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London 2012 - Games of the XXX Olympiad
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games are scheduled to take place in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad.
Medals table - London 2012 - Games of the Olympiad - 2012 Summer Olympic Games
Final Results
Rank - Nation - Gold - Silver - Bronze - Total
1 - United States (USA) - 46 - 29 - 29 - 104
2 - China (CHN) - 38 - 27 - 22 - 87
3 - Great Britain (GBR) - 29 - 17 - 19 - 65
4 - Russia (RUS) - 24 - 25 - 34 - 83
5 - South Korea (KOR) - 13 - 8 - 7 - 28
6 - Germany (GER) - 11 - 19 - 14 - 44
7 - France (FRA) - 11 - 11 - 12 - 34
8 - Italy (ITA) - 8 - 9 - 11 - 28
9 - Hungary (HUN) - 8 - 4 - 5 - 17
10 - Australia (AUS) - 7 - 16 - 12 - 35
11 - Japan (JPN) - 7 - 14 - 17 - 38
12 - Kazakhstan (KAZ) - 7 - 1 - 5 - 13
13 - Netherlands (NED) - 6 - 6 - 8 - 20
14 - Ukraine (UKR) - 6 - 5 - 9 - 20
15 - Cuba (CUB) - 5 - 3 - 6 - 14
16 - New Zealand (NZL) - 5 - 3 - 5 - 13
17 - Iran (IRI) - 4 - 5 - 3 - 12
18 - Jamaica (JAM) - 4 - 4 - 4 - 12
19 - Czech Republic (CZE) - 4 - 3 - 3 - 10
20 - North Korea (PRK) - 4 - 0 - 2 - 6
21 - Spain (ESP) - 3 - 10 - 4 - 17
22 - Brazil (BRA) - 3 - 5 - 9 - 17
23 - Belarus (BLR) - 3 - 5 - 5 - 13
24 - South Africa (RSA) - 3 - 2 - 1 - 6
25 - Ethiopia (ETH) - 3 - 1 - 3 - 7
26 - Croatia (CRO) - 3 - 1 - 2 - 6
27 - Romania (ROU) - 2 - 5 - 2 - 9
28 - Kenya (KEN) - 2 - 4 - 5 - 11
29 - Denmark (DEN) - 2 - 4 - 3 - 9
30 - Azerbaijan (AZE) - 2 - 2 - 6 - 10
30 - Poland (POL) - 2 - 2 - 6 - 10
32 - Turkey (TUR) - 2 - 2 - 1 - 5
33 - Switzerland (SUI) - 2 - 2 - 0 - 4
34 - Lithuania (LTU) - 2 - 1 - 2 - 5
35 - Norway (NOR) - 2 - 1 - 1 - 4
36 - Canada (CAN) - 1 - 5 - 12 - 18
37 - Sweden (SWE) - 1 - 4 - 3 - 8
38 - Colombia (COL) - 1 - 3 - 4 - 8
39 - Georgia (GEO) - 1 - 3 - 3 - 7
39 - Mexico (MEX) - 1 - 3 - 3 - 7
41 - Ireland (IRL) - 1 - 1 - 3 - 5
42 - Argentina (ARG) - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4
42 - Serbia (SRB) - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4
42 - Slovenia (SLO) - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4
45 - Tunisia (TUN) - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3
46 - Dominican Republic (DOM) - 1 - 1 - 0 - 2
47 - Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) - 1 - 0 - 3 - 4
47 - Uzbekistan (UZB) - 1 - 0 - 3 - 4
49 - Latvia (LAT) - 1 - 0 - 1 - 2
50 - Algeria (ALG) - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
50 - Bahamas (BAH) - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
50 - Grenada (GRN) - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
50 - Uganda (UGA) - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
50 - Venezuela (VEN) - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
55 - India (IND) - 0 - 2 - 4 - 6
56 - Mongolia (MGL) - 0 - 2 - 3 - 5
57 - Thailand (THA) - 0 - 2 - 1 - 3
58 - Egypt (EGY) - 0 - 2 - 0 - 2
59 - Slovakia (SVK) - 0 - 1 - 3 - 4
60 - Armenia (ARM) - 0 - 1 - 2 - 3
60 - Belgium (BEL) - 0 - 1 - 2 - 3
60 - Finland (FIN) - 0 - 1 - 2 - 3
63 - Bulgaria (BUL) - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2
63 - Estonia (EST) - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2
63 - Indonesia (INA) - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2
63 - Malaysia (MAS) - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2
63 - Puerto Rico (PUR) - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2
63 - Chinese Taipei (TPE) - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2
69 - Botswana (BOT) - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
69 - Cyprus (CYP) - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
69 - Gabon (GAB) - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
69 - Guatemala (GUA) - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
69 - Montenegro (MNE) - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
69 - Portugal (POR) - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
75 - Greece (GRE) - 0 - 0 - 2 - 2
75 - Moldova (MDA) - 0 - 0 - 2 - 2
75 - Qatar (QAT) - 0 - 0 - 2 - 2
75 - Singapore (SIN) - 0 - 0 - 2 - 2
79 - Afghanistan (AFG) - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
79 - Bahrain (BRN) - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
79 - Hong Kong (HKG) - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
79 - Saudi Arabia (KSA) - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
79 - Kuwait (KUW) - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
79 - Morocco (MAR) - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
79 - Tajikistan (TJK) - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
Medals Table - 2012 Summer Olympics
Host city - London 2012 - Games of the XXX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
London, United Kingdom
London - 2012 Summer Olympics
Athletes participating - London 2012 - Games of the XXX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
10,500 athletes (approximate)
Opening ceremony - London 2012 - Games of the XXX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
July 27
Opening Ceremony - 2012 Summer Olympics
Closing ceremony - London 2012 - Games of the XXX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
August 12
Closing Ceremony - 2012 Summer Olympics
