| Archery | Men's individual | Oh Jin-hyek South Korea | Takaharu Furukawa Japan | Dai Xiaoxiang China |
| Archery | Men's team | Michele Frangilli, Marco Galiazzo, Mauro Nespoli Italy | Brady Ellison, Jacob Wukie, Jake Kaminski United States | Im Dong-Hyun, Kim Bub-Min, Oh Jin-hyek South Korea |
| Archery | Women's individual | Ki Bo-bae South Korea | Aída Román Mexico | Mariana Avitia Mexico |
| Archery | Women's team | Lee Sung-Jin, Ki Bo-bae, Choi Hyeonju South Korea | Fang Yuting, Cheng Ming, Xu Jing China | Kaori Kawanaka, Ren Hayakawa, Miki Kanie Japan |
| Artistic swimming | Women’s Duet | Natalia Ishchenko, Svetlana Romashina Russia | Ona Carbonell, Andrea Fuentes Spain | Huang Xuechen, Liu Ou China |
| Artistic swimming | Women’s Team | Anastasia Davydova, Mariya Gromova, Natalia Ishchenko, Elvira Khasyanova, Daria Korobova, Alexandra Patskevich, Svetlana Romashina, Angelika Timanina, Alla Shishkina Russia | Chang Si, Chen Xiaojun, Huang Xuechen, Jiang Tingting, Jiang Wenwen, Liu Ou, Luo Xi, Wu Yiwen, Sun Wenyan China | Clara Basiana, Alba María Cabello, Ona Carbonell, Margalida Crespí, Andrea Fuentes, Thaïs Henríquez, Paula Klamburg, Irene Montrucchio, Laia Pons Spain |
| Athletics | Men’s 10,000 metres | Mo Farah Great Britain | Galen Rupp United States | Tariku Bekele Ethiopia |
| Athletics | Men’s 100 metres | Usain Bolt Jamaica | Yohan Blake Jamaica | Justin Gatlin United States |
| Athletics | Men’s 110 metres hurdles | Aries Merritt United States | Jason Richardson United States | Hansle Parchment Jamaica |
| Athletics | Men’s 1500 metres | Taoufik Makhloufi Algeria | Leonel Manzano United States | Abdalaati Iguider Morocco |
| Athletics | Men’s 20 kilometres walk | Chen Ding China | Erick Barrondo Guatemala | Wang Zhen China |
| Athletics | Men’s 200 metres | Usain Bolt Jamaica | Yohan Blake Jamaica | Warren Weir Jamaica |
| Athletics | Men’s 3000 metres steeplechase | Ezekiel Kemboi Cheboi Kenya | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad France | Abel Kiprop Mutai Kenya |
| Athletics | Men’s 4 × 100 metres relay | Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt, Kemar Bailey-Cole Jamaica | Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callender, Richard Thompson Trinidad and Tobago | Jimmy Vicaut, Christophe Lemaitre, Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux, Ronald Pognon France |
| Athletics | Men’s 4 × 400 metres relay | Chris Brown, Demetrius Pinder, Michael Mathieu, Ramon Miller Bahamas | Bryshon Nellum, Joshua Mance, Tony McQuay, Angelo Taylor, Manteo Mitchell United States | Lalonde Gordon, Jarrin Solomon, Ade Alleyne-Forte, Deon Lendore Trinidad and Tobago |
| Athletics | Men’s 400 metres | Kirani James Grenada | Luguelín Santos Dominican Republic | Lalonde Gordon Trinidad and Tobago |
| Athletics | Men’s 400 metres hurdles | Félix Sánchez Dominican Republic | Michael Tinsley United States | Javier Culson Pérez Puerto Rico |
| Athletics | Men’s 50 kilometres walk | Jared Tallent Australia | Si Tianfeng China | Robert Heffernan Ireland |
| Athletics | Men’s 5000 metres | Mo Farah Great Britain | Dejen Gebremeskel Ethiopia | Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa Kenya |
| Athletics | Men’s 800 metres | David Rudisha Kenya | Nijel Amos Botswana | Timothy Kitum Kenya |
| Athletics | Men’s Decathlon | Ashton Eaton United States | Trey Hardee United States | Leonel Suárez Cuba |
| Athletics | Men’s Discus throw | Robert Harting Germany | Ehsan Haddadi Iran | Gerd Kanter Estonia |
| Athletics | Men’s Hammer throw | Krisztián Pars Hungary | Primož Kozmus Slovenia | Koji Murofushi Japan |
