| United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | USA |
| NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
| inLondon | |
| Competitors | 530 (262 men and 268 women)[2] in 31 sports |
| Flag bearers | Mariel Zagunis (opening)[1] Bryshon Nellum (closing) |
| Medals Ranked 1st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
TheUnited States of America (USA), represented by theUnited States Olympic Committee (USOC), competed at the2012 Summer Olympics in London, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. U.S. athletes have competed at everySummer Olympic Games in the modern era, except the1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow which theyboycotted in protest of theSoviet invasion of Afghanistan. The USOC sent a total of 530 athletes to the Games, 262 men and 268 women, to compete in 25 sports. For the first time in its Olympic history, the United States was represented by more female than male athletes.
U.S. athletes left London with a total of 105 medals (48 gold, 26 silver and 31 bronze), finishing at the top of the gold and overall medal standings. The 48-gold medal record was the most the United States had ever won in any Olympics in which it was not the host nation.[3] At least one medal was awarded to U.S. athletes in sixteen sports, thirteen of which contained at least one gold. U.S. athletes dominated the nations' medal standings in swimming, wherein they won a total of 31 medals, including 16 golds. Twenty-seven U.S. athletes won more than a single medal. The U.S. team-based athletes also proved particularly successful, as the women's soccer, water polo, and volleyball teams won gold and silver medals, respectively. Furthermore, the men's and women's basketball teams managed to defend their titles fromBeijing. For the first time since1936, no U.S. athlete won an Olympic medal insailing.
Among the nation's medalists were swimmersMissy Franklin,Allison Schmitt andRyan Lochte, who each won a total of five medals. SwimmerNathan Adrian and platform diverDavid Boudia won gold medals in their respective individual events after 24-year-long non-successes. Meanwhile, tennis playerSerena Williams followed her sister's success by winning the gold medal in the women's tennis singles event. GymnastGabby Douglas became the fourth U.S. female to win a gold medal in theindividual all-around event.Allyson Felix became the most successful U.S. track-and-field athlete at the event, winning three gold medals. SwimmerMichael Phelps emerged as the most decorated athlete in Olympic history, with a total of 22 medals won (including four gold and two silver medals in London) – 18 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals – surpassingLarisa Latynina's overall Olympic medal count.[4]
After the disqualification of RussianIvan Ukhov for doping,Erik Kynard has finally got upgraded from silver to gold,[5] which makes it the 47th US gold medal at these Games, the best American result in terms of gold medals in the Summer Olympics held outside of the United States. Ten years later,Lashinda Demus was promoted to the gold medal as well after another Russian,Natalya Antyukh, was found guilty of doping, bringing the total to 48 gold medals.
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names arebolded.
The USOC selected a team of 530 athletes, 261 men and 269 women, to compete in all sports excepthandball; it was the nation's sixth-largest team sent to the Olympics, but the smallest since1988. Athletics was the largest team by sport, with a total of 125 competitors.
The U.S. team featured 302 first-time athletes, and 228 returning Olympians to participate in these games.[6] Among the returning Olympians, seven of them had competed at their fifth Olympics (high jumperAmy Acuff, archerKhatuna Lorig, shootersKimberly Rhode andEmil Milev, indoor volleyballerDanielle Scott-Arruda, and eventing ridersPhillip Dutton andKaren O'Connor – the oldest of the team at age 54). Twenty-one athletes made their fourth Olympic appearances, including springboard diverTroy Dumais, track hurdlerAngelo Taylor, and beach volleyballers and double-defending championsKerri Walsh Jennings andMisty May-Treanor. Fifty-seven athletes made their third Olympic appearances, including rifle shooterMatt Emmons, and twinsBob andMike Bryan in the men's tennis doubles match. One hundred and forty-three athletes were two-time Olympians, including former defending championsJustin Gatlin (athletics) andAnthony Ervin (swimming), who both made their comeback in London after long years of absence. Two hundred and eight returning athletes had competed inBeijing, including 124 Olympic medalists, and 76 defending champions.[6]
Among the nation's defending champions were swimmersMichael Phelps andNatalie Coughlin. Phelps won a historic amount of eight gold medals in Beijing to become the most-decorated Olympic athlete at a single event and the first person to win a total of fourteen Olympic gold medals. Coughlin, on the other hand, won a total of 11 Olympic medals in two previous games, including six gold medals from Beijing. Other notable defending champions featuredNBA basketball playersKobe Bryant andLeBron James, who led their team by recapturing the nation's gold medal in Beijing, shootersWalton Eller andVincent Hancock, road cyclistKristin Armstrong in women's time trial, and swimmersRebecca Soni andRyan Lochte.[6]
First-time Olympians also featured gymnastsJordyn Wieber andAly Raisman, decathleteAshton Eaton, and swimmersMissy Franklin andKatie Ledecky, the youngest of the team at age 15. Former basketball player and five-time Olympic championTeresa Edwards served as the U.S. team'schef de mission.[7] Double Olympic championMariel Zagunis became the third fencer and sixth female athlete to serve as the United States flag bearer at the opening ceremony.[1]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves for fencing, field hockey, football and handball are not counted as athletes:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Athletics (track and field) | 63 | 62 | 125 |
| Badminton | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Basketball | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Boxing | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Canoeing | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Cycling | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Diving | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Equestrian | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Fencing | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Field hockey | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| Football (football) | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Gymnastics | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Judo | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Rowing | 24 | 20 | 44 |
| Sailing | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Shooting | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| Swimming | 24 | 25 | 49 |
| Synchronised swimming | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Tennis | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Triathlon | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Volleyball | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Water polo | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Wrestling | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| Total | 261 | 269 | 530 |
Three U.S. archers qualified for themen's individual event, three archers for thewomen's individual event and teams for both themen's team event andwomen's team event.
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Brady Ellison | Individual | 676 | 10 |  Javier (PHI) (55)W 7–1 |  Worth (AUS) (23)L 1–7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jake Kaminski | 670 | 18 |  Olaru (MDA) (47)L 5–6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Jacob Wukie | 673 | 12 |  Talukdar (IND) (53)W 6–0 |  Nesteng (NOR) (24)L 2–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Brady Ellison Jake Kaminski Jacob Wukie | Team | 2019 | 4 | — | Bye |  Japan (JPN) (5)W 220–219 |  South Korea (KOR) (1)W 224–219 |  Italy (ITA) (6)L 218–219 |  | |
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | ||
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| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Miranda Leek | Individual | 656 | 14 |  Palekha (UKR) (51)W 6–2 | Lionetti (ITA) (19) L 4–6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Khatuna Lorig | 669 | 4 |  Zam (BHU) (61)W 6–0 |  Laursen (DEN) (36)W 6–4 |  Cheng M (CHN) (20)W 7–3 |  Schuh (FRA) (37)W 6–2 | Ki B-b (KOR) (1) L 2–6 |  Avitia (MEX) (10)L 2–6 | 4 | |
| Jennifer Nichols | 654 | 15 | Swuro (IND) (50) W 6–5 |  Bishindee (MGL) (18)L 5–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Miranda Leek Khatuna Lorig Jennifer Nichols[8] | Team | 1979 | 2 | — | Bye | China (CHN) (7) L 213–218 | Did not advance | |||
U.S. athletes earned qualifying standards in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):[9][10] The team was selected based on the results of the2012 United States Olympic Trials.
Key
Track & road events
Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ryan Bailey[11] | 100 m | Bye | 9.88 | 1Q | 9.96 | 2Q | 9.88 | 5 | |
| Justin Gatlin[11] | Bye | 9.97 | 1Q | 9.82 | 1Q | 9.79 |  | ||
| Bye | 10.08 | 1Q | 9.90 | 2Q | 9.80 | DSQ | |||
| Maurice Mitchell[12] | 200 m | 20.54 | 1Q | — | 20.56 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Wallace Spearmon[12] | 20.47 | 2Q | 20.02 | 2Q | 19.90 | 4 | |||
| Isiah Young[12] | 20.55 | 3Q | 20.89 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
| Tony McQuay[13] | 400 m | 45.45 | 2Q | — | 45.31 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| LaShawn Merritt[13] | DNF | Did not advance | |||||||
| Bryshon Nellum[13] | 45.29 | 2Q | 45.02 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Khadevis Robinson[14] | 800 m | 1:47.17 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Duane Solomon[14] | 1:46.05 | 1Q | 1:44.93 | 3q | 1:42.82 | 4 | |||
| Nicholas Symmonds[14] | 1:45.91 | 1Q | 1:44.87 | 3q | 1:42.95 | 5 | |||
| Matthew Centrowitz, Jr.[14] | 1500 m | 3:41.39 | 5Q | — | 3:34.90 | 5Q | 3:35.17 | 4 | |
| Leonel Manzano[14] | 3:37.00 | 6Q | 3:42.94 | 4Q | 3:34.79 | | |||
| Andrew Wheating[14] | 3:40.92 | 7q | 3:44.88 | 9 | Did not advance | ||||
| Bernard Lagat[15] | 5000 m | 13:15.45 | 4Q | — | 13:42.99 | 4 | |||
| Lopez Lomong[15] | 13:26.16 | 4Q | 13:48.19 | 10 | |||||
| Galen Rupp[15] | 13:17.56 | 6q | 13:45.04 | 7 | |||||
| Dathan Ritzenhein[16] | 10,000 m | — | 27:45.89 | 13 | |||||