Officially opened - London 2012 - Games of the XXX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Queen Elizabeth II
Athlete's Oath - London 2012 - Games of the XXX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Sarah Stevenson
Athletes - 2012 Summer Olympics
Judge's Oath - London 2012 - Games of the XXX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Mik Basi
Coach's Oath - London 2012 - Games of the XXX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Eric Farrell
Olympic Torch - London 2012 - Games of the XXX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Callum Airlie, Jordan Duckitt, Desiree Henry, Katie Kirk, Cameron MacRitchie, Aidan Reynolds, Adelle Tracey
Stadium - London 2012 - Games of the XXX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Olympic Stadium (London)
Host city - London 2012 - Games of the Olympiad - 2012 Summer Olympic Games
Candidate cities: Paris (France), Madrid (Spain), London (United Kingdom), New York City (USA), Moscow (Russia), Leipzig (Germany), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Istanbul (Turkey), Havana (Cuba)
Final choice: 6 July 2005 - 117th IOC session in Singapore
First round: Paris (scored 8.5), Madrid (8.3), London (7.6), New York City (7.5), Moscow (6.5), Leipzig (6.0), Rio de Janeiro (5.1), Istanbul (4.8), Havana (3.7)
Second round: London (22), Paris (21), Madrid (20), New York City (19), Moscow (15)
Third round: Madrid (32), London (27), Paris (25), New York City (16)
Fourth round: London (39), Paris (33), Madrid (31)
Final round: London (54), Paris (50)
United Kingdom - 2012 Summer Olympics
Participating countries - London 2012 - Games of the Olympiad - 2012 Summer Olympic Games
Athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are expected to participate. Dutch Antillean athletes who qualify for the 2012 Olympics will participate independently under the Olympic flag. The Netherlands Antilles, an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, was dissolved on 10 October 2010.
NOCs - Afghanistan | Albania | Algeria | American Samoa | Andorra | Angola | Antigua and Barbuda | Argentina | Armenia | Aruba | Australia | Austria | Azerbaijan | Bahamas | Bahrain | Bangladesh | Barbados | Belarus | Belgium | Belize | Benin | Bermuda | Bhutan | Bolivia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Botswana | Brazil | British Virgin Islands | Brunei | Bulgaria | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Cambodia | Cameroon | Canada | Cape Verde | Cayman Islands | Central African Republic | Chad | Chile | China | Chinese Taipei | Colombia | Comoros | Congo | Cook Islands | Costa Rica | Croatia | Cuba | Cyprus | Czech Republic | Denmark | Djibouti | Dominica | Dominican Republic | DR Congo | Ecuador | Egypt | El Salvador | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Estonia | Ethiopia | Fiji | Finland | France | Gabon | Gambia | Georgia | Germany | Ghana | Great Britain | Greece | Grenada | Guam | Guatemala | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Guyana | Haiti | Honduras | Hong Kong | Hungary | Iceland | Independent Olympic Athletes | India | Indonesia | Iran | Iraq | Ireland | Israel | Italy | Ivory Coast | Jamaica | Japan | Jordan | Kazakhstan | Kenya | Kiribati | Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan | Laos | Latvia | Lebanon | Lesotho | Liberia | Libya | Liechtenstein | Lithuania | Luxembourg | Macedonia | Madagascar | Malawi | Malaysia | Maldives | Mali | Malta | Marshall Islands | Mauritania | Mauritius | Mexico | Micronesia | Moldova | Monaco | Mongolia | Montenegro | Morocco | Mozambique | Myanmar | Namibia | Nauru | Nepal | Netherlands | New Zealand | Nicaragua | Niger | Nigeria | North Korea | Norway | Oman | Pakistan | Palau | Palestine | Panama | Papua New Guinea | Paraguay | Peru | Philippines | Poland | Portugal | Puerto Rico | Qatar | Romania | Russia | Rwanda | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Samoa | San Marino | Sγo Tomι and Prνncipe | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Serbia | Seychelles | Sierra Leone | Singapore | Slovakia | Slovenia | Solomon Islands | Somalia | South Africa | South Korea | Spain | Sri Lanka | Sudan | Suriname | Swaziland | Sweden | Switzerland | Syria | Tajikistan | Tanzania | Thailand | Timor-Leste | Togo | Tonga | Trinidad and Tobago | Tunisia | Turkey | Turkmenistan | Tuvalu | Uganda | Ukraine | United Arab Emirates | United States | Uruguay | Uzbekistan | Vanuatu | Venezuela | Vietnam | Virgin Islands | Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Countries - 2012 Summer Olympics
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Emblem - London 2012 - Games of the Olympiad - 2012 Summer Olympic Games
Logo - 2012 Summer Olympics
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Highlights - London 2012 - Games of the Olympiad - 2012 Summer Olympic Games
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Medals - London 2012 - Games of the XXX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Medals - 2012 Summer Olympics
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Tickets - London 2012 - Games of the Olympiad - 2012 Summer Olympic Games
8 million tickets would be available for the Olympic Games and 1.5 million tickets for the Paralympic Games (estimate).