| Athletics | Men’s High jump | Erik Kynard United States | Derek Drouin Canada / Robert Grabarz Great Britain / Mutaz Essa Barshim Qatar | — |
| Athletics | Men’s Javelin throw | Keshorn Walcott Trinidad and Tobago | Antti Ruuskanen Finland | Vítězslav Veselý Czechia |
| Athletics | Men’s Long jump | Greg Rutherford Great Britain | Mitchell Watt Australia | Will Claye United States |
| Athletics | Men’s Marathon | Stephen Kiprotich Uganda | Abel Kirui Kenya | Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich Kenya |
| Athletics | Men’s Pole vault | Renaud Lavillenie France | Björn Otto Germany | Raphael Holzdeppe Germany |
| Athletics | Men’s Shot put | Tomasz Majewski Poland | David Storl Germany | Reese Hoffa United States |
| Athletics | Men’s Triple jump | Christian Taylor United States | Will Claye United States | Fabrizio Donato Italy |
| Athletics | Women’s 10,000 metres | Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene Ethiopia | Sally Jepkosgei Kipyego Kenya | Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya |
| Athletics | Women’s 100 metres | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaica | Carmelita Jeter United States | Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica |
| Athletics | Women’s 100 metres hurdles | Sally Pearson Australia | Dawn Harper United States | Kellie Wells United States |
| Athletics | Women’s 1500 metres | Maryam Yusuf Jamal Bahrain | Abeba Aregawi Ethiopia | Shannon Rowbury United States |
| Athletics | Women’s 20 kilometres walk | Qieyang Shenjie China | Liu Hong China | Lü Xiuzhi China |
| Athletics | Women’s 200 metres | Allyson Felix United States | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaica | Carmelita Jeter United States |
| Athletics | Women’s 3000 metres steeplechase | Habiba Ghribi Tunisia | Sofia Assefa Ethiopia | Milcah Chemos Cheywa Kenya |
| Athletics | Women’s 4 × 100 metres relay | Tianna Bartoletta, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter, Jeneba Tarmoh, Lauryn Williams United States | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Sherone Simpson, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Kerron Stewart, Samantha Henry-Robinson, Schillonie Calvert Jamaica | Olesya Povh, Khrystyna Stuy, Mariya Ryemyen, Elyzaveta Bryzgina Ukraine |
| Athletics | Women’s 4 × 400 metres relay | DeeDee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Francena McCorory, Sanya Richards-Ross, Keshia Baker, Diamond Dixon United States | Christine Day, Rosemarie Whyte, Shericka Williams, Novlene Williams-Mills, Shereefa Lloyd Jamaica | Alina Lohvynenko, Olha Zemlyak, Hanna Yaroshchuk, Nataliya Pyhyda Ukraine |
| Athletics | Women’s 400 metres | Sanya Richards-Ross United States | Christine Ohuruogu Great Britain | DeeDee Trotter United States |
| Athletics | Women’s 400 metres hurdles | Lashinda Demus United States | Zuzana Hejnová Czechia | Kaliese Spencer Jamaica |
| Athletics | Women’s 5000 metres | Meseret Defar Tola Ethiopia | Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya | Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia |
| Athletics | Women’s 800 metres | Caster Semenya South Africa | Pamela Jelimo Kenya | Alysia Johnson Montaño United States |
| Athletics | Women’s Discus throw | Sandra Perković Croatia | Li Yanfeng China | Yarelys Barrios Cuba |
| Athletics | Women’s Hammer throw | Anita Włodarczyk Poland | Betty Heidler Germany | Zhang Wenxiu China |
| Athletics | Women’s Heptathlon | Jessica Ennis-Hill Great Britain | Lilli Schwarzkopf Germany | Austra Skujytė Lithuania |
| Athletics | Women’s High jump | Anna Chicherova Russia | Brigetta Barrett United States | Ruth Beitia Spain |
| Athletics | Women’s Javelin throw | Barbora Špotáková Czechia | Christina Obergföll Germany | Linda Stahl Germany |
