List of 2012 Summer Olympics medal winners

The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, were held in London, United Kingdom, from 25 July 2012 to 12 August 2012.

Approximately 10,500 athletes participated in 302 events in 26 sports.^[1] Athletes from the United States won the most gold medals, with 46, and the most overall, with 103. Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin won the most gold medals at the games with four each. Phelps also won the greatest number of medals overall winning six in total.^[2] Bahrain,^[3] Botswana,^[4] Cyprus,^[5] Gabon,^[6] Grenada,^[7] Guatemala^[8] and Montenegro^[9] each won their first Olympic medal ever, with Grenada's being gold.

Contents
Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing	Field hockey Football Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Swimming	Synchronized swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling
References External links

^ Hersh, Phillip (26 July 2012). "2012 Olympics: Olympic spotlight should be on the athletes". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
^ "Which nation owns the gold? Olympic Powers timeline London 2012: Medallists". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
^ Crouse, Karen (10 August 2012). "Kenyan Reclaims 5,000-Meter Title From Countrywoman and Rival". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
^ "Kenya's Rudisha Storms to Gold in 800 meters". RIA Novosti. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
^ "Eyes on London: Coe hears final lap bell, UK elated over golds, Cyprus gets first medal". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 5 August 2012. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
^ "Molfetta wins Olympic gold in men's plus-80K". Huffington Post. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
^ Fordyce, Tom (6 August 2012). "Grenada's Kirani James wins Olympic 400m gold". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2012-08-09. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
^ "Chen wins Olympic 20km walk, history for Guatemala". Eurosport Asia. 4 August 2012. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
^ "Norway retains gold medal". ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2012.

[1] Hersh, Phillip (26 July 2012). "2012 Olympics: Olympic spotlight should be on the athletes". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.

[2] "Which nation owns the gold? Olympic Powers timeline London 2012: Medallists". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2014.

[3] Crouse, Karen (10 August 2012). "Kenyan Reclaims 5,000-Meter Title From Countrywoman and Rival". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2012.

[4] "Kenya's Rudisha Storms to Gold in 800 meters". RIA Novosti. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.

[5] "Eyes on London: Coe hears final lap bell, UK elated over golds, Cyprus gets first medal". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 5 August 2012. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

[6] "Molfetta wins Olympic gold in men's plus-80K". Huffington Post. Retrieved 11 August 2012.

[7] Fordyce, Tom (6 August 2012). "Grenada's Kirani James wins Olympic 400m gold". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2012-08-09. Retrieved 9 August 2012.

[8] "Chen wins Olympic 20km walk, history for Guatemala". Eurosport Asia. 4 August 2012. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.

[9] "Norway retains gold medal". ESPN. Retrieved 11 August 2012.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]