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London 2012 Olympics

This category contains questions about the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, which will be held in London.

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How much will a commercial cost during the Olympics?

normally it would depend on how many people are watching the world cup if loads and loads of people were watching it then it would be quite cheep but if only a couple of hundred people or so were watching then quite expensive.

Who won the mens long jump London 2012?

The winners in the Men's Long Jump event at the Rio 2016 Olympics were Jeff Henderson, Luvo Manyonga, and Greg Rutherford. Henderson was the gold medalist, Manyonga was the silver medalist, and Rutherford was the bronze medalist.

What was the most serious sports injury at the 2012 Olympics?

the worst injury that happened to a gymnast was when a girl was competing at a competition, on the vault, she got paralyzed after doing some somersault over it. after that she died. im a gymnast. i should know. and if you don't believe me , watch the video called '' not always happy endings''

How many gold medals have gb won 2012?

Team GB won 65 medals overall at the London 2012 Olympic games this includes:

29 gold

17 silver

19 bronze.

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Who won gold medals from US in 2012 Olympics?

There are just too many athletes to name. US won 46 Gold Medals for events and some of the events had multiple athletes getting medals (see related like for there names) like the following teams :

United States women's national soccer team, United States women's national water polo team, United States women's national basketball team, United States men's national basketball team, Women's 4 × 400m relay team, Women's 4 × 100m relay team, Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team, Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team, Women's artistic team all-around, Women's eight rowing team , & Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay team.

Athletes that won multiple Gold Medals include Michael Phelps, Missy Franklin, Allison Schmitt, Ryan Lochte, Allyson Felix, Dana Vollmer, Nathan Adrian, Matt Grevers, Rebecca Soni, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Sanya Richards-Ross, & Serena Williams.

Cullen Jones, Carmelita Jeter, Ricky Berens, Brendan Hansen, McKayla Maroney, Nick Thoman, David Boudia, Mike Bryan, Jessica Hardy, & DeeDee Trotter all won a Gold Metal and at least one other medal

Where abouts in London where the Olympics held in 2012?

The London 2012 Olympic Games are held in the Olympic Stadium.

What is the weight of a 2012 Olympic gold medal?

The London 2012 Olympic medals weigh 375-400g, are 85mm in diameter and 7mm thick.

The gold medal is made up of 92.5% silver and 1.34% gold, with the remainder copper (a minimum of 6g of gold).

The silver medal is made up of 92.5% silver, with the remainder copper.

The bronze medal is made up of 97.0% copper, 2.5% zinc and 0.5% tin.

How many medals did Philippines win in the Olympics 2012?

The Philippines currently have 5 medals. 3 Gold 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. The breakdown is below:

1 Gold - Mens Judo

1 Gold - Female 65kg weightlifitng

1 Gold - Female Archery

1 Silver - Mens Solo sailing

1 Bronze - Mens 100m FreeStyle

What time will the opening ceremony be in the 2012 Olympics?

The London 2012 Olympic games Opening Ceremony will be on 27th July 2012 at Olympic Stadium in London. Olympic Stadium has a capacity of 80,000 and organisers expect 250,000 people to visit Olympic Park, in which Olympic Stadium is situated.

It is expected that London 2012 Opening Ceremony will be start from 9PM.

How many medals did Jamca win in the 2012 London Olympics?

12 including 4 Gold and 4 Silver for the 50 athletes (25 men and 25 women),

How many countries are competing in the 2012 Olympics and what are they?

There are 26 sports Aquatics including Diving (8) Swimming (34) Synchronized swimming (2) Water polo (2), Archery (4), Athletics (47). Badminton (5), Basketball (2), Boxing (13), Canoeing including Sprint (12) & Slalom (4), Cycling including BMX (2) Mountain biking (2) Road (4) Track (10), Equestrian including Dressage (2) Eventing (2) Jumping (2), Fencing (10), Field hockey (2), Football (2), Gymnastics for Artistic (14) Rhythmic (2) Trampoline (2), Handball (2), Judo (14), Modern pentathlon (2), Rowing (14), Sailing (10), Shooting (15), Table tennis (4), Taekwondo (8), Tennis (5), Triathlon (2), Volleyball Indoor Volleyball (2) or Beach volleyball (2), Weightlifting (15), Wrestling Freestyle (11) or Greco-Roman (7)

How long does an Olympics event last?

The duration of Olympic opening ceremony has not been the same over the years. In 2012 London Olympics the opening ceremony was 3 hours long after half an hour of original duration was shortened.

Where will 2012 Olympic hold?

The 2012 summer Olympics will b held in London, England.

How many people is needed to help run the Olympics?

240,000 applications were filled out for the needed 70,000 plus volunteers Sebastian Coe said in February 2012, "Our Games Makers will contribute a total of around eight million volunteer hours during the Games and the Games simply wouldn't happen without them".

What team won the 2012 London Olympics for soccer?

In the 2004 Olympics, the men's soccer gold was won by Argentina, who defeated Paraguay 1-0 in the final. The women's gold was won by the United States, who defeated Brazil 2-1. For a complete list of medal winners in earlier Olympic soccer competitions, see the Wikipedia article "Football at the Summer Olympics" at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics .

What are the escorts carrying in the olympic parade of nations?

When the competing delegations arrived in London, they each received a copper petal -- inscribed with the name of their country and the words "XXX Olympiad London 2012". They carried these petals during the Athletes' Parade at the opening ceremony before laying them down.

Then during the lighting ceremony the seven young torchbearers, each nominated by a renowned British Olympian, moved towards the centre of the field of play and ignited a single tiny flame within one of the copper petals on the ground, triggering the ignition of more than 200 petals. (Yahoo News July 28, 2012)

Who won the Gold Medal for Women's Modern pentathlon at the London 2012 Olympics?

In the three weapons used in Olympic fencing, the three individual event gold medalists were as following: Women's Individual Sabre: Mariel Zagunis, of The United States

Women's Individual Foil: Maria Valentina Vezzali, of Italy

Women's Individual Epee: Britta Heidemann, of Germany

When is mexicos firt soccer match at 2012 olympics games?

It was July 26 2012 against South Korea. On August 11 2012 they won the Gold Medal in a match against Brazil

How many gold medals did US get in the 2012 Summer Olympics?

The United States led the London 2012 Summer Olympics, with 104 medals.

They won 46 gold, 29 silver and 29 bronze.

How do you sign up for 2012 Olympics?

you first have to apply yourself to this, its a very motivation and responsiblity you have to have in order to be sucessful all the way. but you can sign up for the 2012 Olympics starting 4months before, you can go to www.olympicmania.com

Who lit the 2012 Olympic cauldron?

Nancy Greene, Catriona Le May Doan, Steve Nash, and Wayne Gretzky.