ||||
| Women's 1500m | semifinals | ||||
| Women's Long Jump | final | ||||
| Day 7 | Thursday, 9 August 2012 | 09:00 | 16:00 | Men's 4 x 400m Relay | round 1 |
| Decathlon | 110m hurdles, discus, pole vault | ||||
| Women's High Jump | qualifying | ||||
| 18:30 | 22:10 | Men's 110m Hurdles | victory ceremony | ||
| Men's 200m | final, victory ceremony | ||||
| Men's 800m | final, victory ceremony | ||||
| Men's Triple Jump | final, victory ceremony | ||||
| Decathlon | javelin, 1500m | ||||
| Women's 200m | victory ceremony | ||||
| Women's 800m | semifinals | ||||
| Women's 4 x 100m Relay | round 1 | ||||
| Women's Long Jump | victory ceremony | ||||
| Women's Javelin | final | ||||
| Day 8 | Friday, 10 August 2012 | 19:00 | 21:40 | Men's 4 x 100m Relay | round 1 |
| Men's 4 x 400m Relay | final | ||||
| Men's Pole Vault | final | ||||
| Men's Decathlon | victory ceremony | ||||
| Women's 1500m | final | ||||
| Women's 5000m | final, victory ceremony | ||||
| Women's 4 x 100m Relay | final, victory ceremony | ||||
| Women's 4 x 400m Relay | round 1 | ||||
| Women's Hammer | final, victory ceremony | ||||
| Women's Javelin | victory ceremony | ||||
| Day 9 | Saturday, 11 August 2012 | 09:00 | 13:20 | Men's 50km Race Walk (The Mall) | |
| 17:00 | 18:45 | Women's 20km Race Walk (The Mall) | |||
| 18:45 | 21:30 | Men's 5000m | final, victory ceremony | ||
| Men's 4 x 100m Relay | final, victory ceremony | ||||
| Men's 4 x 400m Relay | victory ceremony | ||||
| Men's Pole Vault | victory ceremony | ||||
| Men's Javelin | final, victory ceremony | ||||
| Men's 50km Race Walk | victory ceremony | ||||
| Women's 800m | final, victory ceremony | ||||
| Women's 4 x 400m Relay | final, victory ceremony | ||||
| Women's High Jump | final, victory ceremony | ||||
| Women's Hammer | victory ceremony | ||||
| Women's 20km Race Walk | victory ceremony | ||||
| Day 10 | Sunday, 12 August 2012 | 11:00 | 13:40 | Men's Marathon (The Mall) | |