Atletika na Poletnih olimpijskih igrah 2012. Tekmovanja so potekala v štiriindvajsetih disciplinah za moške in triindvajsetih ženske. Doseženi so bili štirje svetovni rekordi, David Rudisha v teku na 800 m, Jelena Lašmanova v hitri hoji na 20 km, Jamajka v moški štafeti 4 x 100 m in ZDA v ženski štafeti 4 x 100 m.
Dobitniki medalj [uredi]
| Disciplina |
Zlato |
Srebro |
Bron |
| 100 m |
Usain Bolt |
9,63
OR |
Yohan Blake |
9,75 |
Justin Gatlin |
9,79 |
| 200 m |
Usain Bolt |
19,32 |
Yohan Blake |
19,44 |
Warren Weir |
19,84 |
| 400 m |
Kirani James |
43,94 DR |
Luguelin Santos |
44,46 |
Lalonde Gordon |
44,52 |
| 800 m |
David Rudisha |
1:40,91
SR |
Nigel Amos |
1:41,73
DR |
Timothy Kitum |
1:42,53 |
| 1500 m |
Taoufik Makhloufi |
3:34,08 |
Leonel Manzano |
3:34,79 |
Abdalaati Iguider |
3:35,13 |
| 5000 m |
Mo Farah |
13:41,66 |
Dejen Gebremeskel |
13:41,98 |
Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa |
13:42,36 |
| 10000 m |
Mo Farah |
27:30,42 |
Galen Rupp |
27:30,90 |
Tariku Bekele |
27:31,43 |
| 110 m z ovirami |
Aries Merritt |
12,92 |
Jason Richardson |
13,04 |
Hansle Parchment |
13,12 DR |
| 400 m z ovirami |
Félix Sánchez |
47,63 |
Michael Tinsley |
47,91 |
Javier Culson |
48,10 |
| 3000 m z zaprekami |
Ezekiel Kemboi |
8:18,56 |
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad |
8:19,08 |
Abel Mutai |
8:19,73 |
| štafeta 4×100 m |
Jamajka
Nesta Carter
Michael Frater
Yohan Blake
Usain Bolt
Kemar Bailey-Cole |
36,84 SR |
ZDA
Trell Kimmons
Justin Gatlin
Tyson Gay
Ryan Bailey
Jeff Demps
Darvis Patton |
37,04 DR |
Trinidad in Tobago
Keston Bledman
Marc Burns
Emmanuel Callender
Richard Thompson |
38,12 |
| štafeta 4×400 m |
Bahami
Chris Brown
Demetrius Pinder
Michael Mathieu
Ramon Miller |
2:56,72 DR |
ZDA
Bryshon Nellum
Joshua Mance
Tony McQuay
Angelo Taylor
Manteo Mitchell |
2:57,05 |
Trinidad in Tobago
Lalonde Gordon
Jarrin Solomon
Ade Alleyne-Forte
Deon Lendore |
2:59,40 DR |
| Maraton |
Stephen Kiprotich |
02:08:01 |
Abel Kirui |
02:08:27 |
Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich |
02:09:37 |
| Hitra hoja na 20 km |
Ding Čen |
1:18:46
OR |
Erick Barrondo |
1:18:57 |
Žen Vang |
1:19:25 |
| Hitra hoja na 50 km |
Sergej Kirdjapkin |
3:35:59
OR |
Jared Tallent |
3:36:53 |
Tjanfeng Si |
3:37:16 |
| Skok v višino |
Ivan Uhov |
2,38 |
Erik Kynard mlajši |
2,33 |
Mutaz Essa Barshim
Derek Drouin
Robert Grabarz |
2,29 |
| Skok ob palici |
Renaud Lavillenie |
5,97 OR |
Björn Otto |
5,91 |
Raphael Holzdeppe |
5,91 |
| Skok v daljino |
Greg Rutherford |
8,31 |
Mitchell Watt |
8,16 |
Will Claye |
8,12 |
| Troskok |
Christian Taylor |
17,81 |
Will Claye |
17,62 |
Fabrizio Donato |
17,48 |
| Suvanje krogle |
Tomasz Majewski |
21,89 |
David Storl |
21,86 |
Reese Hoffa |
21,23 |
| Met diska |
Robert Harting |
68,27 |
Ehsan Hadadi |
68,18 |
Gerd Kanter |
68,03 |
| Met kladiva |
Krisztián Pars |
80,59 |
Primož Kozmus |
79,36 |
Kodži Murofuši |
78,71 |
| Met kopja |
Keshorn Walcott |
84,58
DR |
Aleksandr Pjatnicja |
84,51 |
Antti Ruuskanen |
84,12 |
