2012 in the sport of athletics
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In 2012 the foremost competition in
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]
For the first time since 1945, there was no global level championship for
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
- 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
- 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
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 |  Val-de-Reuil, France
|
18 February | [3][4] |
| Heptathlon (Indoor) | Ashton Eaton |  United States
|
6645 pts | World Championships |  Istanbul, Turkey
|
9–10 March 2012 | [5] |
| 800 metres | David Rudisha |  Kenya
|
1:40.91 | Olympic Games | London , Great Britain
|
9 August 2012 | [6] |
| 25 km (road) | Dennis Kipruto Kimetto | Kenya
|
1:11:18 | BIG 25
|
 Berlin, Germany
|
6 May 2012 | [7][8] |
| 110 m hurdles | Aries Merritt | United States
|
12.80 | Memorial Van Damme |  Brussels, Belgium
|
7 September 2012 | [9] |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Nesta Carter Michael Frater Yohan Blake Usain Bolt |
 Jamaica
|
36.84 | Olympic Games | London , Great Britain
|
11 August 2012 | [10] |
| Decathlon | Ashton Eaton | United States
|
9039 pts | United States Olympic Trials
|
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 | Moscow, Russia
|
12 February 2012 | [12][13] |
| Pole vault (Indoor) | Yelena Isinbayeva | Russia
|
5.01 m | XL Galan
|
Stockholm , Sweden
|
23 February 2012 | [14][15] |
| Pentathlon (Indoor) | Nataliya Dobrynska |  Ukraine
|
5013 pts | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey
|
9 March 2012 | [16] |
| 4 × 100 m relay | United States
|
40.82 | Olympic Games | London , Great Britain
|
10 August 2012 | [17] | |
| 20 km walk (road) | Elena Lashmanova | Russia
|
1:25:02 | Olympic Games |  London, Great Britain
|
11 August 2012 | [18] |
Notes
Season's bests
- † = Russia's Darya Pishchalnikova had a throw of 70.69 m, but was annulled after she later failed a drug test.[19]
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
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-19.
- IAAF(2009-08-12). Retrieved on 2012-02-19.
- ^ "Meeting National Val-de-Reuil 2012 Complete Results". www.bases.athle.com. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ^ "Félix Sánchez corre los 400 metros vallas en 48.78" (in Spanish). www.listindiario.com.do. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- IAAF. 10 March 2012. Archived from the original(PDF) on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- IAAF. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Dennis Kipruto Kimetto Big 25 Result". www.berlin25km.r.mikatiming.de. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- IAAF. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- IAAF. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- IAAF. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- USATF. 23 June 2012. Archived from the originalon 12 September 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "XL Galan 2012 Complete Results". 23 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- IAAF. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- IAAF. 9 March 2012. Archived from the originalon 10 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- IAAF. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- IAAF. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "Russian suspended over drugs test". BBC Sport.
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