Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualification
For the athletics competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics the following qualification systems were in place. The list has been updated to 30 June 2012. Qualification ended on 8 July 2012.
Qualifying standardsEdit
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter up to 3 qualified athletes in each individual event if all athletes meet the A standard, or 1 athlete per event if they meet the B standard. An NOC may also enter a maximum of 1 qualified relay team per event. NOCs may enter athletes regardless of time (1 athlete per sex) if they have no athletes meeting the qualifying A or B standards. This makes it possible for every nation to have a minimum of two representatives in the sport.
The qualifying time standards may be obtained in various meets during the qualifying period that have the approval of the IAAF. All approved outdoor meets and indoor meets with the exception of 100 m, 200 m and 110/100 m hurdles races are eligible. The qualifying period for the 10,000 m, marathon, walks and combined events is from 1 January 2011 to 8 July 2012; for all other individual events it is 1 May 2011 to 8 July 2012. Relay qualification is between 1 January 2011 to 2 July 2012.
In addition to the qualifying standards below, marathon runners finishing in the top 20 of the 2011 World Championships or in the top 10 of any IAAF gold series marathon within the qualification period are also treated as having earned the A standard.[1]
The NOCs were still allowed to select participants using their own rules, on the condition all athletes have made the qualifying time. For example, the United States selected athletes based on the result of the 2012 United States Olympic Trials event. Sweden only entered athletes good enough to reach at least 8th position, based on an assessment by the Swedish NOC.
The IAAF Qualifying Standards are as follows:[2][3]
Men's eventsEdit
Men's 100 mEdit
Men's 200 mEdit
Men's 400 mEdit
Men's 800 mEdit
Men's 1500 mEdit
Men's 5000 mEdit
Men's 10,000 mEdit
Qualification standard | No. of athletes | NOC | Nominated athletes |
---|---|---|---|
A standard – 27:45.00 | 3 | ![]() |
Teklemariam Medhin Zersenay Tadese Nguse Tesfaldet |
3 | ![]() |
Kenenisa Bekele Tariku Bekele Gebregziabher Gebremariam[22] | |
3 | ![]() |
Bitan Karoki Wilson Kiprop Moses Masai | |
3 | ![]() |
Dathan Ritzenhein Galen Rupp Matt Tegenkamp | |
2 | ![]() |
Mohammed Ahmed Cameron Levins | |
2 | ![]() |
Mo Farah Christopher Thompson | |
2 | ![]() |
Juan Luis Barrios Diego Estrada | |
2 | ![]() |
Thomas Ayeko Moses Ndiema Kipsiro | |
1 | ![]() |
Ben St. Lawrence | |
1 | ![]() |
Ali Hasan Mahboob | |
1 | ![]() |
Byron Piedra | |