| Galen Rupp[16] | 27:30.90 | | |||||||
| Matt Tegenkamp[16] | 28:18.26 | 19 | |||||||
| Aries Merritt[17] | 110 m hurdles | 13.07 | 1Q | — | 12.94 | 1Q | 12.92 |  | |
| Jeffrey Porter[17] | 13.53 | 3Q | 13.41 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jason Richardson[17] | 13.33 | 1Q | 13.13 | 1Q | 13.04 | | |||
| Kerron Clement[18] | 400 m hurdles | 48.48 | 2Q | — | 48.12 | 3q | 49.15 | 8 | |
| Angelo Taylor[18] | 49.29 | 1Q | 47.95 | 2Q | 48.25 | 5 | |||
| Michael Tinsley[18] | 49.13 | 1Q | 48.18 | 1Q | 47.91 | | |||
| Kyle Alcorn[19] | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:37.11 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Donald Cabral[19] | 8:21.46 | 4Q | 8:25.91 | 8 | |||||
| Evan Jager[19] | 8:16.61 | 2Q | 8:23.87 | 6 | |||||
| Ryan Bailey Jeff Demps* Justin Gatlin Trell Kimmons Darvis Patton*[20] | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.38NR | 1Q | — | 37.04NR | DSQ | |||
| Joshua Mance Tony McQuay Manteo Mitchell* Bryshon Nellum Angelo Taylor[20] | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:58.87 | 2Q | — | 2:57.05 | | |||
| Abdi Abdirahman[21] | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||||
| Ryan Hall[21] | DNF | ||||||||
| Meb Keflezighi[21] | 2:11:06 | 4 | |||||||
| Trevor Barron[22] | 20 km walk | — | 1:22:46 | 26 | |||||
| John Nunn[23] | 50 km walk | — | 4:03:28 | 43 | |||||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Allyson Felix[24] | 100 m | Bye | 11.01 | 1Q | 10.94 | 2Q | 10.89 | 5 | |
| Carmelita Jeter[24] | Bye | 10.83 | 1Q | 10.82 | 1Q | 10.78 | | ||
| Tianna Madison[24] | Bye | 10.97 | 2Q | 10.92 | 2Q | 10.85 | 4 | ||
| Allyson Felix[25] | 200 m | 22.71 | 1Q | — | 22.31 | 1Q | 21.88 | | |
| Carmelita Jeter[25] | 22.65 | 1Q | 22.39 | 2Q | 22.14 | | |||
| Sanya Richards-Ross[25] | 22.48 | 1Q | 22.30 | 1Q | 22.39 | 5 | |||
| Francena McCorory[26] | 400 m | 50.78 | 1Q | — | 50.19 | 2Q | 50.33 | 7 | |
| Sanya Richards-Ross[26] | 51.78 | 1Q | 50.07 | 1Q | 49.55 | | |||
| Dee Dee Trotter[26] | 50.87 | 1Q | 49.87 | 2Q | 49.72 | | |||
| Geena Gall[27] | 800 m | 2:03.85 | 4q | — | 2:05.76 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| Alysia Montaño[27] | 2:00.47 | 1Q | 1:58.42 | 4q | 1:57.93 | 5 | |||
| Alice Schmidt[27] | 2:01.65 | 2Q | 2:01.63 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Shannon Rowbury[28] | 1500 m | 4:06.03 | 7q | — | 4:05.47 | 5Q | 4:11.26 | [29] | |
| Jennifer Simpson[28] | 4:13.81 | 6Q | 4:06.89 | 12 | Did not advance | ||||
| Morgan Uceny[28] | 4:06.87 | 2Q | 4:05.34 | 3Q | DNF | ||||
| Kim Conley[30] | 5000 m | 15:14.48 | 12 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Julie Culley[30] | 15:05.38 | 5Q | 15:28.22 | 14 | |||||
| Molly Huddle[30] | 15:02.26 | 5Q | 15:20.29 | 11 | |||||
| Janet Cherobon-Bawcom[31] | 10,000 m | — | 31:12.68 | 12 | |||||
| Amy Hastings[31] | 31:10.69 | 11 | |||||||
| Lisa Uhl[31] | 31:12.80 | 13 | |||||||
| Dawn Harper[32] | 100 m hurdles | 12.75 | 2Q | — | 12.46 | 1Q | 12.37 | | |
| Lolo Jones[32] | 12.68 | 1Q | 12.71 | 3q | 12.58 | 4 | |||
| Kellie Wells[32] | 12.69 | 1Q | 12.51 | 1Q | 12.48 | | |||
| Ti'erra Brown[33] | 400 m hurdles | 54.72 | 2Q | — | 54.21 | 3q | 55.07 | 6 | |
| Lashinda Demus[33] | 54.60 | 1Q | 54.08 | 1Q | 52.77 | | |||
| Georganne Moline[33] | 54.31 | 1Q | 54.74 | 2Q | 53.92 | 5 | |||
| Emma Coburn[34] | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:27.51 | 3Q | — | 9:23.54 | 9 | |||
| Bridget Franek[34] | 9:29.86 | 5q | 9:45.51 | 14 | |||||
| Shalaya Kipp[34] | 9:48.33 | 12 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Allyson Felix Carmelita Jeter Bianca Knight Tianna Madison Jeneba Tarmoh* Lauryn Williams*[20] | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.64 | 1Q | — | 40.82WR | | |||
| Keshia Baker* Diamond Dixon* Allyson Felix Francena McCorory Sanya Richards-Ross DeeDee Trotter[20] | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:22.09 | 1Q | — | 3:16.88 | | |||
| Desiree Davila[21] | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||||
| Shalane Flanagan[21] | 2:25:51 | 10 | |||||||
| Kara Goucher[21] | 2:26:07 | 11 | |||||||
| Maria Michta[35] | 20 km walk | — | 1:32:27 | 29 | |||||
Field events
Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Will Claye[36] | Long jump | 7.99 | 8Q | 8.12 | |
| Marquise Goodwin[36] | 8.11 | 2Q | 7.80 | 10 | |
| George Kitchens[36] | 6.84 | 39 | Did not advance | ||
| Will Claye[37] | Triple jump | 16.87 | 7q | 17.63 | |
| Christian Taylor[37] | 17.21 | 1Q | 17.81 | | |
| Erik Kynard[38] | High jump | 2.29 | 3q | 2.33 | |
| Jamie Nieto[38] | 2.26 | 7q | 2.29 | 6 | |
| Jesse Williams[38] | 2.29 | 3q | 2.25 | 9 | |
| Derek Miles[39] | Pole vault | NM | — | Did not advance | |
| Jeremy Scott[39] | 5.50 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
| Brad Walker[39] | 5.60 | 4q | NM | — | |
| Christian Cantwell[40] | Shot put | 20.41 | 9Q | 21.19 | 4 |
| Reese Hoffa[40] | 21.36 | 1Q | 21.23 | | |
| Ryan Whiting[40] | 20.78 | 4Q | 20.64 | 9 | |
| Lance Brooks[41] | Discus throw | 61.17 | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Jarred Rome[41] | 59.57 | 31 | Did not advance | ||
| Jason Young[41] | 62.18 | 18 | Did not advance | ||
| Sean Furey[42] | Javelin throw | 72.81 | 37 | Did not advance | |
| Cyrus Hostetler[42] | 75.76 | 32 | Did not advance | ||
| Craig Kinsley[42] | 78.18 | 23 | Did not advance | ||
| Kibwe Johnson[43] | Hammer throw | 77.17 | 5q | 74.95 | 9 |
| AG Kruger[43] | 72.13 | 25 | Did not advance | ||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Janay DeLoach | Long jump | 6.81 | 2Q | 6.89 | |
| Chelsea Hayes | 6.37 | 16 | Did not advance | ||
| Brittney Reese | 6.57 | 9q | 7.12 | | |
| Amanda Smock[44] | Triple jump | 13.61 | 27 | Did not advance | |
| Amy Acuff[45] | High jump | 1.85 | =20 | Did not advance | |
| Brigetta Barrett[45] | 1.93 | 6q | 2.03 | | |
| Chaunte Lowe[45] | 1.93 | 2q | 1.97 | 6 | |
| Becky Holliday[46] | Pole vault | 4.55 | 10q | 4.45 | 9 |
| Lacey Janson[46] | 4.40 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
| Jennifer Suhr[46] | 4.55 | 1q | 4.75 | | |
| Tia Brooks[47] | Shot put | 17.72 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Jillian Camarena-Williams[47] | 18.22 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
| Michelle Carter[47] | 18.63 | 8q | 19.42 | 5 | |
| Gia Lewis-Smallwood[48] | Discus throw | 61.44 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Aretha Thurmond[48] | 59.39 | 25 | Did not advance | ||
| Stephanie Brown Trafton[48] | 64.89 | 5Q | 63.01 | 8 | |
| Brittany Borman[49] | Javelin throw | 59.27 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Kara Patterson[49] | 56.23 | 31 | Did not advance | ||
| Rachel Yurkovich[49] | 57.92 | 24 | Did not advance | ||
| Amanda Bingson[50] | Hammer throw | 67.29 | 28 | Did not advance | |
| Amber Campbell[50] | 69.93 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Jessica Cosby[50] | 69.65 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
Combined events –Men's decathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Eaton[51] | Result | 10.35 | 8.03 | 14.66 | 2.05 | 46.90 | 13.56 | 42.53 | 5.20 | 61.96 | 4:33.59 | 8869 | |
| Points | 1011 | 1068 | 769 | 850 | 963 | 1032 | 716 | 972 | 767 | 721 | |||
| Trey Hardee[51] | Result | 10.42 | 7.53 | 15.28 | 1.99 | 48.11 | 13.54 | 48.26 | 4.80 | 66.65 | 4:40.94 | 8671 | |
| Points | 994 | 942 | 807 | 794 | 904 | 1035 | 834 | 849 | 838 | 674 |
Combined events –Women's heptathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Day[52] | Result | 13.57 | 1.77 | 14.28 | 24.36 | 5.85 | 43.90 | 2:11.31 | 6232 | 14 |
| Points | 1040 | 941 | 813 | 946 | 804 | 742 | 946 | |||
| Hyleas Fountain[52] | Result | 12.70 | 1.86 | 11.99 | 23.64 | 6.05 | 21.60 | DNS | DNF | |
| Points | 1170 | 1054 | 660 | 1016 | 865 | 319 | ||||
| Chantae McMillan[52] | Result | 13.49 | 1.68 | 14.92 | 25.25 | 5.37 | 49.78 | 2:40.55 | 5688 | 27 |
| Points | 1052 | 830 | 856 | 864 | 663 | 856 | 567 | |||
The United States will be represented in two out of the five badminton events: men's doubles and women's singles. No US athlete has ever medaled in badminton since it became an Olympic sport in 1992.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Howard Bach Tony Gunawan | Men's doubles | Jung J-s / Lee Y-d (KOR) L 14–21, 19–21 |  Koo K K /Tan B H (MAS) L 12–21, 14–21 | Kawamae / Sato (JPN) L 15–21, 15–21 | 4 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Rena Wang | Women's singles | Wang X (CHN) L 8–21, 6–21 | — | 2 | Did not advance | |||||
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| United States men | Men's tournament | France W 98–71 |  TunisiaW 110–63 |  NigeriaW 156–73 |  LithuaniaW 99–94 |  ArgentinaW 126–97 | 1Q |  AustraliaW 119–86 | Argentina W 109–83 |  SpainW 107–100 | |
| United States women | Women's tournament |  CroatiaW 81–56 |  AngolaW 90–38 |  TurkeyW 89–58 |  Czech RepublicW 88–61 | China W 114–66 | 1Q |  CanadaW 91–48 | Australia W 86–73 | France W 86–50 | |
The following is the United States roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[53]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 589 | 398 | +191 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 376 | 378 | −2 | 9 | |
| 3 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 448 | 424 | +24 | 8 | |
| 4 | Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 3 | 395 | 399 | −4 | 7 | |
| 5 | Nigeria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 338 | 456 | −118 | 6 | |
| 6 | Tunisia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 320 | 411 | −91 | 5 |
29 July 2012 14:30 |
| United States | 98–71 | France |
| Scoring by quarter:22–21,30–15,26–15, 20–20 | ||
| Pts:Durant 22 Rebs:three players 9 Asts:James 8 | Pts:Traoré 12 Rebs:Turiaf 9 Asts:de Colo 3 | |
Basketball Arena, London Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Saša Pukl (SLO), Michael Aylen (AUS) |
31 July 2012 22:15 |
| Tunisia | 63–110 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 18–25, 14–39, 16–25 | ||
| Pts:Ben Romdhane 22 Rebs:Ben Romdhane 11 Asts:Ben Romdhane 4 | Pts:Love,Anthony 16 Rebs:Durant 10 Asts:Paul 7 | |
2 August 2012 22:15 |
| United States | 156–73 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter:49–25,29–20,41–17,37–11 | ||
| Pts:Anthony 37 Rebs:Davis,Love 6 Asts:Williams 11 | Pts:Diogu 27 Rebs:Diogu 7 Asts:Aminu 4 | |
4 August 2012 14:30 |
| Lithuania | 94–99 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–33,26–22, 21–23,22–21 | ||
| Pts:Kleiza 25 Rebs:Pocius 7 Asts:Jasikevičius,Pocius 6 | Pts:James,Anthony 20 Rebs:Love 8 Asts:Paul 6 | |
6 August 2012 22:15 |