| Athletics | Women’s Long jump | Brittney Reese United States | Yelena Sokolova Russia | Janay Deloach United States |
| Athletics | Women’s Marathon | Tiki Gelana Ethiopia | Priscah Jeptoo Kenya | Tatyana Arkhipova Russia |
| Athletics | Women’s Pole vault | Jenn Suhr United States | Yarisley Silva Cuba | Yelena Isinbayeva Russia |
| Athletics | Women’s Shot put | Valerie Adams New Zealand | Gong Lijiao China | Li Ling China |
| Athletics | Women’s Triple jump | Olga Rypakova Kazakhstan | Caterine Ibargüen Colombia | Olha Saladukha Ukraine |
| Badminton | Men's doubles | Fu Haifeng, Cai Yun China | Mathias Boe, Carsten Mogensen Denmark | Jung Jae-sung, Lee Yong-dae South Korea |
| Badminton | Men's singles | Lin Dan China | Lee Chong Wei Malaysia | Chen Long China |
| Badminton | Mixed doubles | Zhang Nan, Zhao Yunlei China | Ma Jin, Xu Chen China | Joachim Fischer Nielsen, Christinna Pedersen Denmark |
| Badminton | Women's doubles | Tian Qing, Zhao Yunlei China | Reika Kakiiwa, Mizuki Fujii Japan | Valeria Sorokina, Nina Vislova Russia |
| Badminton | Women's singles | Li Xuerui China | Wang Yihan China | Saina Nehwal India |
| Basketball | Men's team | Tyson Chandler, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, Deron Williams, Andre Iguodala, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Love, James Harden, Chris Paul, Anthony Davis, Carmelo Anthony United States | Pau Gasol, Rudy Fernández, Sergio Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Navarro, José Calderón, Felipe Reyes, Víctor Claver, Fernando San Emeterio, Sergio Llull, Marc Gasol, Serge Ibaka, Víctor Sada Spain | Semyon Antonov, Vitaly Fridzon, Sergey Karasev, Sasha Kaun, Victor Khryapa, Dmitry Khvostov, Andrei Kirilenko, Sergei Monia, Timofey Mozgov, Anton Ponkrashov, Alexey Shved, Evgeny Voronov Russia |
| Basketball | Women's team | Lindsay Whalen, Seimone Augustus, Sue Bird, Maya Moore, Angel McCoughtry, Asjha Jones, Tamika Catchings, Swin Cash, Diana Taurasi, Sylvia Fowles, Tina Charles, Candace Parker United States | Isabelle Yacoubou, Endéné Miyem, Clémence Beikes, Sandrine Gruda, Edwige Lawson-Wade, Céline Dumerc, Florence Lepron, Émilie Gomis, Marion Laborde, Élodie Godin, Emmeline Ndongue, Jennifer Digbeu France | Suzy Batkovic, Abby Bishop, Liz Cambage, Kristi Harrower, Lauren Jackson, Rachel Jarry, Kathleen MacLeod, Jenna O'Hea, Samantha Richards, Jennifer Screen, Belinda Snell, Laura Summerton Australia |
| Boxing | Men's bantamweight | Luke Campbell Great Britain | John Joe Nevin Ireland | Lázaro Álvarez Cuba / Satoshi Shimizu Japan |
| Boxing | Men's flyweight | Robeisy Ramírez Cuba | Tugstsogt Nyambayar Mongolia | Michael Conlan Ireland / Misha Aloyan Russia |
| Boxing | Men's heavyweight | Oleksandr Usyk Ukraine | Clemente Russo Italy | Teymur Mammadov Azerbaijan / Tervel Pulev Bulgaria |
| Boxing | Men's light flyweight | Zou Shiming China | Kaeo Pongprayoon Thailand | Paddy Barnes Ireland / David Ayrapetyan Russia |
| Boxing | Men's light heavyweight | Egor Mekhontsev Russia | Adilbek Niyazymbetov Kazakhstan | Yamaguchi Falcão Florentino Brazil / Oleksandr Hvozdyk Ukraine |
| Boxing | Men's light welterweight | Roniel Iglesias Cuba | Denys Berinchyk Ukraine | Vincenzo Mangiacapre Italy / Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene Mongolia |
| Boxing | Men's lightweight | Vasyl Lomachenko Ukraine | Han Soon-Chul South Korea | Yasniel Toledo Cuba / Evaldas Petrauskas Lithuania |
| Boxing | Men's middleweight | Ryōta Murata Japan | Esquiva Falcão Florentino Brazil | Anthony Ogogo Great Britain / Abbos Atoev Uzbekistan |