0* | ![]() |
||
1 | ![]() |
Daniele Meucci | |
1 | ![]() |
Yuki Sato | |
0* | ![]() |
||
B standard – 28:05.00 | 0* | ![]() | |
1 | ![]() |
Rui Silva | |
1 | ![]() |
Robert Kajuga | |
1 | ![]() |
Ayad Lamdassem | |
1 | ![]() |
Polat Kemboi Arıkan | |
1 | ![]() |
Mykola Labovskyy | |
Total | 31 |
Men's marathonEdit
Men's 3000 m steeplechaseEdit
Men's 110 m hurdlesEdit
Men's 400 m hurdlesEdit
Men's high jumpEdit
Qualification standard | No. of athletes | NOC | Nominated athletes |
---|---|---|---|
A standard – 2.31 | 3 | ![]() |
Ivan Ukhov Andrey Silnov Aleksandr Shustov |
3 | ![]() |
Dmytro Dem'yanyuk Bohdan Bondarenko Andriy Protsenko | |
3 | ![]() |
Jamie Nieto Erik Kynard Jesse Williams | |
2 | ![]() |
Donald Thomas Trevor Barry | |
2 | ![]() |
Michael Mason Derek Drouin | |
2 | ![]() |
Konstadinos Baniotis | |
1 | ![]() |
Gianmarco Tamberi | |
1 | ![]() |
Robert Grabarz | |
1 | ![]() |
Zhang Guowei | |
1 | ![]() |
Kyriakos Ioannou | |
1 | ![]() |
Jaroslav Bába | |
1 | ![]() |
Mickael Hanany | |
1 | ![]() |
Raivydas Stanys | |
1 | ![]() |
Mutaz Essa Barshim | |
1 | ![]() |
Darvin Edwards | |
1 | ![]() |
Rožle Prezelj | |
1 | ![]() |
Michal Kabelka | |
B standard – 2.28 | 1 | ![]() |
Andrei Churyla |
1 | ![]() |
Guilherme Cobbo | |
1 | ![]() |
Viktor Ninov | |
1 | ![]() |
Wanner Miller | |
1 | ![]() |
Víctor Moya | |
1 | ![]() |
Diego Ferrín | |
1 | ![]() |
Osku Torro | |
1 | ![]() |
||
1 | ![]() |
Dragutin Topić | |
1 | ![]() |
Majed Aldin Ghazal | |
Universality places | 1 | ![]() |
Lee Hup Wei |
Total | 36 |
Men's pole vaultEdit
Qualification standard | No. of athletes | NOC | Nominated athletes |
---|---|---|---|
A standard – 5.72 | 3 | ![]() |
Raphael Holzdeppe Malte Mohr Björn Otto |
2* | ![]() |
Łukasz Michalski | |
3 | ![]() |
Sergey Kucheryanu Dmitriy Starodubtsev Yevgeniy Lukyanenko | |
3 | ![]() |
Brad Walker Jeremy Scott Derek Miles | |
2 | ![]() |
Renaud Lavillenie Romain Mesnil | |
2 | ![]() |
Denys Yurchenko Maksym Mazuryk | |
1 | ![]() |
Steve Hooker | |
1 | ![]() |
Jan Kudlička | |
1 | ![]() |
Lazaro Borges | |
1 | ![]() |
Jere Bergius | |
1 | ![]() |
Steven Lewis | |
1 | ![]() |
Konstadinos Filippidis | |
1 | ![]() |
Daichi Sawano | |
1 | ![]() |
Alhaji Jeng | |
B standard – 5.60 | 1 | ![]() |
Fábio da Silva |
1 | ![]() |
Yang Yansheng | |
1 | ![]() |
Ivan Horvat | |
0* | ![]() |
||
1 | ![]() |
Nikita Filippov | |
1 | ![]() |
Kim Yoo-Suk | |
1 | ![]() |
Mareks Ārents | |
1 | ![]() |
Robbert-Jan Jansen | |
1 | ![]() |
Edi Maia | |
1 | ![]() |
Igor Bychkov | |
Total | 34 |
Men's long jumpEdit
Men's triple jumpEdit
Qualification standard | No. of athletes | NOC | Qualified athletes |
---|---|---|---|
A standard – 17.20 | 3 | ![]() |
Alexis Copello Yoandri Betanzos Arnie David Girat |
2 | ![]() |