| Argentina | 97–126 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–34,27–26, 17–42, 21–24 | ||
| Pts:Ginóbili 16 Rebs:Ginóbili 5 Asts:Campazzo 7 | Pts:Durant 28 Rebs:Iguodala,Love 9 Asts:Paul 7 | |
Basketball Arena,London Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Ilija Belošević (SRB), Stephen Seibel (CAN) |
8 August 2012 22:15 |
| United States | 119–86 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter:28–21,28–21, 28–28,35–16 | ||
| Pts:Bryant 20 Rebs:James 14 Asts:James 11 | Pts:Mills 26 Rebs:Ingles 8 Asts:Ingles 6 | |
North Greenwich Arena,London Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Fernando Sampietro (ARG), Samir Abaakil (MAR) |
10 August 2012 21:00 |
| Argentina | 83–109 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 21–23, 17–27, 26–35 | ||
| Pts:Ginobili 18 Rebs:Delfino 5 Asts:Prigioni 6 | Pts:Durant 19 Rebs:Love 9 Asts:James,Paul 7 | |
North Greenwich Arena,London Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Recep Ankaralı (TUR), Robert Lottermoser (GER) |
12 August 2012 15:00 |
| United States | 107–100 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter:35–27, 24–31, 24–24,24–18 | ||
| Pts:Durant 30 Rebs:Durant,Love 9 Asts:James 4 | Pts:P. Gasol 24 Rebs:Ibaka 9 Asts:P. Gasol 7 | |
North Greenwich Arena,London Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Michael Aylen (AUS) |
The following is the United States roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[54]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 462 | 279 | +183 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Turkey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 343 | 316 | +27 | 9 | |
| 3 | China | 5 | 3 | 2 | 346 | 363 | −17 | 8 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 5 | 2 | 3 | 346 | 332 | +14 | 7 | |
| 5 | Croatia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 324 | 379 | −55 | 6 | |
| 6 | Angola | 5 | 0 | 5 | 243 | 395 | −152 | 5 |
28 July 2012 16:45 |
| United States | 81–56 | Croatia |
| Scoring by quarter:11–4, 20–24,22–19,28–9 | ||
| Pts:Charles 14 Rebs:Parker 13 Asts:Bird 5 | Pts:Ivezić 22 Rebs:Ivanković 7 Asts:Lelas 5 | |
30 July 2012 22:15 |
| Angola | 38–90 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 6–19, 11–28, 9–21 | ||
| Pts:Guadalupe 11 Rebs:Mauricio,Manuel 6 Asts:Manuel 2 | Pts:Parker 14 Rebs:Parker 12 Asts:Bird 5 | |
Basketball Arena,London Referees: Carole Delauné (FRA), Marcos Benito (BRA), Robert Lottermoser (GER) |
1 August 2012 22:15 |
| United States | 89–58 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter:19–16,22–10,22–21,26–11 | ||
| Pts:McCoughtry 18 Rebs:three players 7 Asts:Bird 4 | Pts:Vardarlı,Hollingsworth 11 Rebs:Hollingsworth 8 Asts:Vardarlı,Alben 3 | |
3 August 2012 22:15 |
| Czech Republic | 61–88 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter:26–24, 12–24, 9–22, 14–18 | ||
| Pts:Zrůstová 15 Rebs:Pecková 6 Asts:Bartoňová 3 | Pts:Taurasi 18 Rebs:Charles 14 Asts:Bird 9 | |
5 August 2012 16:45 |
| China | 66–114 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–31, 8–30, 12–33, 18–20 | ||
| Pts:Song Xiaoyun 15 Rebs:four players 3 Asts:Miao Lijie 8 | Pts:Taurasi 22 Rebs:Moore 7 Asts:Catchings 7 | |
7 August 2012 14:00 |
| United States | 91–48 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter:19–8,23–13,26–10,23–17 | ||
| Pts:Taurasi 15 Rebs:Moore,Parker 7 Asts:Bird 5 | Pts:Smith 13 Rebs:Phillips 8 Asts:Phillips 5 | |
9 August 2012 17:00 |
| Australia | 73–86 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter:22–20,25–23, 12–22, 14–21 | ||
| Pts:Cambage 19 Rebs:Jackson 17 Asts:Jarry 5 | Pts:Taurasi,Charles 14 Rebs:Charles 10 Asts:Charles 4 | |
North Greenwich Arena,London Referees: Ilija Belošević (SRB), Borys Ryschyk (UKR), Snehal Bendke (IND) |
11 August 2012 21:00 |
| United States | 86–50 | France |
| Scoring by quarter:20–15,17–10,26–12,23–13 | ||
| Pts:Parker 21 Rebs:Parker 11 Asts:Taurasi 6 | Pts:Gruda,Lawson-Wade 12 Rebs:Ndongue 8 Asts:Dumerc 3 | |
North Greenwich Arena,London Referees: Fernando Sampietro (ARG), Elena Chernova (RUS), Peng Ling (CHN) |
U.S. boxers qualified for the following events:
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Rau'shee Warren | Flyweight | Bye | Oubaali (FRA) L 18–19 | Did not advance | |||
| Joseph Diaz | Bantamweight | Ishchenko (UKR) W 19–9 |  Álvarez (CUB)L 15–21 | Did not advance | |||
| José Ramírez | Lightweight | Azzedine (FRA) W 21–20 |  Gaibnazarov (UZB)L 11–15 | Did not advance | |||
| Jamel Herring | Light welterweight |  Yeleussinov (KAZ)L 9–19 | Did not advance | ||||
| Errol Spence Jr. | Welterweight |  Carvalho (BRA)W 16–10 | Krishan (IND) W* 15–13 |  Zamkovoy (RUS)L 11–16 | Did not advance | ||
| Terrell Gausha | Middleweight |  Hakobyan (ARM)WRSC 3 (13–12) | Singh (IND) L 14–15 | Did not advance | |||
| Marcus Browne | Light heavyweight | Hooper (AUS) L 11–13 | Did not advance | ||||
| Michael Hunter | Heavyweight | — | Beterbiyev (RUS) L 10–10 | Did not advance | |||
| Dominic Breazeale | Super heavyweight | — | Omarov (RUS) L 8–19 | Did not advance | |||
* – Spence successfully appealed his initial 11–13 loss. Using video review, AIBA determined the bout referee gave too few cautions for holding fouls and should have awarded Spence at least four more points.[55]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Marlen Esparza | Flyweight | Bye |  Magliocco (VEN)W 24–16 | Ren C (CHN) L 8–10 | Did not advance | |
| Quanitta Underwood | Lightweight |  Jonas (GBR)L 13–21 | Did not advance | |||
| Claressa Shields | Middleweight | Bye |  Laurell (SWE)W 18–14 | Volnova (KAZ) W 29–15 | Torlopova (RUS) W 19–12 | |
U.S. canoeists qualified boats for the following events
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||
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| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Casey Eichfeld | Men's C-1 | 97.04 | 10 | 102.02 | 12 | 97.04 | 14 | Did not advance | |||
| Eric Hurd Jeff Larimer | Men's C-2 | 112.91 | 12 | 109.78 | 9 | 109.78 | 12 | Did not advance | |||
| Scott Parsons | Men's K-1 | 94.16 | 13 | 141.72 | 19 | 94.16 | 16 | Did not advance | |||
| Caroline Queen | Women's K-1 | 117.05 | 13 | 186.23 | 19 | 117.05 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
U.S. canoeists qualified boats in three out of twelve sprint events, one men's and one women's. No U.S. athlete has medaled in Olympic sprint canoeing since 1992.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Tim Hornsby | Men's K-1 200 m | 36.560 | 6q | 37.660 | 8FB | 39.370 | 15 |
| Carrie Johnson | Women's K-1 200 m | 43.355 | 6Q | 43.321 | 8 | Did not advance | |
| Women's K-1 500 m | 1:53.983 | 4Q | 1:54.628 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
U.S. cyclists qualified for the following events
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Timmy Duggan | Road race | 5:46:37 | 88 |
| Tyler Farrar | 5:46:37 | 33 | |
| Chris Horner | 5:46:46 | 93 | |
| Taylor Phinney | 5:46:05 | 4 | |
| Tejay van Garderen | 5:47:31 | 104 | |
| Taylor Phinney | Time trial | 52:38.07 | 4 |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Kristin Armstrong | Road race | 3:36:16 | 35 |
| Amber Neben | 3:36:20 | 36 | |
| Shelley Olds | 3:35:56 | 7 | |
| Evelyn Stevens | 3:35:56 | 24 | |
| Kristin Armstrong | Time trial | 37:34.82 | |
| Amber Neben | 38:45.17 | 7 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | ||
| Jimmy Watkins | Men's sprint | 10.247 70.264 | 12 | Nakagawa (JPN) W 10.339 69.237 | Bye | Kelemen (CZE) W 10.511 68.499 | Bye | Perkins (AUS) L,L | Did not advance | 5th place final Awang (MAS) Forstemann (GER) Dmitriev (RUS)L | 6 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Time | Rank | Opponent Time | Rank | Opponent Time | Rank | ||
| Dotsie Bausch Sarah Hammer Jennie Reed* Lauren Tamayo | Women's team pursuit | 3:19.406 | 2Q | Australia (AUS) 3:16.853NR | 2 | Great Britain (GBR) 3:19.727 | |
| Athlete | Event | Flying lap | Points race | Elimination race | Individual pursuit | Scratch race | Time trial | Total points | Rank | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Rank | Time | Rank | Rank | Time | Rank | ||||
| Bobby Lea | Men's omnium | 13.559 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4:30.127 | 11 | 7 | 1:04.853 | 13 | 61 | 12 |
| Sarah Hammer | Women's omnium | 14.369 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 3:29.554 | 1 | 2 | 35.900 | 4 | 19 | |
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| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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| Samuel Schultz | Men's cross-country | 1:32:29 | 15 |
| Todd Wells | 1:31:28 | 10 | |
| Lea Davison | Women's cross-country | 1:35:14 | 11 |
| Georgia Gould | 1:32:00 | |
| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Connor Fields | Men's BMX | 38.431 | 4 | 3 | 1Q | 6 | 1Q | 1:03.033 | 7 |
| David Herman | 38.955 | 15 | 16 | 4q | 15 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Nic Long | 38.601 | 7 | 18 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Brooke Crain | Women's BMX | DNF | 16 | — | 14 | 3Q | 40.286 | 8 | |
| Alise Post | 39.890 | 8 | 18 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
U.S. divers qualified for eight individual diving spots at the 2012 Olympic Games. Three US synchronized diving teams qualified through the2012 FINA Diving World Cup and the rest of the divers qualified for the Olympics through the2012 U.S. Olympic Trials for diving (quotas themselves were won at the world championships while divers who filled them were selected after the trials)
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Chris Colwill | 3 m springboard | 461.35 | 7Q | 339.80 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Troy Dumais | 486.60 | 3Q | 490.55 | 5Q | 498.35 | 5 | |
| David Boudia | 10 m platform | 439.15 | 18Q | 531.15 | 3Q | 568.65 | |
| Nick McCrory | 480.90 | 8Q | 506.50 | 7Q | 505.40 | 9 | |
| Troy Dumais Kristian Ipsen | 3 m synchronized springboard | — | 446.70 | | |||
| David Boudia Nick McCrory | 10 m synchronized platform | — | 463.47 | | |||
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Cassidy Krug | 3 m springboard | 320.10 | 10Q | 345.60 | 5Q | 342.85 | 7 |
| Christina Loukas | 330.45 | 7Q | 339.75 | 6Q | 332.10 | 8 | |
| Katherine Bell | 10 m platform | 326.95 | 9Q | 296.80 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Brittany Viola | 322.55 | 14Q | 300.50 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
| Kelci Bryant Abigail Johnston | 3 m synchronized springboard | — | 321.90 | | |||
U.S. equestrians qualified teams in the dressage and eventing team competitions.[56] and also qualified a team in the jumping team competition.