| Boxing | Men's super heavyweight | Anthony Joshua Great Britain | Roberto Cammarelle Italy | Magomedrasul Majidov Azerbaijan / Ivan Dychko Kazakhstan |
| Boxing | Men's welterweight | Serik Sapiyev Kazakhstan | Fred Evans Great Britain | Andrey Zamkovoy Russia / Taras Shelestyuk Ukraine |
| Boxing | Women's flyweight | Nicola Adams Great Britain | Ren Cancan China | Mary Kom India / Marlen Esparza United States |
| Boxing | Women's lightweight | Katie Taylor Ireland | Sofya Ochigava Russia | Adriana Araújo Brazil / Mavzuna Chorieva Tajikistan |
| Boxing | Women's middleweight | Claressa Shields United States | Nadezhda Torlopova Russia | Li Jinzi China / Marina Volnova Kazakhstan |
| Canoeing | Men's C-1 1000 m | Sebastian Brendel Germany | David Cal Spain | Mark Oldershaw Canada |
| Canoeing | Men's C-1 200 m | Yuriy Cheban Ukraine | Ivan Shtyl Russia | Alfonso Benavides Spain |
| Canoeing | Men's C-2 1000 m | Peter Kretschmer, Kurt Kuschela Germany | Aliaksandr Bahdanovich, Andrei Bahdanovich Belarus | Alexey Korovashkov, Ilya Pervukhin Russia |
| Canoeing | Men's K-1 1000 m | Eirik Verås Larsen Norway | Adam van Koeverden Canada | Max Hoff Germany |
| Canoeing | Men's K-1 200 m | Ed McKeever Great Britain | Saúl Craviotto Spain | Mark de Jonge Canada |
| Canoeing | Men's K-2 1000 m | Rudolf Dombi, Roland Kökény Hungary | Fernando Pimenta, Emanuel Silva Portugal | Martin Hollstein, Andreas Ihle Germany |
| Canoeing | Men's K-2 200 m | Alexander Dyachenko, Yury Postrigay Russia | Vadzim Makhneu, Raman Piatrushenka Belarus | Liam Heath, Jon Schofield Great Britain |
| Canoeing | Men's K-4 1000 m | Jacob Clear, David Smith, Tate Smith, Murray Stewart Australia | Zoltán Kammerer, Tamás Kulifai, Dániel Pauman, Dávid Tóth Hungary | Josef Dostál, Daniel Havel, Lukáš Trefil, Jan Štěrba Czechia |
| Canoeing | Men's slalom C-1 | Tony Estanguet France | Sideris Tasiadis Germany | Michal Martikán Slovakia |
| Canoeing | Men's slalom C-2 | Timothy Baillie, Etienne Stott Great Britain | David Florence, Richard Hounslow Great Britain | Pavol Hochschorner, Peter Hochschorner Slovakia |
| Canoeing | Men's slalom K-1 | Daniele Molmenti Italy | Vavřinec Hradilek Czechia | Hannes Aigner Germany |
| Canoeing | Women's K-1 200 m | Lisa Carrington New Zealand | Inna Osypenko-Radomska Ukraine | Natasa Dusev-Janics Hungary |
| Canoeing | Women's K-1 500 m | Danuta Kozák Hungary | Inna Osypenko-Radomska Ukraine | Bridgitte Hartley South Africa |
| Canoeing | Women's K-2 500 m | Tina Dietze, Franziska Weber Germany | Natasa Dusev-Janics, Katalin Kovács Hungary | Beata Mikołajczyk, Karolina Naja Poland |
| Canoeing | Women's K-4 500 m | Krisztina Fazekas Zur, Katalin Kovács, Danuta Kozák, Gabriella Szabó Hungary | Tina Dietze, Carolin Leonhardt, Katrin Wagner-Augustin, Franziska Weber Germany | Volha Khudzenka, Iryna Pamialova, Nadzeya Papok, Maryna Pautaran Belarus |
| Canoeing | Women's slalom K-1 | Émilie Fer France | Jessica Fox Australia | Maialen Chourraut Spain |
| Cycling | Men’s Keirin | Chris Hoy Great Britain | Maximilian Levy Germany | Teun Mulder Netherlands / Simon van Velthooven New Zealand |
| Cycling | Men's | Jaroslav Kulhavý Czechia | Nino Schurter Switzerland | Marco Aurelio Fontana Italy |
| Cycling | Men's | Māris Štrombergs Latvia | Sam Willoughby Australia | Carlos Oquendo Colombia |
| Cycling | Men's road race | Alexander Vinokourov Kazakhstan | Rigoberto Urán Colombia | Alexander Kristoff Norway |
| Cycling | Men's time trial | Bradley Wiggins Great Britain | Tony Martin Germany | Chris Froome Great Britain |
| Cycling | Men’s Omnium | Lasse Norman Hansen Denmark | Bryan Coquard France | Ed Clancy Great Britain |
| Cycling | Men’s individual sprint | Jason Kenny Great Britain | Grégory Baugé France | Shane Perkins Australia |
