WELCOME TO T&FN’S PREVIEW FOR
THE 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS
Below you’ll find 47 links, covering all the events to be held in the English capital, August 3–12.
The Previews were prepared by the T&FN editorial staff, with the invaluable help of international experts Jonathan Berenbom, Bob Bowman, Sean Hartnett, Richard Hymans, Dave Johnson, Kevin Saylors and Frank Zarnowski.
For each event you’ll find our top 10 picks, in order, with the lifetime best of each athlete, followed by a brief analysis of the event, records and recent medals, the all-time top-10 list and a list of all the winners since 1972.
These picks were made with the best information available to us as of July 27.
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| T&FN MEN’S LONDON OLYMPIC PREVIEWS |
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| TRACK | ROAD | JUMPS | THROWS | MULTIS |
| 100 Meters | Marathon | High Jump | Shot | Decathlon |
| 200 Meters | 20K Walk | Pole Vault | Discus | |
| 400 Meters | 50K Walk | Long Jump | Hammer | |
| 800 Meters | Triple Jump | Javelin | ||
| 1500 Meters | ||||
| Steeplechase | ||||
| 5000 Meters | ||||
| 10,000 Meters | ||||
| 110 Hurdles | ||||
| 400 Hurdles | ||||
| 4 x 100 | ||||
| 4 x 400 | ||||
| T&FN WOMEN’S LONDON OLYMPIC PREVIEWS |
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| TRACK | ROAD | JUMPS | THROWS | MULTIS |
| 100 Meters | Marathon | High Jump | Shot | Heptathlon |
| 200 Meters | 20K Walk | Pole Vault | Discus | |
| 400 Meters | Long Jump | Hammer | ||
| 800 Meters | Triple Jump | Javelin | ||
| 1500 Meters | ||||
| Steeplechase | ||||
| 5000 Meters | ||||
| 10,000 Meters | ||||
| 100 Hurdles | ||||
| 400 Hurdles | ||||
| 4 x 100 | ||||
| 4 x 400 | ||||