2012 in the sport of athletics

none 2012 in athletics Olympic Stadium (London), 1 September 2012.jpg 220 The Olympic Stadium, which hosted the 2012 Olympic athletics 2012 Olympic Games 12 Usain BoltAllyson Felix Geoffrey MutaiMary Jepkosgei Keitany 2011 2013 2012 in sports 2012 the sport of athletics In 2012 the foremost competition in athletics was the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The International Association of Athletics Federations held four other global level competitions in 2012: the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 2012 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics and the 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.2012 World Athletics Series https://web.archive.org/web/20120211083939/http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/calendar/bycategory.htmx 2012-02-11 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-19. For the first time since 1945, there was no global level championship for cross country running, as the IAAF World Cross Country Championships moved to a biennial format.47th IAAF Congress – Day 1 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225234221/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind%3D101/newsid%3D52689.html 2012-02-25 . IAAF (2009-08-12). Retrieved on 2012-02-19. Three of the major continental championships were held a month prior to the London Olympics: the 2012 African Championships in Athletics, 2012 European Athletics Championships and 2012 Oceania Athletics Championships. The Diamond League entered its third year as the foremost seasonal track and field series. Major events World 22em Olympic Games World Indoor Championships World Race Walking Cup World Half Marathon Championships Diamond League Paralympic Games World Junior Championships World Mountain Running Championships WMA World Masters Indoor Championships FISU Cross Country Championships IAU 24 Hour World Championships IAU 100 km World Championships Regional 22em African Championships African Cross Country Championships Asian Indoor Championships Asian Junior Championships Asian Cross Country Championships Asian Race Walking Championships Oceania Athletics Championships European Athletics Championships European Cross Country Championships European Cup Winter Throwing European Mountain Running Championships Ibero-American Championships NACAC Cross Country Championships NACAC Under-23 Championships CAC Junior Championships CARIFTA Games South American U23 Championships South American Youth Championships South American Cross Country Championships Marathons Boston Marathon London Marathon Berlin Marathon Chicago Marathon World records Men Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date Ref400 m hurdles (indoor)Felix Sánchez48.78The indoor 400 m hurdles is not a recognised event for record purposes, however, this represents the world's best performanceMeeting National Val-de-ReuilFRA Val-de-Reuil, France18 FebruaryMeeting National Val-de-Reuil 2012 Complete Results http://bases.athle.com/asp.net/liste.aspx?frmbase=resultats&frmmode=1&frmespace=1204&frmcompetition=097600&frmposition=0 www.bases.athle.com 18 February 2012 19 February 2012 22 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131022180144/http://bases.athle.com/asp.net/liste.aspx?frmbase=resultats&frmmode=1&frmespace=1204&frmcompetition=097600&frmposition=0 deadFélix Sánchez corre los 400 metros vallas en 48.78 http://www.listindiario.com.do/el-deporte/2012/2/18/222229/Felix-Sanchez-corre-400-metros-vallas-en-4878 www.listindiario.com.do Spanish 18 February 2012 19 February 2012Heptathlon (Indoor)Ashton EatonUnited States6645 ptsWorld ChampionshipsTUR Istanbul, Turkey9–10 March 2012Heptathlon Results http://www.iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-HEP-M-7--0--.RS2.pdf IAAF 10 March 2012 10 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120827230126/http://iaaf.org/documents/pdf/4665/AT-HEP-M-7--0--.RS2.pdf 