| Cycling | Men’s team pursuit | Steven Burke, Ed Clancy, Peter Kennaugh, Geraint Thomas Great Britain | Jack Bobridge, Rohan Dennis, Michael Hepburn, Glenn O'Shea Australia | Sam Bewley, Westley Gough, Marc Ryan, Jesse Sergent New Zealand |
| Cycling | Men’s team sprint | Philip Hindes, Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny Great Britain | Grégory Baugé, Michaël D'Almeida, Kévin Sireau France | René Enders, Robert Förstemann, Maximilian Levy Germany |
| Cycling | Women’s Keirin | Victoria Pendleton Great Britain | Guo Shuang China | Lee Wai-sze Hong Kong |
| Cycling | Women’s Omnium | Laura Kenny Great Britain | Sarah Hammer United States | Annette Edmondson Australia |
| Cycling | Women's | Julie Bresset France | Sabine Spitz Germany | Georgia Gould United States |
| Cycling | Women's | Mariana Pajón Colombia | Sarah Walker New Zealand | Laura Smulders Netherlands |
| Cycling | Women's road race | Marianne Vos Netherlands | Lizzie Armitstead Great Britain | Olga Zabelinskaya Russia |
| Cycling | Women's time trial | Kristin Armstrong United States | Judith Arndt Germany | Olga Zabelinskaya Russia |
| Cycling | Women’s individual sprint | Anna Meares Australia | Victoria Pendleton Great Britain | Guo Shuang China |
| Cycling | Women’s team pursuit | Dani King, Joanna Rowsell, Laura Kenny Great Britain | Dotsie Bausch, Sarah Hammer, Jennie Reed United States | Gillian Carleton, Jasmin Glaesser, Tara Whitten Canada |
| Cycling | Women’s team sprint | Kristina Vogel, Miriam Welte Germany | Gong Jinjie, Guo Shuang China | Kaarle McCulloch, Anna Meares Australia |
| Diving | Men’s 10 m platform | David Boudia United States | Qiu Bo China | Tom Daley Great Britain |
| Diving | Men’s 3 m springboard | Ilya Zakharov Russia | Qin Kai China | He Chong China |
| Diving | Men’s synchronized 10 m platform | Cao Yuan, Zhang Yanquan China | Iván García, Germán Sánchez Mexico | David Boudia, Nicholas McCrory United States |
| Diving | Men’s synchronized 3 m springboard | Luo Yutong, Qin Kai China | Ilya Zakharov, Evgeny Kuznetsov Russia | Troy Dumais, Kristian Ipsen United States |
| Diving | Women’s 10 m platform | Chen Ruolin China | Brittany Broben Australia | Pandelela Rinong Malaysia |
| Diving | Women’s 3 m springboard | Wu Minxia China | He Zi China | Laura Sánchez Mexico |
| Diving | Women’s synchronized 10 m platform | Chen Ruolin, Wang Hao China | Paola Espinosa, Alejandra Orozco Mexico | Meaghan Benfeito, Roseline Filion Canada |
| Diving | Women’s synchronized 3 m springboard | He Zi, Wu Minxia China | Kelci Bryant, Abigail Johnston United States | Jennifer Abel, Émilie Heymans Canada |
| Equestrian | Open Individual dressage | Charlotte Dujardin Great Britain | Adelinde Cornelissen Netherlands | Laura Bechtolsheimer Great Britain |
| Equestrian | Open Individual eventing | Michael Jung Germany | Sara Algotsson Ostholt Sweden | Sandra Auffarth Germany |
| Equestrian | Open Individual jumping | Steve Guerdat Switzerland | Gerco Schröder Netherlands | Cian O'Connor Ireland |
| Equestrian | Open Team dressage | Laura Bechtolsheimer, Charlotte Dujardin, Carl Hester Great Britain | Helen Langehanenberg, Dorothee Schneider, Kristina Sprehe Germany | Adelinde Cornelissen, Edward Gal, Anky van Grunsven Netherlands |
| Equestrian | Open Team eventing | Peter Thomsen, Dirk Schrade, Ingrid Klimke, Sandra Auffarth, Michael Jung Germany | William Fox-Pitt, Nicola Wilson, Zara Phillips, Mary King, Kristina Cook Great Britain | Jonelle Richards, Caroline Powell, Jonathan Paget, Andrew Nicholson, Mark Todd New Zealand |
