| Athletics at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
| Dates | 3–12 August 2012 |
| Competitors | 2,231 (1,160 men, 1,071 women)[1][2] |
The athletics competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were held during the last 10 days of the Games, on 3–12 August. Track and field events took place at the Olympic Stadium in east London. The road events, however, started and finished on The Mall in central London.[3]
Over 2,000 athletes from 201 nations competed in 47 events in total, with both men and women having a very similar schedule of events. Men competed in 24 events and women in 23, of which 21 were the same for both. The women's schedule lacked the 50 km race walk and included 100 m hurdles and heptathlon as opposed to the men's 110 m hurdles and decathlon. The youngest participant in the athletics competition was Andorran 15-year-old Cristina Llovera while the oldest was 46-year-old Ukrainian Oleksandr Dryhol.[4] South African Oscar Pistorius became the first amputee sprinter to compete at the Olympics.[5]
- ^ Number of Entries By Event Archived 4 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF (27 July 2012). Retrieved on 29 July 2012.
- ^ Number of athlete totals based upon information available on 27 July 2012. Totals include reserve athletes (back-ups for injuries/non-starters etc).
- ^ "Marathon Venue". London 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ Athletics at the 2012 London Summer Games. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 13 August 2012.
- ^ "Oscar Pistorius makes Olympic history in 400m at London 2012". BBC News. Retrieved 23 December 2016.