They have also qualified four athletes in the individual dressage competition, five athletes in the individual eventing competition,[56] and four athletes in the individual jumping competition.
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
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| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Technical | Artistic | Score | Rank | |||
| Jan Ebeling | Rafalca | Individual | 70.243 | 30Q | 69.302 | 28 | Did not advance | |||
| Tina Konyot | Calecto V | 70.456 | 27Q | 70.651 | 25 | Did not advance | ||||
| Adrienne Lyle | Wizard | 69.468 | 35 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Steffen Peters | Ravel | 77.705 | 6Q | 76.254 | =7Q | 74.143 | 80.429 | 77.286 | 17 | |
| Jan Ebeling Tina Konyot Steffen Peters | See above | Team | 72.801 | 5Q | 72.069 | 7 | — | 72.435 | 6 | |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Cross-country | Jumping | Total | |||||||||
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| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Will Coleman | Twizzel | Individual | 46.30 | 26 | 36.40 | 82.70 | 46 | 2.00 | 84.70 | 37 | Did not advance | 84.70 | 37 | ||
| Tiana Coudray | Ringwood Magister | 52.00 | 42 | 25.60 | 77.60 | 42 | 11.00 | 88.60 | 40 | Did not advance | 88.60 | 40 | |||
| Phillip Dutton | Mystery Whisper | 44.30 | 19 | 2.80 | 47.10 | 12 | 23.00 | 70.10 | 27Q | 11.00 | 81.10 | 23 | 81.10 | 23 | |
| Boyd Martin | Otis Barbotiere | 50.70 | =36 | 3.60 | 54.30 | 26 | Withdrew | ||||||||
| Karen O'Connor | Mr. Medicott | 48.20 | 29 | 5.60 | 53.80 | =24 | 0.00 | 53.80 | 16Q | 0.00 | 53.80 | 9 | 53.80 | 9 | |
| Will Coleman Tiana Coudray Phillip Dutton Boyd Martin Karen O'Connor | See above | Team | 138.80 | 7 | 16.40 | 155.20 | 5 | 53.40 | 208.60 | 7 | — | 208.60 | 7 | ||
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
| Rich Fellers | Flexible | Individual | 0 | =1Q | 0 | 0 | =1Q | 8 | 8 | =11Q | 5 | =20Q | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| Reed Kessler | Cylana | 1 | =33Q | 9 | 10 | =47 | Did not advance | ||||||||||
| Beezie Madden | Via Volo | 42 | =72 | Did not advance | |||||||||||||
| McLain Ward | Antares F | 0 | =1Q | 4 | 4 | =17Q | 8 | 12 | =26Q | 12 | =29 | Did not advance | 12 | =29 | |||
| Rich Fellers Reed Kessler Beezie Madden McLain Ward | See above | Team | — | 8 | =7Q | 20 | 28 | =6 | 28 | =6 | |||||||
Twenty U.S. fencers have qualified to compete in all fencing events.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Weston Kelsey | Individual épée | — | Li Gj (CHN) W 8–7 |  Novosjolov (EST)W 15–11 | Fernández (VEN) W 15–9 | Limardo (VEN) L 5–6 | Jung J-S (KOR) L 11–12 | 4 |
| Soren Thompson | Fiedler (GER) L 4–15 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Miles Chamley-Watson | Individual foil | Bye |  Abouelkassem (EGY)L 10–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Race Imboden | Bye | Toldo (BRA) W 15–5 | Baldini (ITA) L 9–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Alexander Massialas | Bye | Lalonde-Turbide (CAN) W 15–6 | Cheremisinov (RUS) L 6–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Miles Chamley-Watson Race Imboden Alexander Massialas Gerek Meinhardt | Team foil | — | Bye | France (FRA) W 45–39 | Italy (ITA) L 24–45 | Germany (GER) L 27–45 | 4 | |
| Daryl Homer | Individual sabre | Bye |  Dolniceanu (ROU)W 15–11 | Yakimenko (RUS) W 15–14 | Dumitrescu (ROU) L 13–15 | Did not advance | ||
| Tim Morehouse | Bye | Reshetnikov (RUS) W 15–6 |  Lapkes (BLR)W 15–13 | Occhiuzzi (ITA) L 9–15 | Did not advance | |||
| James Williams | Bye | Kovalev (RUS) L 12–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Daryl Homer Tim Morehouse Jeff Spear James Williams | Team sabre | — | Russia (RUS) L 33–45 | Classification semi-final China (CHN) L 28–45 | 7th place final Belarus (BLR) L 35–45 | 8 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | |
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Courtney Hurley | Individual épée | Bye | Flessel-Colovic (FRA) L 12–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Maya Lawrence | Bye | Navarria (ITA) W 15–12 | Fiamingo (ITA) L 7–15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Susie Scanlan | Kryvytska (UKR) L 13–15 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Courtney Hurley Kelley Hurley Maya Lawrence Susie Scanlan* | Team épée | — | Italy (ITA) W 45–35 | South Korea (KOR) L 36–45 | Russia (RUS) W 31–30 | | ||
| Lee Kiefer | Individual foil | Bye | Peterson (CAN) W 15–10 | Jung G-O (KOR) W 15–13 | Errigo (ITA) L 10–15 | Did not advance | ||
| Nzingha Prescod | Bye |  Mohamed (HUN)L 10–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Nicole Ross | Bye | Boubakri (TUN) L 8–15 | Did not advance | |||||
| Lee Kiefer Nzingha Prescod Nicole Ross Doris Willette | Team foil | — | Bye | South Korea (KOR) L 31–45 | Classification semi-final Japan (JPN) W 44–22 | 5th place final Poland (POL)L 39–45 | 6 | |
| Dagmara Wozniak | Individual sabre | — | Mahran (EGY) W 15–6 | Besbes (TUN) W 15–13 | Velikaya (RUS) L 13–15 | Did not advance | ||
| Mariel Zagunis |  Permatasari (INA)W 15–7 | Nakayama (JPN) W 15–9 | Zhu M (CHN) W 15–6 | Kim J-Y (KOR) L 13–15 | Kharlan (UKR) L 10–15 | 4 | ||
The U.S. women's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by winning the2011 Pan American Games. The men's team failed to qualify.
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM /Pl. | ||||||
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| United States women | Women's tournament | Germany L 1–2 | Argentina W 1–0 | Australia L 1–0 |  New ZealandL 2–3 |  South AfricaL 0–7 | 6 | Did not advance | 11th place game BelgiumL 1–2 | 12 | |
The following is the American roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[57]
Head Coach:Lee Bodimeade
Reserves:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 10 | |
| 4 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | |
| 5 | South Africa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 | |
| 6 | United States | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 |
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The U.S. women's soccer team qualified after finishing in first place at the2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The men's team failed to qualify.
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| United States women | Women's tournament | France W 4–2 |  ColombiaW 3–0 |  North KoreaW 1–0 | 1Q | New Zealand W 2–0 | Canada W 4–3a.e.t | Japan W 2–1 | |
Head coach:Pia Sundhage
TheUnited States named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.[58][59]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | 1GK | Hope Solo | (1981-07-30)30 July 1981 (aged 30) | 118 | 0 | Seattle Sounders |
| 2 | 2DF | Heather Mitts | (1978-06-09)9 June 1978 (aged 34) | 126 | 2 | Unattached |
| 3 | 2DF | Christie Rampone(captain) | (1975-06-24)24 June 1975 (aged 37) | 260 | 4 | Unattached |
| 4 | 2DF | Becky Sauerbrunn | (1985-06-06)6 June 1985 (aged 27) | 24 | 0 | D.C. United |
| 5 | 2DF | Kelley O'Hara | (1988-08-04)4 August 1988 (aged 23) | 19 | 0 | Unattached |
| 6 | 2DF | Amy LePeilbet | (1982-03-12)12 March 1982 (aged 30) | 70 | 0 | Unattached |
| 7 | 3MF | Shannon Boxx | (1977-06-29)29 June 1977 (aged 35) | 168 | 23 | Unattached |
| 8 | 4FW | Amy Rodriguez | (1987-02-17)17 February 1987 (aged 25) | 89 | 25 | Unattached |
| 9 | 3MF | Heather O'Reilly | (1985-01-02)2 January 1985 (aged 27) | 166 | 34 | Boston Breakers |
| 10 | 3MF | Carli Lloyd | (1982-07-16)16 July 1982 (aged 30) | 135 | 36 | Unattached |
| 11 | 4FW | Sydney Leroux | (1990-05-07)7 May 1990 (aged 22) | 14 | 7 | Seattle Sounders |
| 12 | 4FW | Lauren Cheney | (1987-09-30)30 September 1987 (aged 24) | 67 | 18 | Unattached |
| 13 | 4FW | Alex Morgan | (1989-07-02)2 July 1989 (aged 23) | 42 | 27 | Seattle Sounders |
| 14 | 4FW | Abby Wambach | (1980-06-02)2 June 1980 (aged 32) | 182 | 138 | Unattached |
| 15 | 3MF | Megan Rapinoe | (1985-07-05)5 July 1985 (aged 27) | 52 | 12 | Seattle Sounders |
| 16 | 2DF | Rachel Buehler | (1985-08-26)26 August 1985 (aged 26) | 82 | 3 | Unattached |
| 17 | 3MF | Tobin Heath | (1988-05-29)29 May 1988 (aged 24) | 45 | 6 | New York Fury |
| 18 | 1GK | Nicole Barnhart | (1981-10-10)10 October 1981 (aged 30) | 43 | 0 | Unattached |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Qualified for the quarter-finals |
| 2 |  France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | North Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Colombia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
| United States | 2–0 | New Zealand |
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Wambach 27'Leroux 87' | Report |
| Canada | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | United States |
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| Sinclair 22',67',73' | Report | Rapinoe 54',70' Wambach 80' (pen.)Morgan 120+3' |
| United States | 2–1 | Japan |
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| Lloyd 8',54' | Report | Ōgimi 63' |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| Jake Dalton | Team | 15.633Q | — | 15.100 | 15.900 | — | 15.466 | — | 15.033 | 16.066 | — | — | |||||
| Jonathan Horton | — | 12.700 | 15.166 | — | 13.133 | 15.566Q | — | — | 15.266 | — | 15.200 | ||||||
| Danell Leyva | 15.100 | 14.866 | 14.600 | 15.500 | 15.333 | 15.866Q | 91.265 | 1Q | 15.200 | 13.400 | — | 15.366 | 15.866 | ||||
| Sam Mikulak | 15.366 | 14.333 | — | 16.300Q | 15.316 | 14.033 | — | 14.600 | 14.500 | — | 15.966 | 15.266 | — | ||||
| John Orozco | 15.166 | 14.766 | 15.066 | 15.800 | 14.533 | 15.266 | 90.597 | 4Q | — | 12.733 | 14.958 | 14.600 | 15.133 | 15.333 | |||
| Total | 46.165 | 43.965 | 45.332 | 48.000 | 45.182 | 46.698 | 275.342 | 1Q | 45.266 | 40.633 | 45.257 | 46.632 | 45.765 | 46.399 | 269.952 | 5 | |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||
| Danell Leyva | All-around | 15.366 | 13.500 | 14.733 | 15.566 | 15.833 | 15.700 | 90.698 | |
| John Orozco | 15.433 | 12.566 | 15.200 | 15.900 | 15.266 | 14.966 | 89.331 | 8 | |
| Jake Dalton | Floor | 15.333 | — | 15.333 | 5 | ||||
| Sam Mikulak | Vault | — | 16.050 | — | 16.050 | 5 | |||
| Jonathan Horton | Horizontal bar | — | 15.466 | 15.466 | 6 | ||||
| Danell Leyva | 15.833 | 15.833 | 5 | ||||||
The women were selected after competing at theOlympic Trials inSan Jose, California earlier in the summer.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
| F | V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | ||||||
| Gabby Douglas | Team | 13.766 | 15.900 | 15.333Q | 15.266Q | 60.265 | 3Q | 15.066 | 15.966 | 15.200 | 15.233 | — | |
| McKayla Maroney | — | 15.900Q | — | — | 16.233 | — | |||||||
| Aly Raisman | 15.325Q | 15.800 | 14.166 | 15.100Q | 60.391 | 2Q | 15.300 | — | 14.933 | ||||
| Kyla Ross | 13.733 | — | 14.866 | 15.075 | — | — | 14.933 | 15.133 | |||||
| Jordyn Wieber | 14.666Q | 15.833 | 14.833 | 14.700 | 60.032 | 4 | 15.000 | 15.933 | 14.666 | — | |||
| Total | 43.757 | 47.633 | 45.032 | 45.441 | 181.863 | 1Q | 45.366 | 48.132 | 44.799 | 45.299 | 183.596 | | |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | V | UB | BB | ||||
| Gabby Douglas | All-around | 15.033 | 15.966 | 15.733 | 15.500 | 62.232 | |
| Aly Raisman | 15.133 | 15.900 | 14.333 | 14.200 | 59.566 | 4[a] | |
| Aly Raisman | Floor | 15.600 | — | 15.600 | | ||
| Jordyn Wieber | 14.500 | 14.500 | 7 | ||||
| McKayla Maroney | Vault | — | 15.083 | — | 15.083 | | |
| Gabby Douglas | Uneven bars | — | 14.900 | — | 14.900 | 8 | |
| Gabby Douglas | Balance beam | — | 13.633 | 13.633 | 7 | ||
| Aly Raisman | 15.066 | 15.066 | | ||||
One U.S. rhythmic gymnast qualified for the individual all-around competition.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | Hoop | Ball | Clubs | Ribbon | Total | Rank | ||
| Julie Zetlin | Individual | 23.750 | 24.450 | 24.225 | 24.250 | 96.675 | 21 | Did not advance | |||||
One male and one female gymnast qualified for the trampoline competition.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Steven Gluckstein[66] | Men's | 61.020 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Savannah Vinsant[66] | Women's | 101.355 | 7Q | 54.965 | 6 |
Three male and two female U.S. judoka qualified.