Tickets - 2012 Summer Olympics
Broadcasting - London 2012 - Games of the Olympiad - 2012 Summer Olympic Games
BBC will broadcast all 5000 hours of competition through various channels.
Broadcasting - 2012 Summer Olympics
Mascots - London 2012 - Games of the Olympiad - 2012 Summer Olympic Games
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Wenlock and Mandeville
Wenlock and Mandeville were unveiled on 19 May 2010. They are the official mascots for the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games Much Wenlock, earlier known as Wenlock, is a small town in central Shropshire, England. The town is known for Wenlock Olympian Games set up by Dr William Penny Brookes in 1850.
Mascots - 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic Games - Mascots
Torch - London 2012 - Games of the Olympiad - 2012 Summer Olympic Games
Torch Relay - 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic Games - Torches
Sports - London 2012 - Games of the Olympiad - 2012 Summer Olympic Games
26 sports and a total of 39 disciplines - Archery | Athletics | Badminton | Basketball | Boxing | Canoeing | Cycling | Diving | Equestrian | Fencing | Field hockey | Football (soccer) | Gymnastics | Handball | Judo | Modern pentathlon | Rowing | Sailing | Shooting | Swimming | Synchronized swimming | Table tennis | Taekwondo | Tennis | Triathlon | Volleyball | Water polo | Weightlifting | Wrestling
Sports - 2012 Summer Olympics
Venues - London 2012 - Games of the Olympiad - 2012 Summer Olympic Games
Olympic Zone
Olympic Stadium - track and field athletics
Aquatics Centre - diving, swimming, synchronised swimming and water polo
London Velopark - track cycling and BMX racing
Olympic Hockey Centre - Field hockey
Olympic Park Arena 1 - basketball, modern pentathlon
Olympic Park Arena 2 - handball
Olympic Park Arena 3 - fencing
Olympic Village
River Zone
ExCeL Exhibition Centre - boxing, judo, table tennis, taekwondo, weightlifting, and wrestling
O2 - badminton, basketball, and gymnastics
Greenwich Park - equestrianism
Royal Artillery Barracks - shooting
Central Zone
Wembley Stadium - football (soccer)
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club at Wimbledon - tennis
Lord's Cricket Ground - archery
Regent's Park - road cycling. The park was also the proposed venue for the dropped baseball and softball events
Horse Guards Parade - beach volleyball
Hyde Park - triathlon
Earls Court - volleyball
Outside Greater London
Weald Country Park, Essex - mountain biking
Broxbourne, Hertfordshire - canoe/kayak slalom
Dorney Lake, near Windsor - rowing and canoe/kayak flatwater
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, in Portland Harbour, Dorset - sailing
Hampden Park in Glasgow - football (soccer)
Millennium Stadium in Cardiff - football (soccer)
Old Trafford in Manchester - football (soccer)
St James' Park in Newcastle - football (soccer)
Villa Park in Birmingham - football (soccer)
Competition venues - 2012 Summer Olympics
Calendar - London 2012 - Games of the Olympiad - 2012 Summer Olympic Games
Archery - 27 July 3 August
Athletics - August 312
Badminton - 28 July 5 August
Basketball - 28 July 12 August
Boxing - 28 July 12 August
Canoeing - 29 July to 2 August for slalom, 6 to 11 August for sprint
Cycling - 28 July 12 August
Diving - 29 July to 11 August
Equestrian - 28 July 7 August
Fencing - 28 July - 5 August
Field hockey - 29 July 11 August
Football - 25 July 11 August
Gymnastics - 28 July 7 August
Handball - 28 July 12 August
Judo - 28 July - 3 August
Modern pentathlon - 11 - 12 August
Rowing - 28 July 4 August
Sailing - 28 July 11 August
Shooting - 28 July 5 August
Swimming - 28 July - 4 August
Synchronized swimming - 28 July - 4 August
Table tennis - 28 July - 8 August
Taekwondo - 8 - 11 August
Tennis - 28 July 5 August
Triathlon - 4 August (Women's Triathlon) and 7 August (Men's Triathlon)
Volleyball - 28 July 12 August
Water polo - 29 July - 12 August
Weightlifting - 28 July - 7 August
Wrestling - 5 - 12 August
Calendar - 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympic Games are scheduled to take place in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. The 2012 Summer Paralympic Games, officially the Games of the XIV Paralympiad.
2012 Summer Paralympics
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