27 August 2012 800 metresDavid Rudisha1:40.91Olympic GamesGBR London, Great Britain9 August 2012800 Metres Results http://www.iaaf.org/mini/oly12/Results/ResultsByDate.aspx?racedate=08-09-2012/sex=M/discCode=800/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detM_800_hash_f IAAF 9 August 2012 9 August 201225 km (road)Dennis Kipruto Kimetto1:11:18BIG 25GER Berlin, Germany6 May 2012Dennis Kipruto Kimetto Big 25 Result http://berlin25km.r.mikatiming.de/2012/index.php?content=detail&fpid=list&pid=list&id=00001710B45DC10000035F35&lang=DE&event=B25&ageclass= www.berlin25km.r.mikatiming.de 6 May 2012 6 May 2012Kimetto breaks 25km World record in Berlin http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WHM12/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=64808 IAAF 6 May 2012 6 May 2012110 m hurdlesAries MerrittUnited States12.80Memorial Van DammeBEL Brussels, Belgium7 September 2012110 Metres Hurdles Results http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/records/inout=o/discType=5/disc=110H/detail.html IAAF 7 September 2012 7 September 20124 × 100 m relayNesta CarterMichael FraterYohan BlakeUsain Bolt36.84Olympic GamesGBR London, Great Britain11 August 20124x100 Metres Relay Results http://www.iaaf.org/mini/oly12/Results/ResultsByDate.aspx?racedate=08-11-2012/sex=M/discCode=4X1/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detM_4X1_hash_f IAAF 11 August 2012 11 August 2012DecathlonAshton EatonUnited States9039 ptsUnited States Olympic TrialsUSA Eugene, United States22–23 June 2012Decathlon Results http://www.usatf.org/events/2012/OlympicTrials-TF/Results/Summary-39.htm USATF 23 June 2012 24 June 2012 12 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120912013111/http://www.usatf.org/events/2012/OlympicTrials-TF/Results/Summary-39.htm dead Women Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date Ref2000 m steeplechase (Indoor)Yelena OrlovaRussia6:06.11The indoor 2000 m steeplechase is not a recognised event for record purposes, however, this represents the world's best performanceMoscow City ChampionshipsRUS Moscow, Russia12 February 2012Indoor round up, 800m world lead for Kofanova in Moscow http://www.european-athletics.org/news/latest-news/496-general/10793-indoor-round-up-800m-world-lead-for-kofanova-in-moscow.html EAA 13 February 2012 15 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120215131104/http://www.european-athletics.org/news/latest-news/496-general/10793-indoor-round-up-800m-world-lead-for-kofanova-in-moscow.html 2012-02-15 deadMoscow City Championships 2012 Complete Results http://mosathletics.ru/images/stories/competition/2012/11-12.02.12_itog.pdf www.mosathletics.ru 12 February 2012 16 February 2012 https://www.webcitation.org/664plImDG?url=http://mosathletics.ru/images/stories/competition/2012/11-12.02.12_itog.pdf 2012-03-11 deadPole vault (Indoor)Yelena IsinbayevaRussia5.01 mXL GalanSWE Stockholm, Sweden23 February 2012XL Galan 2012 Complete Results http://88.131.109.176/folksam/xlgalan12/result.php 23 February 2012 24 February 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120227153710/http://88.131.109.176/folksam/xlgalan12/result.php 27 February 2012 Isinbayeva clears 5.01m World record in Stockholm! http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WIM12/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=63665 IAAF 23 February 2012 24 February 2012Pentathlon (Indoor)Nataliya Dobrynska5013 ptsWorld ChampionshipsTUR Istanbul, Turkey9 March 2012Pentathlon Results http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WIC12/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=63965 IAAF 9 March 2012 9 March 2012 10 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120310143900/http://www.iaaf.org/Mini/WIC12/News/NewsDetail.aspx?id=63965 dead4 × 100 m relayTianna MadisonAllyson FelixBianca KnightCarmelita JeterUnited States40.82Olympic GamesGBR London, Great Britain10 August 20124 × 100m