Nicholas Delpopolo was ejected from the Games and disqualified by the International Olympic Committee from his seventh position finish after he tested positive for marijuana. Though he claimed he had accidentally taken the banned substance before the Games begun, he apologized for the "embarrassment".[67]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Nick Delpopolo | Men's −73 kg | Bye |  Cheung (HKG)W 0020–0000 | van Tichelt (BEL) W 0001–0000 | Wang K-C (KOR) L 0000–0000 | Did not advance | Sainjargal (MGL) L 0002–0011 | Did not advance | DSQ[68] |
| Travis Stevens | Men's −81 kg | Bye |  Sedej (SLO)W 0101–0002 |  Tchrikishvili (GEO)W 1001–0001 | Guilheiro (BRA) W 0101–0000 | Bischof (GER) L 0000–0000 | Bye | Valois-Fortier (CAN) L 0000–0011 | 5 |
| Kyle Vashkulat | Men's −100 kg | — | Sayidov (UZB) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | |||||
| Marti Malloy | Women's −57 kg | — |  Monteiro (POR)W 0001–0000 | Amaris (COL) W 0100–0000 | Zabludina (RUS) W 0012–0011 | Căprioriu (ROU) L 0001–1001 | Bye | Quintavalle (ITA) W 0100–0001 | |
| Kayla Harrison | Women's −78 kg | — | Bye | Moskalyuk (RUS) W 0100–0000 | Joo (HUN) W 0101–0010 | Aguiar (BRA) W 0101–0000 | Bye | Gibbons (GBR) W 0002–0000 | |
Three U.S. athletes qualified to compete in the modern pentathlon event. Dennis Bowsher and Margaux Isaksen qualified through the2011 Pan American Games.
| Athlete | Event | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3000 m) | Total points | Final rank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | ||||
| Dennis Bowsher | Men's | 12–23 | =34 | 688 | 2:05.15 | 18 | 1300 | 124 | 29 | 1076 | 11:25.09 | 30 | 2260 | 5324 | 32 |
| Margaux Isaksen | Women's | 22–13 | =4 | 928 | 2:18.53 | 16 | 1140 | 80 | 23 | 1120 | 11:54.51 | 4 | 2144 | 5332 | 4 |
| Suzanne Stettinius | 11–24 | =32 | 664 | 2:22.29 | 27 | 1096 | 80 | 20 | 1120 | 12:42.84 | 25 | 1952 | 4832 | 28 | |
The U.S. rowers qualified the following boats:
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ken Jurkowski | Single sculls | 7:08.39 | 3QF | Bye | 7:18.27 | 5SC/D | 7:56.51 | 6FD | DNS | 24 | |
| Tom Peszek Silas Stafford | Pair | 6:26.59 | 4R | 6:27.41 | 3SA/B | — | 6:58.58 | 4FB | 6:53.30 | 8 | |
| Charlie Cole Scott Gault Glenn Ochal Henrik Rummel | Four | 5:54.88 | 1SA/B | Bye | — | 6:01.72 | 1FA | 6:07.20 | | ||
| Peter Graves Elliot Hovey Alex Osborne Wes Piermarini | Quadruple sculls | 5:50.24 | 4R | 5:45.62 | 4 | — | Did not advance | 13 | |||
| Anthony Fahden Nick LaCava Will Newell Robin Prendes | Lightweight four | 6:02.42 | 5R | 6:00.86 | 1SA/B | — | 6:05.06 | 5FB | 6:09.23 | 8 | |
| David Banks Jake Cornelius Grant James Ross James Stephen Kasprzyk Giuseppe Lanzone Will Miller Brett Newlin Zach Vlahos (cox) | Eight | 5:30.72 | 1FA | Bye | — | 5:51.48 | 4 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Genevra Stone | Single sculls | 7:33.68 | 3QF | Bye | 7:39.67 | 2SA/B | 7:52.98 | 4FB | 7:45.24 | 7 | |
| Sara Hendershot Sarah Zelenka | Pair | 6:59.29 | 2FA | Bye | — | 7:30.39 | 4 | ||||
| Margot Shumway Sarah Trowbridge | Double sculls | 6:55.25 | 3R | 7:10.37 | 2FA | — | 7:10.54 | 6 | |||
| Kristin Hedstrom Julie Nichols | Lightweight double sculls | 7:08.43 | 3R | 7:13.82 | 1SA/B | — | 7:12.61 | 4FB | 7:23.31 | 11 | |
| Natalie Dell Megan Kalmoe Kara Kohler Adrienne Martelli | Quadruple sculls | 6:15.76 | 2R | 6:19.49 | 2FA | — | 6:40.63 | | |||
| Erin Cafaro Caryn Davies Susan Francia Caroline Lind Esther Lofgren Elle Logan Meghan Musnicki Taylor Ritzel Mary Whipple | Eight | 6:14.68 | 1FA | Bye | — | 6:10.59 | | ||||
Qualification Legend:FA=Final A (medal);FB=Final B (non-medal);FC=Final C (non-medal);FD=Final D (non-medal);FE=Final E (non-medal);FF=Final F (non-medal);SA/B=Semifinals A/B;SC/D=Semifinals C/D;SE/F=Semifinals E/F;QF=Quarterfinals;R=Repechage
U.S. sailors qualified one boat for each of the following events.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Bob Willis | RS:X | 7 | 10 | 11 | 25 | BFD | 28 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 30 | EL | 179 | 22 |
| Rob Crane | Laser | 35 | 42 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 33 | EL | 236 | 29 | |
| Zach Railey | Finn | 10 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | EL | 116 | 12 | |
| Graham Biehl Stuart McNay | 470 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 4 | EL | 108 | 14 | |
| Brian Fatih Mark Mendelblatt | Star | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 71 | 7 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Farrah Hall | RS:X | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | OCS | 16 | 16 | EL | 173 | 20 |
| Paige Railey | Laser Radial | 8 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 104 | 8 | |
| Amanda Clark Sarah Lihan | 470 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 98 | 9 | |
| Athlete | Event | Round Robin | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Debbie Capozzi Anna Tunnicliffe Molly Vandemoer | Elliott 6m | FRA W | RUS L | AUS L | SWE W |  NEDW | NZL W | POR W |  FINW | ESP L | DEN W | GBR W | 4Q | FIN L (1–3) | Did not advance* | 5 | |
* – Classification races for 5th through 8th place were cancelled due to lack of wind and round robin standings were used to determine ranks.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | M* | ||||
| Trevor Moore Erik Storck | 49er | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 17 | EL | 157 | 15 | |
Twenty U.S. athletes qualified to compete in thirteen shooting events.[69]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Matt Emmons | 10 m air rifle | 590 | 35 | Did not advance | |
| Jonathan Hall | 592 | 27 | Did not advance | ||
| Michael McPhail | 50 m rifle prone | 595 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Eric Uptagrafft | 594 | 16 | Did not advance | ||
| Matt Emmons | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1172 | 2Q | 1271.3 | |
| Jason Parker | 1159 | 30 | Did not advance | ||
| Daryl Szarenski | 10 m air pistol | 575 | 23 | Did not advance | |
| Jason Turner | 569 | 34 | Did not advance | ||
| Emil Milev | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 578 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Keith Sanderson | 578 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
| Nick Mowrer | 50 m pistol | 558 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Daryl Szarenski | 550 | 28 | Did not advance | ||
| Walton Eller | Double trap | 126 | 22 | Did not advance | |
| Josh Richmond | 131 | 16 | Did not advance | ||
| Vincent Hancock | Skeet | 123OR | 1Q | 148OR | |
| Frank Thompson | 119 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jamie Lynn Gray | 10 m air rifle | 397 | 6Q | 499.7 | 5 |
| Sarah Scherer | 397 | 7Q | 499.0 | 7 | |
| Amanda Furrer | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 581 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Jamie Lynn Gray | 592OR | 1Q | 691.9OR | | |
| Sandra Uptagrafft | 10 m air pistol | 378 | 28 | Did not advance | |
| 25 m pistol | 576 | 28 | Did not advance | ||
| Corey Cogdell | Trap | 68 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Kimberly Rhode | 68 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Kimberly Rhode | Skeet | 74OR | 1Q | 99 | |
U.S. swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[70][71] Swimmers qualified at the2012 U.S. Olympic Trials (for pool events).