| Equestrian | Open Team jumping | Scott Brash, Peter Charles, Ben Maher, Nick Skelton Great Britain | Marc Houtzager, Gerco Schroder, Maikel van der Vleuten, Jur Vrieling Netherlands | Ramzy Al Duhami, Abdullah Al Saud, Kamal Bahamdan, Abdullah Al Sharbatly Saudi Arabia |
| Fencing | Men’s individual foil | Lei Sheng China | Alaaeldin Abouelkassem Egypt | Choi Byung-Chul South Korea |
| Fencing | Men’s individual sabre | Áron Szilágyi Hungary | Diego Occhiuzzi Italy | Nikolay Kovalev Russia |
| Fencing | Men’s individual épée | Rubén Limardo Gascón Venezuela | Bartosz Piasecki Norway | Jung Jin-Sun South Korea |
| Fencing | Men’s team foil | Valerio Aspromonte, Giorgio Avola, Andrea Baldini, Andrea Cassarà Italy | Suguru Awaji, Kenta Chida, Ryo Miyake, Yuki Ota Japan | Sebastian Bachmann, Peter Joppich, Benjamin Kleibrink, André Weßels Germany |
| Fencing | Men’s team sabre | Gu Bon-Gil, Kim Jung-Hwan, Oh Eun-Seok, Won Woo-Young South Korea | Tiberiu Dolniceanu, Rareș Dumitrescu, Alexandru Sirițeanu, Florin Zalomir Romania | Aldo Montano, Diego Occhiuzzi, Luigi Samele, Luigi Tarantino Italy |
| Fencing | Women’s individual foil | Elisa Di Francisca Italy | Arianna Errigo Italy | Valentina Vezzali Italy |
| Fencing | Women’s individual sabre | Kim Ji-yeon South Korea | Sofiya Velikaya Russia | Olha Kharlan Ukraine |
| Fencing | Women’s individual épée | Yana Shemyakina Ukraine | Britta Heidemann Germany | Sun Yujie China |
| Fencing | Women’s team foil | Elisa Di Francisca, Arianna Errigo, Ilaria Salvatori, Valentina Vezzali Italy | Inna Deriglazova, Kamilla Gafurzianova, Larisa Korobeynikova, Aida Shanayeva Russia | Jung Gil-Ok, Oh Ha-Na, Nam Hyun-Hee, Jeon Hee-Sook South Korea |
| Fencing | Women’s team épée | Xu Anqi, Li Na, Luo Xiaojuan, Sun Yujie China | Shin A-Lam, Choi Eun-Sook, Jung Hyo-Jung, Choi In-Jeong South Korea | Courtney Hurley, Kelley Hurley, Maya Lawrence, Susie Scanlan United States |
| Field hockey | Men's team | Maximilian Müller, Martin Häner, Oskar Deecke, Christopher Wesley, Moritz Fürste, Tobias Hauke, Jan-Philipp Rabente, Benjamin Weß, Timo Weß, Oliver Korn, Christopher Zeller, Max Weinhold, Matthias Witthaus, Florian Fuchs, Philipp Zeller, Thilo Stralkowski Germany | Jaap Stockmann, Klaas Vermeulen, Marcel Balkestein, Wouter Jolie, Roderick Weusthof, Robbert Kemperman, Teun de Nooijer, Sander Baart, Floris Evers, Bob de Voogd, Sander de Wijn, Rogier Hofman, Robert van der Horst, Billy Bakker, Valentin Verga, Mink van der Weerden Netherlands | Mark Knowles, Jamie Dwyer, Liam de Young, Simon Orchard, Glenn Turner, Chris Ciriello, Matthew Butturini, Russell Ford, Eddie Ockenden, Joel Carroll, Matthew Gohdes, Tim Deavin, Matthew Swann, Nathan Burgers, Kieran Govers, Fergus Kavanagh Australia |
| Field hockey | Women's team | Marilyn Agliotti, Merel de Blaeij, Eva de Goede, Maartje Goderie, Ellen Hoog, Kelly Jonker, Kim Lammers, Maartje Paumen, Sophie Polkamp, Joyce Sombroek, Naomi van As, Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel, Margot van Geffen, Kitty van Male, Caia van Maasakker, Lidewij Welten Netherlands | Luciana Aymar, Noel Barrionuevo, Martina Cavallero, Laura del Colle, Silvina D'Elia, Florencia Habif, Rosario Luchetti, Sofía Maccari, Delfina Merino, Maria Florencia Mutio, Carla Rebecchi, Macarena Rodríguez, Rocío Sanchez Moccia, Mariela Scarone, Daniela Sruoga, Maria Josefina Sruoga Argentina | Ashleigh Ball, Laura Bartlett, Crista Cullen, Alex Danson, Hannah Macleod, Emily Maguire, Anne Panter, Helen Richardson, Chloe Rogers, Beth Storry, Sarah Thomas, Georgie Twigg, Laura Unsworth, Kate Walsh, Sally Walton, Nicola White Great Britain |
