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2012 Summer Olympics

The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England. Some events were held at venues elsewhere in the United Kingdom. There were 10,518 athletes from 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) who participated in the…

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Location
London, United Kingdom
Athletes
10,518 (5,863 men, 4,655 women)
Cauldron
Callum Airlie · Jordan Duckitt · Desirèe Henry · Katie Kirk · Cameron MacRitchie
Closed by
IOC President Jacques Rogge
Closing
12 August 2012
Events
302 in 26 sports (40 disciplines)

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Overview

Bidding process

Development and preparations

The Games

Medal table

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2012 Summer Olympics

Nodes308
Edges307
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Avg. degree1.99
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2012 Summer Olympics

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related to Bidding process · 36
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related to Mascots · 22
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related to Broadcasting · 15
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related to External links · 15
2012 Summer Olympics → BBC Online2012 Summer Olympics, February, International Olympic Committee, July, London, London Olympics Business, London2012, NBC, Official, Olympics, September, The Guardian2012 London Olympics, The Telegraph, UK Government Web Archive, Wayback Machine
related to Podium · 11
2012 Summer Olympics → Art, For, Games, London, Olympic, Olympic Games, Royal College, Summer Olympics, Summer Paralympics, The, To
Cauldron · 8
2012 Summer Olympics → Adelle Tracey, Aidan Reynolds, Austin Playfoot (relight), Callum Airlie, Cameron MacRitchie, Desirèe Henry, Jordan Duckitt, Katie Kirk
related to Sports · 7
2012 Summer Olympics → In, Olympic, Summer Olympics, The, There, UK, Women's
related to Motto · 6
2012 Summer Olympics → Be, Games, Inspire, It, Summer Olympics, The
see also · 6
2012 Summer Olympics → Great Britain1908 Summer Olympics, London, London1948 Summer Olympics, London2012 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games, Summer ParalympicsOlympic Games
Athletes · 1
2012 Summer Olympics → 10,518 (5,863 men, 4,655 women)

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2012 Summer OlympicsAthletes10,518 (5,863 men, 4,655 women)1.00infobox
2012 Summer OlympicsCauldronCallum Airlie1.00infobox
2012 Summer OlympicsCauldronJordan Duckitt1.00infobox
2012 Summer OlympicsCauldronDesirèe Henry1.00infobox
2012 Summer OlympicsCauldronKatie Kirk1.00infobox
2012 Summer OlympicsCauldronCameron MacRitchie1.00infobox
2012 Summer OlympicsCauldronAidan Reynolds1.00infobox
2012 Summer OlympicsCauldronAdelle Tracey1.00infobox
2012 Summer OlympicsCauldronAustin Playfoot (relight)1.00infobox
2012 Summer OlympicsClosed byIOC President Jacques Rogge1.00infobox
2012 Summer OlympicsClosing12 August 20121.00infobox
2012 Summer OlympicsEvents302 in 26 sports (40 disciplines)1.00infobox
2012 Summer OlympicsLocationLondon, United Kingdom1.00infobox
2012 Summer OlympicsMottoInspire a Generation1.00infobox
2012 Summer OlympicsNations204+2 (including 2 IOA teams)1.00infobox
2012 Summer OlympicsOpened byQueen Elizabeth II1.00infobox
2012 Summer OlympicsOpening27 July 20121.00infobox
2012 Summer OlympicsStadiumOlympic Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park1.00infobox

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