The U.S. swimming team consisted of 49 swimmers (24 men and 25 women). The oldest swimmer on the team wasJason Lezak at the age of 36 years, and the youngest wasKatie Ledecky at the age of 15 years. The only siblings on the swim team areHaley Anderson andAlyssa Anderson.USA Swimming namedBrendan Hansen,Natalie Coughlin,Peter Vanderkaay,Rebecca Soni, and Lezak as the team's captains.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Anthony Ervin | 50 m freestyle | 21.83 | 4Q | 21.62 | 3Q | 21.78 | 5 |
| Cullen Jones | 21.95 | 6Q | 21.54 | =1Q | 21.54 | | |
| Nathan Adrian | 100 m freestyle | 48.19 | 1Q | 47.97 | 1Q | 47.52 | |
| Cullen Jones | 48.61 | 9Q | 48.60 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
| Ricky Berens | 200 m freestyle | 1:47.07 | 8Q | 1:46.87 | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Ryan Lochte | 1:46.45 | 2Q | 1:46.31 | 5Q | 1:45.04 | 4 | |
| Conor Dwyer | 400 m freestyle | 3:46.24 | 3Q | — | 3:46.39 | 5 | |
| Peter Vanderkaay | 3:45.80 | 2Q | 3:44.69 | | |||
| Andrew Gemmell | 1500 m freestyle | 14:59.05 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Connor Jaeger | 14:57.56 | 7Q | 14:52.99 | 6 | |||
| Matt Grevers | 100 m backstroke | 52.92 | 1Q | 52.66 | 1Q | 52.16OR | |
| Nick Thoman | 53.48 | 3Q | 53.47 | 5Q | 52.92 | | |
| Tyler Clary | 200 m backstroke | 1:56.24 | 1Q | 1:54.71 | 1Q | 1:53.41OR | |
| Ryan Lochte | 1:56.36 | 2Q | 1:55.40 | 2Q | 1:53.94 | | |
| Brendan Hansen | 100 m breaststroke | 59.93 | 10Q | 59.78 | 8Q | 59.49 | |
| Eric Shanteau | 59.96 | 11Q | 59.96 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| Clark Burckle | 200 m breaststroke | 2:09.55 | 6Q | 2:09.13 | 6Q | 2:09.25 | 6 |
| Scott Weltz | 2:09.67 | 7Q | 2:08.99 | 4Q | 2:09.02 | 5 | |
| Tyler McGill | 100 m butterfly | 51.95 | 7Q | 51.61 | 3Q | 51.88 | 7 |
| Michael Phelps | 51.72 | 2Q | 50.86 | 1Q | 51.21 | | |
| Tyler Clary | 200 m butterfly | 1:54.96 | 2Q | 1:54.93 | 5Q | 1:55.06 | 5 |
| Michael Phelps | 1:55.53 | 5Q | 1:54.53 | 4Q | 1:53.01 | | |
| Ryan Lochte | 200 m individual medley | 1:58.03 | 2Q | 1:56.13 | 1Q | 1:54.90 | |
| Michael Phelps | 1:58.24 | 4Q | 1:57.11 | 3Q | 1:54.27 | | |
| Ryan Lochte | 400 m individual medley | 4:12.35 | 3Q | — | 4:05.18 | | |
| Michael Phelps | 4:13.33 | 8Q | 4:09.28 | 4 | |||
| Nathan Adrian Ricky Berens* Jimmy Feigen* Matt Grevers* Cullen Jones Jason Lezak* Ryan Lochte Michael Phelps | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:12.59 | 2Q | — | 3:10.38 | | |
| Ricky Berens Conor Dwyer Charlie Houchin* Ryan Lochte Matt McLean* Michael Phelps Davis Tarwater* | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:06.75 | 1Q | — | 6:59.70 | | |
| Nathan Adrian Matt Grevers Brendan Hansen Cullen Jones* Tyler McGill* Michael Phelps Eric Shanteau* Nick Thoman* | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:32.65 | 1Q | — | 3:29.35 | | |
| Alex Meyer | 10 km open water | — | 1:50:48.2 | 10 | |||
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
| Event | Athlete | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jessica Hardy | 50 m freestyle | 24.99 | 12Q | 24.68 | 7Q | 24.62 | 7 |
| Kara Lynn Joyce | 25.28 | =16 | Did not advance | ||||
| Missy Franklin | 100 m freestyle | 54.26 | 10Q | 53.59 | 3Q | 53.64 | 5 |
| Jessica Hardy | 54.09 | 8Q | 53.86 | 8Q | 54.02 | 8 | |
| Missy Franklin | 200 m freestyle | 1:57.62 | 3Q | 1:57.57 | 4Q | 1:55.82 | 4 |
| Allison Schmitt | 1:57.33 | 2Q | 1:56.15 | 2Q | 1:53.61OR | | |
| Allison Schmitt | 400 m freestyle | 4:03.31 | 2Q | — | 4:01.77AM | | |
| Chloe Sutton | 4:07.07 | 10 | Did not advance | ||||
| Katie Ledecky | 800 m freestyle | 8:23.84 | 3Q | — | 8:14.63AM | | |
| Kate Ziegler | 8:37.38 | 21 | Did not advance | ||||
| Rachel Bootsma | 100 m backstroke | 1:00.03 | 11Q | 1:00.04 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Missy Franklin | 59.37 | 2Q | 59.12 | 2Q | 58.33 | | |
| Elizabeth Beisel | 200 m backstroke | 2:07.82 | 2Q | 2:06.18 | 1Q | 2:06.55 | |
| Missy Franklin | 2:07.54 | 1Q | 2:06.84 | 2Q | 2:04.06WR | | |
| Breeja Larson | 100 m breaststroke | 1:06.58 | 4Q | 1:06.70 | 4Q | 1:06.96 | 6 |
| Rebecca Soni | 1:05.75 | 2Q | 1:05.98 | 2Q | 1:05.55 | | |
| Micah Lawrence | 200 m breaststroke | 2:24.50 | 4Q | 2:23.39 | 6Q | 2:23.27 | 6 |
| Rebecca Soni | 2:21.40 | 1Q | 2:20.00WR | 1Q | 2:19.59WR | | |
| Claire Donahue | 100 m butterfly | 58.06 | 7Q | 57.42 | 5Q | 57.48 | 7 |
| Dana Vollmer | 56.25OR | 1Q | 56.36 | 1Q | 55.98WR | | |
| Cammile Adams | 200 m butterfly | 2:08.18 | 8Q | 2:07.33 | 3Q | 2:06.78 | 5 |
| Kathleen Hersey | 2:06.41 | 1Q | 2:05.90 | 1Q | 2:05.78 | 4 | |
| Ariana Kukors | 200 m individual medley | 2:11.94 | 7Q | 2:10.08 | 4Q | 2:09.83 | 5 |
| Caitlin Leverenz | 2:10.63 | 3Q | 2:10.06 | 3Q | 2:08.95 | | |
| Elizabeth Beisel | 400 m individual medley | 4:31.68 | 1Q | — | 4:31.27AM | | |
| Caitlin Leverenz | 4:36.09 | 8Q | 4:35.49 | 6 | |||
| Natalie Coughlin* Missy Franklin Jessica Hardy Lia Neal Allison Schmitt Amanda Weir* | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:36.53 | 2Q | — | 3:34.24 | | |
| Alyssa Anderson* Missy Franklin Lauren Perdue* Allison Schmitt Shannon Vreeland Dana Vollmer | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:50.75 | 2Q | — | 7:42.92OR | | |
| Rachel Bootsma* Claire Donahue* Missy Franklin Jessica Hardy* Breeja Larson* Allison Schmitt Rebecca Soni Dana Vollmer | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:58.88 | 4Q | — | 3:52.05WR | | |
| Haley Anderson[72] | 10 km open water | — | 1:57:38.6 | | |||
Qualifiers for the latter rounds (Q) of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore positions shown are overall results versus competitors in all heats.
* – Indicates athlete swam in the preliminaries but not in the final race.
One U.S. duet qualified in synchronized swimming.
| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | ||
| Mary Killman Mariya Koroleva | Duet | 87.900 | 10 | 88.270 | 176.170 | 11Q | 87.770 | 175.670 | 11 |
Three U.S. individual athletes qualified to compete include one male and two females, and a female team.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Timothy Wang | Men's singles | Kim S-n (PRK) L 0–4 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Ariel Hsing | Women's singles | Bye | Silva (MEX) W 4–0 |  Ni (LUX)W 4–2 | Li (CHN) L 2–4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Lily Zhang | Bye |  Molnar (CRO)L 0–4 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Ariel Hsing Erica Wu Lily Zhang | Women's team | — | Japan (JPN) L 0–3 | Did not advance | ||||||
Two U.S. male and female taekwondo jin qualified to compete.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Bronze Medal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Terrence Jennings | Men's −68 kg | Tazegül (TUR) L 6–8 | Did not advance | Husarov (UKR) W 3–2 | Silva (BRA) W 8–5 | Did not advance | | |
| Steven López | Men's −80 kg |  Azizov (AZE)L 2–3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Diana López | Women's −57 kg | Hou Yz (CHN) L 0–1SDP | Did not advance | Mikkonen (FIN) L 4–9 | Did not advance | |||
| Paige McPherson | Women's −67 kg | Stevenson (GBR) W 5–1 | Tatar (TUR) L 1–6 | Did not advance |  St. Bernard (GRN)W 15–2PTG | Anić (SLO) W 8–3 | Did not advance | |
TheUnited States Tennis Association nominated six male and six female tennis players to compete in the tennis tournament.[73]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Ryan Harrison | Singles | Giraldo (COL) L 5–7, 3–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| John Isner | Rochus (BEL) W 7–6(7–1), 6–4 | Jaziri (TUN) W 7–6(7–1), 6–2 |  Tipsarević (SRB)W 7–5, 7–6(16–14) |  Federer (SUI)L 4–6, 6–7(5–7) | Did not advance | |||
| Andy Roddick |  Kližan (SVK)W 7–5, 6–4 | Djokovic (SRB) L 2–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Donald Young | Seppi (ITA) L 4–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | Doubles | — | Bellucci / Sá (BRA) W 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), 6–3 | Davydenko / Youzhny (RUS) W 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–1) |  Erlich /Ram (ISR) W 7–6(7–4), 7–6(12–10) | Benneteau / Gasquet (FRA) W 6–4, 6–4 | Llodra / Tsonga (FRA) W 6–4, 7–6(7–2) | |
| John Isner Andy Roddick | Melo / Soares (BRA) L 2–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Varvara Lepchenko | Singles |  Cepede Royg (PAR)W 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–2 | Görges (GER) L 3–6, 5–7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Christina McHale | Ivanovic (SRB) L 4–6, 5–7 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Serena Williams | Janković (SRB) W 6–3, 6–1 | U. Radwańska (POL) W 6–2, 6–3 | Zvonareva (RUS) W 6–1, 6–0 | Wozniacki (DEN) W 6–0, 6–3 | Azarenka (BLR) W 6–1, 6–2 | Sharapova (RUS) W 6–0, 6–1 | | |
| Venus Williams | Errani (ITA) W 6–3, 6–1 | Wozniak (CAN) W 6–1, 6–3 | Kerber (GER) L 6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7) | Did not advance | ||||
| Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond | Doubles | — | Bye | A. Radwańska / U. Radwańska (POL) W 6–4, 7–6(7–3) | Makarova / Vesnina (RUS) W 6–3, 6–3 | Hlaváčková / Hradecká (CZE) L 1–6, 6–7(2–7) | Kirilenko / Petrova (RUS) L 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 | 4 |
| Serena Williams Venus Williams | Cîrstea / Halep (ROU) W 6–3, 6–2 | Kerber / Lisicki (GER) W 6–2, 7–5 | Errani / Vinci (ITA) W 6–1, 6–1 | Kirilenko / Petrova (RUS) W 7–5, 6–4 | Hlaváčková / Hradecká (CZE) W 6–4, 6–4 | | ||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Lisa Raymond Mike Bryan | Doubles | Errani / Seppi (ITA) W 7–5, 6–3 | Dulko / del Potro (ARG) W 6–2, 7–5 | Azarenka / Mirnyi (BLR) L 3–6, 6–4, [7–10] | Kas / Lisicki (GER) W 6–3, 4–6, [10–4] | |
| Liezel Huber Bob Bryan | Kas / Lisicki (GER) L 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), [5–10] | Did not advance | ||||
Two U.S. men and three women qualified to compete in the triathlon event.