Dong Bin Cao Shuo | |
2 | ![]() |
Benjamin Compaoré | |
2 | ![]() |
Daniele Greco Fabrizio Donato | |
2 | ![]() |
Roman Valiyev Yevgeniy Ektov | |
2 | ![]() |
Christian Taylor William Claye | |
1 | ![]() |
Henry Frayne | |
1 | ![]() |
Leevan Sands | |
1 | ![]() |
Jonathan Henrique Silva | |
1 | ![]() |
Phillips Idowu | |
1 | ![]() |
Tosin Oke | |
0* | ![]() |
||
1 | ![]() |
Lyukman Adams | |
0* | ![]() |
||
1 | ![]() |
Sheryf El-Sheryf | |
B standard – 16.85 | 1 | ![]() |
Issam Nima |
1 | ![]() |
Dzmitry Platnitski | |
0* | ![]() |
||
1 | ![]() |
José Adrián Sornoza | |
1 | ![]() |
Samyr Laine | |
1 | ![]() |
Renjith Maheshwary | |
1 | ![]() |
Kim Deok-hyeon | |
0* | ![]() |
||
0* | ![]() |
||
1 | ![]() |
Muhammad Halim | |
Universality | 1 | ![]() |
Mohammad Abbas |
Total | 33 |
Men's shot putEdit
Men's discus throwEdit
Men's hammer throwEdit
Men's javelin throwEdit
Men's decathlonEdit
Qualification standard | No. of athletes | Qualified athletes | Nominated athletes |
---|---|---|---|
A standard – 8200 | 3 | ![]() |
Pascal Behrenbruch Rico Freimuth Jan-Felix Knobel |
2 | ![]() |
Leonel Suarez Yordani Garcia | |
2 | ![]() |
Eelco Sintnicolaas Ingmar Vos | |
2 | ![]() |
Sergey Sviridov Ilya Shkurenev | |
2 | ![]() |
Ashton Eaton Trey Hardee | |
1 | ![]() |
Larbi Bouraada | |
1 | ![]() |
Luiz Alberto de Araújo | |
1 | ![]() |
Hans van Alphen | |
1 | ![]() |
Mikk Pahapill | |
0* | ![]() |
||
1 | ![]() |
Edgars Erins | |
1 | ![]() |
Mihail Dudas | |
1 | ![]() |
Willem Coertzen | |
1 | ![]() |
Oleksiy Kasyanov | |
B standard – 7950 | 1 | ![]() |
Eduard Mikhan |
1 | ![]() |
Damian Warner | |
1 | ![]() |
Gonzalo Barroilhet | |
1 | ![]() |
Roman Šebrle | |
1 | ![]() |
Kevin Mayer | |
1 | ![]() |
Daniel Awde | |
1 | ![]() |
Kurt Felix | |
1 | ![]() |
Attila Szabó | |
1 | ![]() |
Keisuke Ushiro | |
1 | ![]() |
Dmitriy Karpov | |
1 | ![]() |
Jangy Addy | |
1 | ![]() |
Brent Newdick | |
1 | ![]() |
Rifat Artikov | |
Total | 33 |
Men's 20 km race walkEdit
Men's 50 km race walkEdit
Men's 4x100 m relayEdit
Qualification standard | No. of teams | Qualified teams |
---|---|---|
Top 16 teams | 1 Team | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Men's 4x400 m relayEdit
Qualification standard | No. of teams | Qualified teams |
---|---|---|
Top 16 teams | 1 Team | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Women's eventsEdit
Women's 100 mEdit
Women's 200 mEdit
Women's 400 mEdit
Women's 800 mEdit
Women's 1500 mEdit
Women's 5000 mEdit
Qualification standard | No. of athletes | NOC | Qualified athletes |
---|---|---|---|
A standard – 15:20.00 | 3 | ![]() |
Gelete Burka Meseret Defar Genet Yalew |
3 | ![]() |
Julia Bleasdale Jo Pavey Barbara Parker | |
3 | ![]() |
Nadia Ejjafini Elena Romagnolo Silvia Weissteiner | |
