Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Athletics
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad

London Olympic Stadium
Venue Olympic Stadium
Dates August 3–12
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Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase
men women
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men

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.[1]

Competition schedule

Venue is Olympic Stadium unless otherwise indicated. All times are BST 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)

Qualification

References