Relay Results http://www.iaaf.org/mini/oly12/Results/ResultsByDate.aspx?racedate=08-10-2012/sex=W/discCode=4X1/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detW_4X1_hash_f IAAF 10 August 2012 10 August 201220 km walk (road)Elena LashmanovaRussia1:25:02Olympic GamesGBR London, Great Britain11 August 201220km Race Walk Results http://www.iaaf.org/mini/oly12/Results/ResultsByDate.aspx?racedate=08-11-2012/sex=W/discCode=20KR/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detW_20KR_hash_f IAAF 11 August 2012 11 August 2012 Notes 30em Note Season's bests 60 metres Trell Kimmons USA 6.45 Veronica Campbell-Brown JAM 7.01 100 metres Usain Bolt JAM 9.63 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce JAM 10.70 200 metres Usain Bolt JAM 19.32 Allyson Felix USA 21.69 400 metres Kirani James GRN 43.94 Antonina Krivoshapka RUS 49.16 800 metres David Rudisha KEN 1:40.91 WR Mariya Savinova RUS 1:56.19 1500 metres Asbel Kiprop KEN 3:28.88 Abeba Aregawi ETH 3:56.54 Mile run Asbel Kiprop KEN 3:49.22 Brenda Martinez USA 4:26.76 3000 metres Augustine Choge KEN 7:29.94 Sally Jepkosgei Kipyego KEN 8:35.89 5000 metres Dejen Gebremeskel ETH 12:46.81 Vivian Cheruiyot KEN 14:35.62 10,000 metres Emmanuel Bett KEN 26:51.16 Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 30:20.75 60 metres hurdles Dexter Faulk USA 7.40 Sally Pearson AUS 7.73 100/110 metres hurdles Aries Merritt USA 12.80 WR Sally Pearson AUS 12.35 400 metres hurdles Félix Sánchez DOM 47.63 Natalya Antyukh RUS 52.70 3000 metres steeplechase Paul Koech KEN 7:54.31 Yuliya Zaripova RUS 9:07.03 10 kilometres Leonard Komon KEN 27:15 Vivian Cheruiyot KEN 30:47 15 kilometres Atsedu Tsegay ETH 41:46 Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 47:08 20 kilometres Atsedu Tsegay ETH 55:52 Mary Jepkosgei Keitany KEN 1:03:12 Half marathon Atsedu Tsegay ETH 58:47 Mary Keitany KEN 1:05:50 25 kilometres Dennis Kipruto Kimetto KEN 1:11:18 Tiki Gelana KEN 1:22:33 30 kilometres Yemane Tsegay ETH 1:27:41 Tiki Gelana ETH 1:39:07 Marathon Geoffrey Mutai KEN 2:04:15 Mary Jepkosgei Keitany KEN 2:18:37 20 kilometres race walk Wang Zhen CHN 1:17:36 Elena Lashmanova RUS 1:25:02 50 kilometres race walk Sergey Bakulin RUS 3:35:59 —Pole vault Björn Otto GER 6.01 m Jennifer Suhr USA 4.83 m High jump Mutaz Essa Barshim QATIvan Ukhov RUS 2.39 m Anna Chicherova RUS 2.05 m Long jump Sergey Morgunov RUSGreg Rutherford GBR 8.35 m Brittney Reese USA 7.15 m Triple jump Christian Taylor USA 17.81 m Olha Saladuha UKR 14.99 m Shot put Christian Cantwell USA 22.31 m Valerie Adams NZL 21.11 m Discus throw Robert Harting GER 70.66 m Sandra Perković CRO 69.11 m †Javelin throw Vítězslav Veselý CZE 88.34 m Barbora Špotáková CZE 69.55 m Hammer throw Krisztián Pars HUN 81.89 m Aksana Miankova BLR 78.69 m Pentathlon — Natallia Dobrynska UKR 5013 pts Heptathlon Ashton Eaton USA 6645 pts WR Jessica Ennis GBR 6955 pts NRDecathlon Ashton Eaton USA 9039 pts WR —4 × 100 metres relay Nesta CarterMichael FraterYohan BlakeUsain Bolt 36.84 WR United StatesTianna MadisonAllyson FelixBianca KnightCarmelita Jeter 40.82 WR4 × 400 metres relay Chris BrownDemetrius PinderMichael MathieuRamon Miller 2:56.72 NR United StatesDeeDee TrotterAllyson FelixFrancena McCororySanya Richards-Ross 3:16.87 † = Russia's Darya Pishchalnikova had a throw of 70.69 m, but was annulled after she later failed a drug test.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/20555050 Russian suspended over drugs test BBC Sport Awards Men AwardWinner IAAF World Athlete of the Year Usain Bolt JAM Track & Field Athlete of the Year David Rudisha KEN European Athlete of the Year Mo Farah GBR European Athletics Rising Star Pavel Maslák CZE Women AwardWinner IAAF World Athlete of the Year Allyson Felix USA Track & Field Athlete of the Year Valerie Adams NZL European Athlete of the Year Jessica Ennis GBR European Athletics Rising Star Angelica Bengtsson SWE References * Category:Sport of athletics by year