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Huerta | Men's | 18:57 | 0:39 | 58:51 | 0:33 | 34:39 | 1:53:39 | 51 |
| Hunter Kemper | 17:25 | 0:44 | 58:44 | 0:33 | 31:20 | 1:48:46 | 14 | |
| Laura Bennett | Women's | 18:36 | 0:40 | 1:06:22 | 0:29 | 36:10 | 2:02:17 | 17 |
| Sarah Groff | 19:20 | 0:37 | 1:05:40 | 0:31 | 33:52 | 2:00:00 | 4 | |
| Gwen Jorgensen | 19:27 | 0:44 | 1:11:06 | 0:33 | 34:44 | 2:06:34 | 38 |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final /BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Phil Dalhausser Todd Rogers | Men's | Asahi – Shiratori (JPN) W 2–0 | Gavira – Herrera (ESP) W 2–1 | Beneš – Kubala (CZE) W 2–0 | 1Q | Nicolai – Lupo (ITA) L 0–2 | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Jake Gibb Sean Rosenthal | Chiya – Goldschmidt (RSA) W 2–0 | Fijałek – Prudel (POL) L 0–2 |  Samoilovs –Sorokins (LAT) W 2–0 | 1Q | Prokopyev – Semenov (RUS) W 2–0 | Pļaviņš – Šmēdiņš (LAT) L 1–2 | Did not advance | 5 | ||
| Jennifer Kessy April Ross | Women's | Gallay – Zonta (ARG) W 2–0 | Keizer – van Iersel (NED) W 2–1 | Baquerizo – Fernández (ESP) W 2–1 | 1Q | Kuhn – Zumkehr (SUI) W 2–0 | Kolocová – Sluková (CZE) W 2–0 | Juliana – Larissa (BRA) W 2–1 | May-Treanor – Walsh Jennings (USA) L 0–2 | |
| Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh Jennings | Cook – Hinchley (AUS) W 2–0 | Kolocová – Sluková (CZE) W 2–0 |  Schwaiger –Schwaiger (AUT) W 2–1 | 1Q | Keizer – van Iersel (NED) W 2–0 | Cicolari – Menegatti (ITA) W 2–0 | Xue – Zhang (CHN) W 2–0 | Kessy – Ross (USA) W 2–0 | | |
Both a U.S. men's and women's volleyball team qualified for the indoor tournaments.[74][75]
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final /BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| United States men | Men's tournament | Serbia W 3–0 | Germany W 3–0 | Brazil W 3–1 | Russia L 2–3 | Tunisia W 3–0 | 1Q | Italy L 0–3 | Did not advance | =5 | |
| United States women | Women's tournament | South Korea W 3–1 | Brazil W 3–1 | China W 3–0 | Serbia W 3–0 | Turkey W 3–0 | 1Q |  Dominican RepublicW 3–0 | South Korea W 3–0 | Brazil L 1–3 | |
The following is the American roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[76]
Head coach:Alan Knipe
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2012 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Anderson | 18 April 1987 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 360 cm (140 in) | 332 cm (131 in) | Pallavolo Modena |
| 2 | Sean Rooney | 13 November 1982 | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 354 cm (139 in) | 336 cm (132 in) | Pallavolo Gabeca |
| 4 | David Lee | 8 March 1982 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 105 kg (231 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Dinamo Moscow |
| 5 | Richard Lambourne (L) | 6 May 1975 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 324 cm (128 in) | 312 cm (123 in) | Unattached |
| 6 | Paul Lotman | 3 November 1985 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | 336 cm (132 in) | 312 cm (123 in) | ASSECO Resovia Rzeszów |
| 7 | Donald Suxho | 21 February 1976 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 337 cm (133 in) | 319 cm (126 in) | Sisley Volley |
| 8 | William Priddy | 1 October 1977 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 353 cm (139 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | ZENIT Kazan |
| 11 | Brian Thornton | 22 April 1985 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 327 cm (129 in) | 314 cm (124 in) | Jastrzębski Węgiel |
| 12 | Russell Holmes | 1 July 1982 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 352 cm (139 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Jastrzębski Węgiel |
| 13 | Clayton Stanley (c) | 20 January 1978 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 104 kg (229 lb) | 357 cm (141 in) | 332 cm (131 in) | Ural Ufa |
| 16 | David McKienzie | 5 July 1979 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 358 cm (141 in) | 340 cm (130 in) |  Kuwait SC |
| 20 | David Smith | 15 May 1985 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 348 cm (137 in) | 314 cm (124 in) | Tours VB |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3.500 | 427 | 370 | 1.154 |
| 2 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2.600 | 418 | 379 | 1.103 |
| 3 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2.400 | 408 | 352 | 1.159 |
| 4 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.545 | 379 | 388 | 0.977 |
| 5 | Serbia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0.538 | 413 | 455 | 0.908 |
| 6 | Tunisia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.067 | 294 | 395 | 0.744 |
| 29 July 2012 (2012-07-29) 16:45 | United States | 3–0 | Serbia | Earls Court Exhibition Centre,London Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Bela Hobor (HUN), Denny Cespedes (DOM) |
| (25–17, 25–22, 25–21) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 31 July 2012 (2012-07-31) 17:03 | United States | 3–0 | Germany | Earls Court Exhibition Centre,London Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Nasr Shaaban (EGY), Rolando Cholakian (ARG) |
| (25–23, 25–16, 25–20) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 2 August 2012 (2012-08-02) 20:00 | Brazil | 1–3 | United States | Earls Court Exhibition Centre,London Attendance: 11,500 Referees: Frans Loderus (NED), Jose Velez (PUR) |
| (25–23, 25–27, 19–25, 17–25) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 4 August 2012 (2012-08-04) 17:10 | Russia | 3–2 | United States | Earls Court Exhibition Centre,London Attendance: 13,650 Referees: Bela Hobor (HUN), Rolando Cholakian (ARG) |
| (27–29, 19–25, 26–24, 25–16, 15–8) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 6 August 2012 (2012-08-06) 20:00 | United States | 3–0 | Tunisia | Earls Court Exhibition Centre,London Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Georgios Karampetsos (GRE), Mitchell Davidson (CAN) |
| (25–15, 25–19, 25–19) ResultsStatistics | ||||
| 8 August 2012 (2012-08-08) 16:00 | United States | 0–3 | Italy | Earls Court Exhibition Centre,London Attendance: 14,000 Referees: Wang Ning (CHN), Georgios Karampetsos (GRE) |
| (26–28, 20–25, 20–25) ResultsStatistics | ||||
The following is the American roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[77]
Head coach:Hugh McCutcheon
| № | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2012 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Danielle Scott-Arruda | 1 October 1972 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 302 cm (119 in) | Cultural Metodista |
| 3 | Tayyiba Haneef-Park | 23 March 1979 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 328 cm (129 in) | 312 cm (123 in) |  Igtisadchi Baku |
| 4 | Lindsey Berg (c) | 16 July 1980 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 287 cm (113 in) | 274 cm (108 in) | Villa Cortese |
| 5 | Tamari Miyashiro | 8 July 1987 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 284 cm (112 in) | 266 cm (105 in) | Bielsko-Biała |
| 6 | Nicole Davis (L) | 24 April 1982 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 284 cm (112 in) | 266 cm (105 in) | River Volley |
| 10 | Jordan Larson | 16 October 1986 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 302 cm (119 in) | 295 cm (116 in) | Dynamo Kazan |
| 11 | Megan Hodge | 15 October 1988 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 297 cm (117 in) | Atom Trefl Sopot |
| 13 | Christa Harmotto | 12 October 1986 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 322 cm (127 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Pallavolo Modena |
| 15 | Logan Tom | 25 May 1981 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 306 cm (120 in) | 297 cm (117 in) | Fenerbahçe |
| 16 | Foluke Akinradewo | 5 October 1987 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 331 cm (130 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Dinamo Krasnodar |
| 17 | Courtney Thompson | 4 November 1984 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 276 cm (109 in) | 263 cm (104 in) |  Lancheras de Cataño |
| 19 | Destinee Hooker | 7 September 1987 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 304 cm (120 in) | Sollys/Osasco |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 7.500 | 426 | 345 | 1.235 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | China | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1.100 | 475 | 461 | 1.030 | |
| 3 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 1.100 | 449 | 452 | 0.993 | |
| 4 | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1.000 | 447 | 420 | 1.064 | |
| 5 | Turkey | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 0.818 | 434 | 443 | 0.980 | |
| 6 | Serbia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 297 | 407 | 0.730 |
| 28 July 2012 20:00 | United States | 3–1 | South Korea | Earls Court Exhibition Centre,London Attendance: 14,000 Referees: Janpen Jirakakul (THA), Georgios Karampetsos (GRE) |
| (25–19, 25–17, 20–25, 25–21) resultstatistics | ||||
| 30 July 2012 16:45 | United States | 3–1 | Brazil | Earls Court Exhibition Centre,London Attendance: 15,000 Referees: Akihiko Tano (JPN), Andrey Zenovich (RUS) |
| (25–18, 25–17, 22–25, 25–21) resultstatistics | ||||
| 1 August 2012 20:00 | United States | 3–0 | China | Earls Court Exhibition Centre,London Attendance: 14,800 Referees: Rolando Cholakian (ARG), Jose Mercado (PUR) |
| (26–24, 25–16, 31–29) resultstatistics | ||||
| 3 August 2012 20:00 | United States | 3–0 | Serbia | Earls Court Exhibition Centre,London Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Karin Zahorcova (CZE), Susana Rodriguez (ESP) |
| (25–17, 25–20, 25–16) resultstatistics | ||||
| 5 August 2012 20:00 | United States | 3–0 | Turkey | Earls Court Exhibition Centre,London Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Susana Rodriguez (ESP), Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT) |
| (27–25, 25–16, 25–19) resultstatistics | ||||
| 7 August 2012 19:00 | United States | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | Earls Court Exhibition Centre,London Attendance: 13,000 Referees: Karin Zahorcova (CZE), Jarpen Jirakakul (THA) |
| (25–14, 25–21, 25–22) resultstatistics | ||||
| 9 August 2012 15:00 | South Korea | 0–3 | United States | Earls Court Exhibition Centre,London Attendance: 14,000 Referees: Rolando Cholakian (ARG), Brian McDougall (GBR) |
| (20–25, 22–25, 22–25) resultstatistics | ||||
| 11 August 2012 18:30 | Brazil | 3–1 | United States | Earls Court Exhibition Centre,London Attendance: 13,500 Referees: Andrey Zenovich (RUS), Zorica Bjelić (SRB) |
| (11–25, 25–17, 25–20, 25–17) resultstatistics | ||||
The U.S. men's and women's water polo teams qualified by winning thewater polo event at the2011 Pan American Games.