| Deseteroboj |
Ashton Eaton |
8869 |
Trey Hardee |
8671 |
Leonel Suárez |
8523 |
Dobitnice medalj [uredi]
| Disciplina |
Zlato |
Srebro |
Bron |
| 100 m |
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce |
10,75 |
Carmelita Jeter |
10,78 |
Veronica Campbell-Brown |
10,81 |
| 200 m |
Allyson Felix |
21,88 |
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce |
22,09 |
Carmelita Jeter |
22,14 |
| 400 m |
Sanya Richards-Ross |
49,55 |
Christine Ohuruogu |
49,70 |
DeeDee Trotter |
49,72 |
| 800 m |
Marija Savinova |
1:56,19 |
Caster Semenya |
1:57,23 |
Jekaterina Pojstogova |
1:57,53 |
| 1500 m |
Aslı Çakır Alptekin |
4:10,23 |
Gamze Bulut |
4:10,40 |
Maryam Yusuf Jamal |
4:10,74 |
| 5000 m |
Meseret Defar |
15:04,25 |
Vivian Cheruiyot |
15:04,73 |
Tirunesh Dibaba |
15:05,15 |
| 10000 m |
Tirunesh Dibaba |
30:20,75 |
Sally Kipyego |
30:26,37 |
Vivian Cheruiyot |
30:30,44 |
| 100 m z ovirami |
Sally Pearson |
12,35
OR |
Dawn Harper |
12,37 |
Kellie Wells |
12,48 |
| 400 m z ovirami |
Natalija Antjuh |
52,70 |
Lashinda Demus |
52,77 |
Zuzana Hejnová |
53,38 |
| 3000 m z zaprekami |
Julija Zaripova |
9:06,72 |
Habiba Ghribi |
9:08,37 DR |
Sofia Assefa |
9:09,84 |
| Štafeta 4×100 m |
ZDA
Tianna Madison
Allyson Felix
Bianca Knight
Carmelita Jeter
Jeneba Tarmoh
Lauryn Williams |
40,82
SR |
Jamajka
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Sherone Simpson
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Kerron Stewart
Samantha Henry-Robinson
Schillonie Calvert |
41,41 DR |
Ukrajina
Olesja Povh
Hristina Stuj
Marija Rjemjen
Elizaveta Brizgina |
42,04 DR |
| Štafeta 4×400 m |
ZDA
DeeDee Trotter
Allyson Felix
Francena McCorory
Sanya Richards-Ross
Keshia Baker
Diamond Dixon |
3:16,87 |
Rusija
Julija Guščina
Antonina Krivošapka
Tatjana Firova
Natalija Antjuh
Natalija Nazarova
Anastasija Kapačinska |
3:20,23 |
Jamajka
Christine Day
Rosemarie Whyte
Shericka Williams
Novlene Williams-Mills
Shereefa Lloyd |
3:20,95 |
| Maraton |
Tiki Gelana |
2:23:07
OR |
Priscah Jeptoo |
2:23:12 |
Tatjana Arhipova |
2:23:29 |
| Hitra hoja na 20 km |
Jelena Lašmanova |
1:25:02
SR |
Olga Kaniskina |
1:25:09 |
Qieyang Shenjie |
1:25:16 |
| Skok v višino |
Ana Čičerova |
2,05 |
Brigetta Barrett |
2,03
PB |
Svetlana Školina |
2,03
PB |
| Skok ob palici |
Jenn Suhr |
4,75 |
Yarisley Silva |
4,75 |
Jelena Isinbajeva |
4,70 |
| Skok v daljino |
Brittney Reese |
7,12 |
Jelena Sokolova |
7,07 |
Janay Deloach |
6,89 |
| Troskok |
Olga Ripakova |
14,98 |
Caterine Ibargüen |
14,80 |
Olha Saladuha |
14,79 |
| Suvanje krogle |
Valerie Adams |
20,70 |
Jevgenija Kolodko |
20,48 |
Gong Lidžiao |
20,22 |
| Met diska |
Sandra Perković |
69,11 DR |
Darja Piščalnikova |
67,56 |
Janfeng Li |
67,22 |
| Met kladiva |
Tatjana Lisenko |
78,18
OR |
Anita Włodarczyk |
77,60 |
Betty Heidler |
77,13 |
| Mer kopja |
Barbora Špotáková |
69,55 |
Christina Obergföll |
65,16 |
Linda Stahl |
64,91 |
| Sedmeroboj |
Jessica Ennis |
6955 DR |
Lilli Schwarzkopf |
6649 |
Tatjana Černova |
6628 |
Medalje po državah [uredi]