What were the volunteers called at the London Olympics?
Games Makers
London 2012 volunteers are called ‘Games Makers’, as they are helping to make the Games happen. The Games Maker recruitment process began in September 2010, with the London 2012 Organising Committee receiving more than 240,000 applications.
What is a Olympic gamemaker?
The Games Maker Choir is a choir formed of Games Makers, volunteers who participated in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The choir was set up during the Olympic Games after Victoria Verbi, a university student and Games Maker on the Olympic Park, placed a call for singers in the volunteers’ newsletter.
Where did we finish in London 2012?
The 29-year-old arrived at the fourth and final event – the points race – down in ninth position and 38 points adrift of top place after a crash in the scratch race but fought back to finish sixth overall.
Who are the medal winners of the 2012 Olympics?
List of 2012 Summer Olympics medal winners. Athletes from the United States won the most gold medals, with 46, and the most overall, with 103. Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin won the most gold medals at the games with four each. Phelps also won the greatest number of medals overall winning six in total.
When did the London 2012 Olympics take place?
Alternative Title: Games of the XXX Olympiad London 2012 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in London that took place July 27–August 12, 2012. The London Games were the 27th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. London 2012 Olympic Games poster
How many medals did Great Britain win in London 2012?
London 2012 Olympic Games. Great Britain’s 65 total medals was the host country’s best Olympic performance in more than a century, with gold medal triumphs from cyclist Sir Christopher Hoy —whose victories in the team sprint and keirin competitions gave him six career golds, the most won by any Briton and more than any other cyclist had won—and…
When was the last time London hosted the Olympics?
London 2012 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in London that took place July 27–August 12, 2012. The London Games were the 27th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. In 2012 London became the first city to host the modern Games three times, having previously been the site of the 1908 and 1948 Olympic Games.