| Football | Men's team | Javier Aquino, Néstor Araujo, Dárvin Chávez, José de Jesús Corona, Javier Cortés, Jorge Enríquez, Marco Fabián, Héctor Herrera, Israel Jiménez, Raúl Jiménez, Hiram Mier, Oribe Peralta, Miguel Ponce, Diego Antonio Reyes, José Antonio Rodríguez, Carlos Salcido, Giovani dos Santos, Néstor Vidrio Mexico | Alex Sandro, Danilo Luiz da Silva, Gabriel Vasconcelos Ferreira, Paulo Henrique Ganso, Hulk, Juan Jesus, Leandro Damião, Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva, Marcelo Vieira, Norberto Murara Neto, Neymar, Oscar, Alexandre Pato, Rafael Pereira da Silva, Rômulo Borges Monteiro, Sandro Raniere, Thiago Silva, Bruno Uvini Brazil | Lee Beom-Young, Kim Bo-Kyung, Kim Chang-Soo, Park Chu-Young, Ji Dong-Won, Kim Hyun-Sung, Koo Ja-Cheol, Oh Jae-Seok, Park Jong-Woo, Kim Kee-Hee, Hwang Seok-Ho, Yun Suk-Young, Baek Sung-Dong, Jung Sung-Ryong, Ki Sung-Yueng, Nam Tae-Hee, Jung Woo-Young, Kim Young-Gwon South Korea |
| Football | Women's team | Nicole Barnhart, Shannon Boxx, Rachel Buehler, Lauren Cheney, Tobin Heath, Amy LePeilbet, Sydney Leroux, Carli Lloyd, Heather Mitts, Alex Morgan, Kelley O'Hara, Heather O'Reilly, Christie Rampone, Megan Rapinoe, Amy Rodriguez, Becky Sauerbrunn, Hope Solo, Abby Wambach United States | Kozue Ando, Miho Fukumoto, Mana Iwabuchi, Azusa Iwashimizu, Ayumi Kaihori, Nahomi Kawasumi, Yukari Kinga, Saki Kumagai, Karina Maruyama, Aya Miyama, Shinobu Ohno, Yūki Ōgimi, Aya Sameshima, Mizuho Sakaguchi, Homare Sawa, Megumi Takase, Asuna Tanaka, Kyoko Yano Japan | Candace Chapman, Jonelle Filigno, Robyn Gayle, Kaylyn Kyle, Karina LeBlanc, Diana Matheson, Erin McLeod, Carmelina Moscato, Marie-Ève Nault, Kelly Parker, Sophie Schmidt, Desiree Scott, Lauren Sesselmann, Christine Sinclair, Chelsea Stewart, Melissa Tancredi, Brittany Timko, Rhian Wilkinson Canada |
| Gymnastics | Men’s Trampoline · Men's individual | Dong Dong China | Dmitry Ushakov Russia | Lu Chunlong China |
| Gymnastics | Men’s floor exercise | Zou Kai China | Kōhei Uchimura Japan | Denis Ablyazin Russia |
| Gymnastics | Men’s horizontal bar | Epke Zonderland Netherlands | Fabian Hambüchen Germany | Zou Kai China |
| Gymnastics | Men’s individual all-around | Kōhei Uchimura Japan | Marcel Nguyen Germany | Danell Leyva United States |
| Gymnastics | Men’s parallel bars | Feng Zhe China | Marcel Nguyen Germany | Hamilton Sabot France |
| Gymnastics | Men’s pommel horse | Krisztián Berki Hungary | Louis Smith Great Britain | Max Whitlock Great Britain |
| Gymnastics | Men’s rings | Arthur Zanetti Brazil | Chen Yibing China | Matteo Morandi Italy |
| Gymnastics | Men’s team all-around | Chen Yibing, Feng Zhe, Guo Weiyang, Zhang Chenglong, Zou Kai China | Ryohei Kato, Kazuhito Tanaka, Yusuke Tanaka, Kōhei Uchimura, Koji Yamamuro Japan | Sam Oldham, Daniel Purvis, Louis Smith, Kristian Thomas, Max Whitlock Great Britain |
| Gymnastics | Men’s vault | Yang Hak-Seon South Korea | Denis Ablyazin Russia | Igor Radivilov Ukraine |
| Gymnastics | Women’s Rhythmic · Group all-around | Anastasia Bliznyuk, Uliana Donskova, Ksenia Dudkina, Alina Makarenko, Anastasia Nazarenko, Karolina Sevastyanova Russia | Maryna Hancharova, Anastasia Ivankova, Nataliya Leshchyk, Aliaksandra Narkevich, Ksenia Sankovich, Alina Tumilovich Belarus | Elisa Blanchi, Romina Laurito, Marta Pagnini, Elisa Santoni, Anzhelika Savrayuk, Andreea Stefanescu Italy |
| Gymnastics | Women’s Rhythmic · Individual all-around | Yevgeniya Kanayeva Russia | Daria Dmitrieva Russia | Liubov Charkashyna Belarus |
| Gymnastics | Women’s Trampoline · Women's individual | Rosie MacLennan Canada | Huang Shanshan China | He Wenna China |
| Gymnastics | Women’s balance beam | Deng Linlin China | Sui Lu China | Aly Raisman United States |
