All-Athletics.com published the Top 20 male and female single performances respectively of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
The lists were calculated according to the rules of the All-Athletics.com Overall Rankings.
All results from London are available, as well as lots of updated statistics including the 2012 World Top Lists, and the World All-Time Lists.
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Top 20 Performances of the 2012 Olympic Games in London
| Name | Nat. | Event | Pos. | Result | Performance Score |
| Men | |||||
| Jamaica | JAM | 4x100m | 1. | 36.84 | 1641 |
| Usain Bolt | JAM | 100m | 1. | 9.63 (+1.5) | 1628 |
| Usain Bolt | JAM | 200m | 1. | 19.32 (+0.4) | 1627 |
| David Rudisha | KEN | 800m | 1. | 1:40.91 | 1616 |
| Aries Merritt | USA | 110m Hurdles | 1. | 12.92 (-0.3) | 1569 |
| Yohan Blake | JAM | 200m | 2. | 19.44 (+0.2) | 1568 |
| United States | USA | 4x100m | 2. | 37.04 | 1565 |
| Kirani James | GRN | 400m | 1. | 43.94 | 1548 |
| Sergey Kirdyapkin | RUS | 50km RW | 1. | 3:35:59 | 1548 |
| Renaud Lavillenie | FRA | Pole Vault | 1. | 5.97 | 1547 |
| Yohan Blake | JAM | 100m | 2. | 9.75 (+1.5) | 1545 |
| Ashton Eaton | USA | Decathlon | 1. | 8869 | 1543 |
| Christian Taylor | USA | Triple Jump | 1. | 17.81 (+0.6) | 1541 |
| Félix Sanchez | DOM | 400m Hurdles | 1. | 47.63 | 1541 |
| Ivan Ukhov | RUS | High Jump | 1. | 2.38 | 1541 |
| Bahamas | BAH | 4x400m | 1. | 2:56.72 | 1536 |
| Tomasz Majewski | POL | Shot Put | 1. | 21.89 | 1534 |
| Nijel Amos | BOT | 800m | 2. | 1:41.73 | 1530 |
| Ding Chen | CHN | 20km RW | 1. | 1:18:46 | 1522 |
| Robert Harting | GER | Discus Throw | 1. | 68.27 | 1507 |
| Women | |||||
| United States | USA | 4x100m | 1. | 40.82 | 1604 |
| Jessica Ennis | GBR | Heptathlon | 1. | 6955 | 1583 |
| Nadezhda Ostapchuk | BLR | Shot Put | 1. | 21.36 | 1558 |
| Anna Chicherova | RUS | High Jump | 1. | 2.05 | 1552 |
| United States | USA | 4x400m | 1. | 3:16.87 | 1552 |
| Yelena Lashmanova | RUS | 20km RW | 1. | 1:25:02 | 1546 |
| Natalya Antyukh | RUS | 400m Hurdles | 1. | 52.70 | 1546 |
| Allyson Felix | USA | 200m | 1. | 21.88 (-0.2) | 1542 |
| Sandra Perković | CRO | Discus Throw | 1. | 69.11 | 1540 |
| Sally Pearson | AUS | 100m Hurdles | 1. | 12.35 (-0.2) | 1537 |
| Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | JAM | 100m | 1. | 10.75 (+1.5) | 1536 |
| Barbora Špotáková | CZE | Javelin Throw | 1. | 69.55 | 1531 |
| Tirunesh Dibaba | ETH | 10000m | 1. | 30:20.75 | 1528 |
| Yuliya Zaripova | RUS | 3000m Steeple | 1. | 9:06.72 | 1527 |
| Tatyana Lysenko | RUS | Hammer Throw | 1. | 78.18 | 1526 |
| Brittney Reese | USA | Long Jump | 1. | 7.12 (+0.8) | 1526 |
| Mariya Savinova | RUS | 800m | 1. | 1:56.19 | 1522 |
| Sanya Richards-Ross | USA | 400m | 1. | 49.55 | 1519 |
| Jamaica | JAM | 4x100m | 2. | 41.41 | 1518 |
| Lashinda Demus | USA | 400m Hurdles | 2. | 52.77 | 1503 |
(Photo by Nick Webb)