| Team | Event | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal /Pl. | Final /BM /Pl. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| United States men | Men's tournament |  MontenegroW 8–7 | Romania W 10–8 |  Great BritainW 13–7 | Serbia L 6–11 | Hungary L 6–11 | 4Q | Croatia L 2–8 | 5th - 8th semifinal Spain L 7–8 | 7th place match Australia L 9–10 | 8 |
| United States women | Women's tournament | Hungary W 14–13 | Spain T 9–9 | China W 7–6 | — | 2 | Italy W 9–6 | Australia W 11–9OT | Spain W 8–5 | | |
The following is the American roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[78]
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2012 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merrill Moses | GK | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 13 August 1977 | New York Athletic Club |
| 2 | Peter Varellas | D | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 2 October 1984 | The Olympic Club |
| 3 | Peter Hudnut | CB | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | 16 February 1980 | Los Angeles WP Club |
| 4 | Jeff Powers | CF | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 108 kg (238 lb) | 21 January 1980 | Newport WP Foundation |
| 5 | Adam Wright | D | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 1 March 1978 | New York Athletic Club |
| 6 | Shea Buckner | D | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 12 December 1986 | New York Athletic Club |
| 7 | Layne Beaubien | D | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 4 July 1976 | New York Athletic Club |
| 8 | Tony Azevedo | D | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 21 November 1981 | New York Athletic Club |
| 9 | Ryan Bailey | CF | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 111 kg (245 lb) | 28 August 1975 | Newport WP Foundation |
| 10 | Tim Hutten | CB | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 11 June 1985 | Newport WP Foundation |
| 11 | Jesse Smith | CB | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 104 kg (229 lb) | 27 April 1983 | New York Athletic Club |
| 12 | John Mann | CF | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 113 kg (249 lb) | 27 January 1978 | New York Athletic Club |
| 13 | Chay Lapin | GK | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 25 February 1987 | Long Beach Shore Aquatics |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 38 | +31 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| Montenegro | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 7 | |
| Hungary | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 52 | +13 | 6 | |
| United States | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 6 | |
| Romania | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 2 | |
| Great Britain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 77 | −49 | 0 |
| 29 July 2012 19:40 | Report | Montenegro | 7–8 | United States | Water Polo Arena,London Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–3, 2–2,3–2 | |||||
| Ivović 3 | Goals | Varellas 3 | |||
| 31 July 2012 19:40 | Report | United States | 10–8 | Romania | Water Polo Arena,London Referees: Dragan Stampalija (CRO), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–2,3–0, 3–3 | |||||
| Varellas,Bailey 3 | Goals | Radu 4 | |||
| 2 August 2012 18:20 | Report | Great Britain | 7–13 | United States | Water Polo Arena,London Referees: Cory Williams (NZL), Ni Shiwei (CHN) |
| Score by quarters: 0–5, 3–3,3–2, 1–3 | |||||
| Parker 3 | Goals | Azevedo 4 | |||
| 4 August 2012 19:40 | Report | Serbia | 11–6 | United States | Water Polo Arena,London Referees: Sergi Sanchez (ESP), Massimiliano Caputi (ITA) |
| Score by quarters:4–1, 1–2,3–1,3–2 | |||||
| Udovičić 3 | Goals | Bailey 2 | |||
| 6 August 2012 15:30 | Report | Hungary | 11–6 | United States | Water Polo Arena,London Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Score by quarters:1–0,5–2,4–1, 1–3 | |||||
| Hosnyánszky 3 | Goals | six players 1 | |||
| 8 August 2012 20:00 | Report | Croatia | 8–2 | United States | Water Polo Arena,London Referees: Massimiliano Caputi (ITA), György Juhász (HUN) |
| Score by quarters:2–0,3–0, 2–2,1–0 | |||||
| Bošković,Obradović 2 | Goals | Bailey,Varellas 1 | |||
| 10 August 2012 14:20 | Report | United States | 7–8 | Spain | Water Polo Arena,London Referees: Marijo Brguljan (CRO), Gyorgy Juhasz (HUN) |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–2,2–1,3–2 | |||||
| Powers,Beaubien 2 | Goals | Perrone 3 | |||
| 12 August 2012 10:20 | Report | United States | 9–10 | Australia | Water Polo Arena,London Referees: Dragan Stampalija (CRO), Ulrich Spiegel (GER) |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–2, 1–3,5–2 | |||||
| four players 2 | Goals | Miller,Campbell 3 | |||
The following is the American roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[79]
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of birth | 2012 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth Armstrong | GK | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 31 January 1983 | Great Lakes WP Club |
| 2 | Heather Petri | D | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 13 June 1978 | New York Athletic Club |
| 3 | Melissa Seidemann | CB | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 104 kg (229 lb) | 26 June 1990 | Stanford University |
| 4 | Brenda Villa | D | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 18 April 1980 | Orizzonte Catania |
| 5 | Lauren Wenger | D | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 77 kg (170 lb) | 11 March 1984 | New York Athletic Club |
| 6 | Maggie Steffens | CB | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 4 June 1993 | Diablo Water Polo |
| 7 | Courtney Mathewson | D | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | 71 kg (157 lb) | 14 September 1986 | New York Athletic Club |
| 8 | Jessica Steffens | CB | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 7 April 1987 | New York Athletic Club |
| 9 | Elsie Windes | CB | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 17 June 1985 | Tualatin Hills WPC |
| 10 | Kelly Rulon | D | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 61 kg (134 lb) | 16 August 1984 | ASD Roma |
| 11 | Annika Dries | CF | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 10 April 1992 | Stanford University |
| 12 | Kami Craig | CF | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 21 July 1987 | Santa Barbara WP Foundation |
| 13 | Tumua Anae | GK | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 70 kg (154 lb) | 16 October 1988 | SoCal |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 5 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 5 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 2 |
| China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 0 |
| 30 July 2012 19:40 | Report | Hungary | 13–14 | United States | Water Polo Arena,London Referees: Brian Littlejohn (GBR), Denis Danelon (BRA) |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 4–4, 2–3,4–3 | |||||
| Bujka 4 | Goals | Steffens 7 | |||
| 1 August 2012 18:20 | Report | Spain | 9–9 | United States | Water Polo Arena,London Referees: Marie Deslieres (CAN), Anton Bervoets (NED) |
| Score by quarters:3–1, 2–2, 1–4,3–2 | |||||
| Pareja 4 | Goals | Craig 4 | |||
| 3 August 2012 19:40 | Report | China | 6–7 | United States | Water Polo Arena,London Referees: Daniel Flahive (AUS), Marijo Brguljan (MNE) |
| Score by quarters:1–0, 2–2, 0–3,3–2 | |||||
| Sun Yating,Ma Huanhuan 2 | Goals | Steffens 3 | |||
| 5 August 2012 19:00 | Report | United States | 9–6 | Italy | Water Polo Arena,London Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Mihajlo Ćirić (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3,3–0, 0–1,3–2 | |||||
| Seidemann 3 | Goals | Di Mario 3 | |||
| 7 August 2012 15:30 | Report | United States | 11–9 (OT) | Australia | Water Polo Arena,London Referees: Ulrich Spiegel (GER), Marie Deslieres (CAN) |
| Score by quarters: 3–3,3–2, 1–1, 2–3 OT:2–0, 0–0 | |||||
| Steffens 4 | Goals | Southern 4 | |||
| 9 August 2012 20:25 | Report | United States | 8–5 | Spain | Water Polo Arena,London Referees: Marie Deslieres (CAN), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 1–1,4–1,2–0, 1–3 | |||||
| Steffens 5 | Goals | Pareja 3 | |||
Three U.S. weightlifters qualified to compete.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | Rank | Weight | Rank | Weight | Rank | ||
| Kendrick Farris | Men's −85 kg[80] | 155 | =12 | 200 | =9 | 355 | 10 |
| Holley Mangold | Women's +75 kg | 105 | 11 | 135 | 10 | 240 | 10 |
| Sarah Robles | 120 | 7 | 145 | 7 | 265 | 7 | |
The U.S. wrestlers qualified to compete in all events except the96 kg Greco-Roman classification.
Key:
Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final /BM | |
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Sam Hazewinkel | Freestyle 55 kg | Bye | Niyazbekov (KAZ) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 17 | ||||
| Coleman Scott | Freestyle 60 kg | Bye | Lee S-C (KOR) W 3–0PO | Zarkua (GEO) W 5–0VT | Asgarov (AZE) L 0–3PO | Bye | Yumoto (JPN) W 3–1PP | | |
| Jared Frayer | Freestyle 66 kg | Bye | Shabanau (BLR) L 0–3PO | Did not advance | 16 | ||||
| Jordan Burroughs | Freestyle 74 kg | Bye | Soler (PUR) W 3–0PO | Gentry (CAN) W 3–1PP | Tsargush (RUS) W 3–1PP | Bye |  Goudarzi (IRI)W 3–0PO | | |
| Jake Herbert | Freestyle 84 kg | Bye | Arencibia (CUB) W 3–1PP | Sharifov (AZE) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | Bye | Bölükbaşı (TUR) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 7 |
| Jake Varner | Freestyle 96 kg | Bye | Kurbanov (UZB) W 3–1PP | Pliev (CAN) W 3–0PO | Gogshelidze (GEO) W 3–1PP | Bye | Andriitsev (UKR) W 3–0PO | | |
| Tervel Dlagnev | Freestyle 120 kg | Bye | Ismail (EGY) W 3–1PP | Shemarov (BLR) W 3–1PP | Taymazov (UZB) L 0–5VT | Bye | Ghasemi (IRI) L 1–3PP | | |
| Spenser Mango | Greco-Roman 55 kg | Abouhalima (EGY) W 3–1PP | Bayramov (AZE) L 0–3PO | Did not advance | Semenov (RUS) L 0–3PO | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Ellis Coleman | Greco-Roman 60 kg |  Angelov (BUL)L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 14 | |||||
| Justin Lester | Greco-Roman 66 kg | Bye | Fujimura (JPN) W 3–1PP | Lőrincz (HUN) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | Bye | Stäbler (GER) L 0–3PO | Did not advance | 8 |
| Ben Provisor | Greco-Roman 74 kg | Bell (CUB) W 3–1PP | Datunashvili (GEO) L 0–3PO | Did not advance | 11 | ||||
| Charles Betts | Greco-Roman 84 kg |  Graham (FSM)W 3–0PO | Shorey (CUB) L 0–3PO | Did not advance | 9 | ||||
| Dremiel Byers | Greco-Roman 120 kg | Bye | Abdullaev (UZB) W 3–0PO | Kayaalp (TUR) L 0–3PO | Did not advance | 9 | |||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final /BM | |
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| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Clarissa Chun | 48 kg | Zhao Ss (CHN) W 3–0PO | Stadnik (AZE) L 0–3PO | Did not advance | Bye | Matkowska (POL) W 5–0VT | Merleni (UKR) W 3–0PO | | |
| Kelsey Campbell | 55 kg | Bye | Yoshida (JPN) L 0–3PO | Did not advance | Bye | Ratkevich (AZE) L 0–3PO | Did not advance | 17 | |
| Elena Pirozhkova | 63 kg | Bye | Grigorjeva (LAT) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 14 | ||||
| Ali Bernard | 72 kg | Fransson (SWE) L 1–3PP | Did not advance | 13 | |||||
The 2012 US Olympic team uniforms for opening ceremony of the London Olympics were designed byRalph Lauren, but were manufactured in China, setting off abipartisan backlash from theUnited States Congress protesting US manufacturing not being showcased by the US Olympic athletes.[81]
On July 13, 2012, six Democratic U.S. senators announced they had co-sponsored legislation to require the 2012 U.S. Olympic team to wear US-made uniforms. The co-sponsors of the "Team USA Made In America Act of 2012" are SenatorsRobert Menendez andFrank R. Lautenberg, both ofNew Jersey,Bob Casey ofPennsylvania,Sherrod Brown ofOhio, andCharles E. Schumer andKirsten Gillibrand of New York.[82]
Due to uniform controversy for the summer games, on July 13, 2012, TheU.S. Olympic Committee stated that the uniforms for the opening and closing ceremonies at the2014 Winter Olympics, inSochi, Russia, will be made in the United States.[83]
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