1* | ![]() |
Hitomi Niiya | |
3 | ![]() |
Vivian Cheruiyot Sally Kipyego Viola Kibiwot | |
3 | ![]() |
Olga Golovkina Yelena Nagovitsyna | |
3 | ![]() |
Julie Culley Molly Huddle Kim Conley | |
1* | ![]() |
Dudu Karakaya | |
1 | ![]() |
Shitaye Eshete | |
0* | ![]() | ||
1 | ![]() |
Sheila Reid | |
0* | ![]() | ||
1 | ![]() |
Sara Moreira | |
1 | ![]() |
Zakia Mrisho Mohamed | |
B standard – 15:30.00 | 0* | ![]() | |
1 | ![]() |
Layes Abdullayeva | |
1 | ![]() |
Almensch Belete | |
0* | ![]() | ||
0* | ![]() | ||
1 | ![]() |
Fionnuala Britton | |
1 | ![]() |
Sandra López | |
0* | ![]() | ||
1 | ![]() |
Judit Plá | |
Total | 35 |
Women's 10,000 mEdit
Qualification standard | No. of athletes | NOC | Qualified athletes |
---|---|---|---|
A standard – 31:45.00 | 3 | ![]() |
Tirunesh Dibaba Werknesh Kidane Belaynesh Oljira |
2* | ![]() |
Kayoko Fukushi Mika Yoshikawa | |
3 | ![]() |
Vivian Cheruiyot Sally Kipyego Lineth Chepkirui | |
3 | ![]() |
Amy Hastings Lisa Uhl Janet Bawcom | |
1* | ![]() |
Chen Rong | |
2 | ![]() |
Dulce Félix Sara Moreira | |
1 | ![]() |
Eloise Wellings | |
0* | ![]() | ||
0* | ![]() | ||
0* | ![]() | ||
1 | ![]() |
Sabrina Mockenhaupt | |
1 | ![]() |
Julia Bleasdale | |
1 | ![]() |
Fionnuala Britton | |
1 | ![]() |
Yelizaveta Grechishnikova | |
B standard – 32:10.00 | 1 | ![]() |
Gema Barrachina |
Total | 25 |
Women's marathonEdit
Women's 3000 m steeplechaseEdit
Women's 100 m hurdlesEdit
Women's 400 m hurdlesEdit
Women's high jumpEdit
Qualification standard | No. of athletes | NOC | Qualified athletes |
---|---|---|---|
A standard – 1.95 | 3 | ![]() |
Anna Chicherova Svetlana Shkolina Irina Gordeeva |
3 | ![]() |
Chaunte Lowe Brigetta Barrett Amy Acuff | |
2 | ![]() |
Ebba Jungmark Emma Green Tregaro | |
2 | ![]() |
Nadiya Dusanova Svetlana Radzivil | |
1 | ![]() |
Tia Hellebaut | |
1 | ![]() |
Venelina Veneva | |
1 | ![]() |
Zheng Xingjuan | |
0* | ![]() |
||
1 | ![]() |
Anna Iljuštšenko | |
1 | ![]() |
Melanie Melfort | |
1 | ![]() |
Deirdre Ryan | |
0* or 1 | ![]() |
Alessia Trost (reserve) | |
1 | ![]() |
Airinė Palšytė | |
1 | ![]() |
Doreen Amata | |
1 | ![]() |
Tonje Angelsen | |
1 | ![]() |
Esthera Petre | |
1 | ![]() |
Ruth Beitia | |
1 | ![]() |
Olena Kholosha | |
B standard – 1.92 | 1 | ![]() |
Ana Šimić |
1 | ![]() |
Oldřiška Marešová | |
1 | ![]() |
Ariane Friedrich | |
1 | ![]() |
Sahana Kumari | |
0* | ![]() |
||
1 | ![]() |
Marina Aitova | |
0* | ![]() | ||
1 | ![]() |
Lavern Spencer | |
1 | ![]() |
Wanida Boonwan | |
1 | ![]() |
Antonia Stergiou | |
1 | ![]() |
Burcu Ayhan | |
1 | ![]() |
Dương Thị Việt Anh | |
Total | 33 |
Women's pole vaultEdit
Qualification standard | No. of athletes | NOC | Qualified athletes |
---|---|---|---|
A standard – 4.50 | 3 | ![]() |
