Who are the gold medal winners of the 2012 Olympics?

Who are the gold medal winners of the 2012 Olympics?

Missy Franklin tied with Michael Phelps for most gold medals won at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Both U.S. swimmers won four gold medals. Michael Phelps won six medals in total. China defended the men’s team event title in table tennis. Victoria Pendleton won the first ever gold medal in the women’s Keirin event.

How many gold medals did the women win in the Olympics?

This is the first Games in which there have been more female Olympians than males, and the results paid off for the U.S. The American women won 58 medals to 45 for the men. Most all of that difference shows in the gold medal count, the women took home 29 gold medals and the men just 15.

Who was disqualified from the 2012 Summer Olympics?

On 4 June 2016, Ghribi received her gold medal. On 13 July 2016, the IOC announced that Yuliya Kalina of Ukraine has been disqualified from the 2012 Summer Olympics and ordered to return the bronze medal from the 58 kg weightlifting event.

How many medals did the United States get at the Olympics?

Pretty well actually: U.S. athletes took home 256 medals (every player on a medaling team or relay gets a medal), or 0.483 medals per athlete, which was good enough for second best.

How many gold medals did the United States win in the Olympics?

Overall, 86 nations received at least one medal, and 55 of them won at least one gold medal. Athletes from the United States won the most medals overall with 104 and the most gold medals with 46. The latter record was the largest gold medal haul for that nation at a non-US hosted Olympics at the time.

How many bronze medals are there in the Olympics?

In boxing (13 disciplines), judo (14), taekwondo (8), and wrestling (18), two bronze medals are awarded in each event, resulting in 53 additional bronze medals.

When did they start giving medals at the Olympics?

When the modern Olympic Games began in 1896 medals started to be given to successful olympian competitors. However, gold medals were not awarded at the inaugural Olympics in 1896 in Athens, Greece. The winners were instead given a silver medal and an olive branch, while runners-up received a laurel branch and a copper or bronze medal.

How many gold medals did Great Britain win in 2012?

Total Medals in 2012 Olympics : 65 Gold Medals : 29 Silver Medals : 17 Bronze Medals : 19 Rank : 4 Great Britain medals table at 2012 London (XXX) Olympics