2012 in 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.[1]

2012 in athletics
The Olympic Stadium, which hosted the 2012 Olympic athletics
Major world events2012 Olympic Games
World records set12
IAAF Athletes of the YearUsain Bolt
Allyson Felix
World Marathon Majors winnersGeoffrey Mutai
Mary Jepkosgei Keitany
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2013 →

2012 in sports
Years in the sport of athletics
2012 in sports

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.[2] 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

Regional

Marathons

World records

Men
Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date Ref
400 m hurdles (indoor) Felix Sánchez  Dominican Republic 48.78[Note 1] Meeting National Val-de-Reuil France Val-de-Reuil, France 18 February [3][4]
Heptathlon (Indoor) Ashton Eaton  United States 6645 pts World Championships Turkey Istanbul, Turkey 9–10 March 2012 [5]
800 metres David Rudisha  Kenya 1:40.91 Olympic Games United Kingdom London, Great Britain 9 August 2012 [6]
25 km (road) Dennis Kipruto Kimetto  Kenya 1:11:18 BIG 25 Germany Berlin, Germany 6 May 2012 [7][8]
110 m hurdles Aries Merritt  United States 12.80 Memorial Van Damme Belgium Brussels, Belgium 7 September 2012 [9]
4 × 100 m relay Nesta Carter
Michael Frater
Yohan Blake
Usain Bolt		  Jamaica 36.84 Olympic Games United Kingdom London, Great Britain 11 August 2012 [10]
Decathlon Ashton Eaton  United States 9039 pts United States Olympic Trials United States Eugene, United States 22–23 June 2012 [11]

Women
Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date Ref
2000 m steeplechase (Indoor) Yelena Orlova  Russia 6:06.11[Note 2] Moscow City Championships Russia Moscow, Russia 12 February 2012 [12][13]
Pole vault (Indoor) Yelena Isinbayeva  Russia 5.01 m XL Galan Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 23 February 2012 [14][15]
Pentathlon (Indoor) Nataliya Dobrynska  Ukraine 5013 pts World Championships Turkey Istanbul, Turkey 9 March 2012 [16]
4 × 100 m relay Tianna Madison
Allyson Felix
Bianca Knight
Carmelita Jeter		  United States 40.82 Olympic Games United Kingdom London, Great Britain 10 August 2012 [17]
20 km walk (road) Elena Lashmanova  Russia 1:25:02 Olympic Games United Kingdom London, Great Britain 11 August 2012 [18]

Notes
  1. The indoor 400 m hurdles is not a recognised event for record purposes, however, this represents the world's best performance
  2. The indoor 2000 m steeplechase is not a recognised event for record purposes, however, this represents the world's best performance

Season's bests
Best marks of the year
Event Men Women
Athlete Mark Notes Athlete Mark Notes
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)1:40.91WR  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)12.80WR  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 (QAT)
 Ivan Ukhov (RUS)		2.39 m  Anna Chicherova (RUS)2.05 m
Long jump  Sergey Morgunov (RUS)
 Greg 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 ptsWR  Jessica Ennis (GBR)6955 ptsNR
Decathlon  Ashton Eaton (USA)9039 ptsWR —
4 × 100 metres relay  Jamaica
Nesta Carter
Michael Frater
Yohan Blake
Usain Bolt		36.84WR  United States
Tianna Madison
Allyson Felix
Bianca Knight
Carmelita Jeter		40.82WR
4 × 400 metres relay  Bahamas
Chris Brown
Demetrius Pinder
Michael Mathieu
Ramon Miller		2:56.72NR  United States
DeeDee Trotter
Allyson Felix
Francena McCorory
Sanya Richards-Ross		3:16.87

Awards

Men
Award Winner
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
Award Winner
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
  1. 2012 World Athletics Series Archived 2012-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-19.
  2. 47th IAAF Congress – Day 1 Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF (2009-08-12). Retrieved on 2012-02-19.
  3. "Meeting National Val-de-Reuil 2012 Complete Results". www.bases.athle.com. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  4. "Félix Sánchez corre los 400 metros vallas en 48.78" (in Spanish). www.listindiario.com.do. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
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  6. "800 Metres Results". IAAF. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  7. "Dennis Kipruto Kimetto Big 25 Result". www.berlin25km.r.mikatiming.de. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
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  10. "4x100 Metres Relay Results". IAAF. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  11. "Decathlon Results". USATF. 23 June 2012. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  12. "Indoor round up, 800m world lead for Kofanova in Moscow". EAA. 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-02-15. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  13. "Moscow City Championships 2012 Complete Results" (PDF). www.mosathletics.ru. 12 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  14. "XL Galan 2012 Complete Results". 23 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  15. "Isinbayeva clears 5.01m World record in Stockholm!". IAAF. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  16. "Pentathlon Results". IAAF. 9 March 2012. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  17. "4 × 100m Relay Results". IAAF. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
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