Lisa Ryzih Silke Spiegelburg Martina Strutz |
3 | ![]() |
Yelena Isinbaeva Svetlana Feofanova Anastasia Savchenko | |
3 | ![]() |
Jennifer Suhr Lacy Janson Becky Holliday | |
2 | ![]() |
Alana Boyd Liz Parnov | |
2 | ![]() |
Vanessa Boslak Marion Lotout | |
2 | ![]() |
Holly Bleasdale Kate Dennison | |
3 | ![]() |
Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou Stélla-Iró Ledáki Katerina Stefanidi | |
2 | ![]() |
Monika Pyrek Anna Rogowska | |
1 | ![]() |
Anastasiya Shvedova | |
1 | ![]() |
Fabiana Murer | |
1 | ![]() |
Mélanie Blouin | |
1 | ![]() |
Li Ling | |
1 | ![]() |
Yarisley Silva | |
1 | ![]() |
Jiřina Ptáčníková | |
1 | ![]() |
Tori Pena | |
1 | ![]() |
Jillian Schwartz | |
0* | ![]() |
||
1 | ![]() |
Maria Eleonor Tavares | |
1 | ![]() |
Tina Šutej | |
1 | ![]() |
Angelica Bengtsson | |
1 | ![]() |
Nicole Büchler | |
1 | ![]() |
Ganna Shelekh | |
B standard – 4.40 | 1 | ![]() |
Caroline Bonde Holm |
1 | ![]() |
Choi Yun-Hee | |
0* | ![]() |
||
0* | ![]() |
||
Total | 37 |
Women's long jumpEdit
Qualification standard | No. of athletes | NOC | Qualified athletes |
---|---|---|---|
A standard – 6.75 | 3 | ![]() |
Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova Veronika Shutkova Volha Sudarava |
3 | ![]() |
Yelena Sokolova Anna Nazarova Lyudmila Kolchanova | |
3 | ![]() |
Brittney Reese Chelsea Hayes Janay DeLoach | |
1* | ![]() |
Sosthene Moguenara | |
1* | ![]() |
Shara Proctor | |
2 | ![]() |
Lauma Griva Ineta Radēviča | |
2 | ![]() |
Viktoriya Rybalko Marharyta Tverdohlib | |
1 | ![]() |
Bianca Stuart | |
1 | ![]() |
Maurren Maggi | |
1 | ![]() |
Éloyse Lesueur | |
1 | ![]() |
Blessing Okagbare | |
0* | ![]() |
||
0* | ![]() |
||
1 | ![]() |
Irene Pusterla | |
B standard – 6.65 | 1 | ![]() |
Marestella Torres |
1 | ![]() |
Viorica Țigău | |
1 | ![]() |
Ivana Španović | |
1 | ![]() |
Ola Sesay | |
0* | ![]() |
||
1 | ![]() |
Concepción Montaner | |
1 | ![]() |
Jana Velďáková | |
1 | ![]() |
Carolina Klüft | |
1 | ![]() |
Karin Melis Mey | |
0* | ![]() |
||
Total | 32 |
Women's triple jumpEdit
Qualification standard | No. of athletes | NOC | Qualified athletes |
---|---|---|---|
A standard – 14.30 | 3 | ![]() |
Mabel Gay Dailenys Alcántara Josleidy Ribalta |
3 | ![]() |
Niki Paneta Athanasía Pérra | |
3 | ![]() |
Tatyana Lebedeva Viktoriya Valyukevich Veronika Mosina | |
3 | ![]() |
Olha Saladuha Hanna Knyazyeva Ruslana Tsykhotska | |
2 | ![]() |
Natallia Viatkina Kseniya Pryiemka-Dziatsuk | |
2 | ![]() |
Xie Limei Li Yanmei | |
2 | ![]() |
Olga Rypakova Irina Litvinenko Ektova | |
1* | ![]() |
Dana Velďáková | |
2 | ![]() |
Aleksandra Kotlyarova Anastasiya Viatkina | |
1 | ![]() |
Baya Rahouli | |
1 | ![]() |
Keila Costa | |
1 | ![]() |
Andriana Banova | |
1 | ![]() |