| Gymnastics | Women’s floor exercise | Aly Raisman United States | Cătălina Ponor Romania | Aliya Mustafina Russia |
| Gymnastics | Women’s individual all-around | Gabby Douglas United States | Viktoria Komova Russia | Aliya Mustafina Russia |
| Gymnastics | Women’s team all-around | Gabby Douglas, Jordyn Wieber, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross, McKayla Maroney United States | Aliya Mustafina, Viktoria Komova, Ksenia Afanasyeva, Anastasia Grishina, Maria Paseka Russia | Cătălina Ponor, Larisa Iordache, Diana Bulimar, Sandra Izbașa, Diana Chelaru Romania |
| Gymnastics | Women’s uneven bars | Aliya Mustafina Russia | He Kexin China | Beth Tweddle Great Britain |
| Gymnastics | Women’s vault | Sandra Izbașa Romania | McKayla Maroney United States | Maria Paseka Russia |
| Handball | Men's team | Jérôme Fernandez, Didier Dinart, Xavier Barachet, Guillaume Gille, Bertrand Gille, Daniel Narcisse, Guillaume Joli, Samuel Honrubia, Daouda Karaboué, Nikola Karabatić, Thierry Omeyer, William Accambray, Luc Abalo, Cédric Sorhaindo, Michaël Guigou France | Mattias Andersson, Mattias Gustafsson, Kim Andersson, Jonas Källman, Magnus Jernemyr, Niclas Ekberg, Dalibor Doder, Jonas Larholm, Tobias Karlsson, Johan Jakobsson, Johan Sjöstrand, Fredrik Petersen, Kim Ekdahl du Rietz, Mattias Zakrisson, Andreas Nilsson Sweden | Venio Losert, Ivano Balić, Domagoj Duvnjak, Blaženko Lacković, Marko Kopljar, Igor Vori, Jakov Gojun, Zlatko Horvat, Drago Vuković, Damir Bičanić, Denis Buntić, Mirko Alilović, Manuel Štrlek, Ivan Čupić, Ivan Ninčević Croatia |
| Handball | Women's team | Ida Alstad, Karoline Dyhre Breivang, Marit Malm Frafjord, Kari Aalvik Grimsbø, Katrine Lunde Haraldsen, Camilla Herrem, Kari Mette Johansen, Amanda Kurtović, Heidi Løke, Kristine Lunde-Borgersen, Karoline Næss, Tonje Nøstvold, Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren, Linn Jørum Sulland, Gøril Snorroeggen Norway | Sonja Barjaktarović, Anđela Bulatović, Katarina Bulatović, Ana Đokić, Marija Jovanović, Milena Knežević, Suzana Lazović, Majda Mehmedović, Radmila Miljanić, Bojana Popović, Jovanka Radičević, Ana Radović, Maja Savić, Jasna Tošković, Marina Vukčević Montenegro | Jessica Alonso, Vanesa Amorós, Macarena Aguilar, Andrea Barnó, Nely Carla Alberto, Elisabet Chávez, Mihaela Ciobanu, Verónica Cuadrado, Patricia Elorza, Beatriz Fernández, Begoña Fernández, Marta Mangué, Carmen Martín, Silvia Navarro, Elisabeth Pinedo Spain |
| Judo | Men’s Extra-lightweight (60 kg) | Arsen Galstyan Russia | Hiroaki Hiraoka Japan | Felipe Kitadai Brazil / Rishod Sobirov Uzbekistan |
| Judo | Men’s Half-heavyweight (100 kg) | Tagir Khaybulaev Russia | Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar Mongolia | Dimitri Peters Germany / Henk Grol Netherlands |
| Judo | Men’s Half-lightweight (66 kg) | Lasha Shavdatuashvili Georgia | Miklós Ungvári Hungary | Masashi Ebinuma Japan / Cho Jun-Ho South Korea |
| Judo | Men’s Half-middleweight (81 kg) | Kim Jae-Bum South Korea | Ole Bischof Germany | Antoine Valois-Fortier Canada / Ivan Nifontov Russia |
| Judo | Men’s Heavyweight (+100 kg) | Teddy Riner France | Aleksandr Mikhailine Russia | Rafael Silva Brazil / Andreas Tölzer Germany |
| Judo | Men’s Lightweight (73 kg) | Mansur Isaev Russia | Riki Nakaya Japan | Ugo Legrand France / Sainjargalyn Nyam-Ochir Mongolia |
| Judo | Men’s Middleweight (90 kg) | Song Dae-Nam South Korea | Asley González Cuba | Ilias Iliadis Greece / Masashi Nishiyama Japan |
| Judo | Women’s Extra-lightweight (48 kg) | Sarah Menezes Brazil | Alina Dumitru Romania | Charline Van Snick Belgium / Éva Csernoviczki Hungary |
| Judo | Women’s Half-heavyweight (78 kg) | Kayla Harrison United States | Gemma Gibbons Great Britain | Mayra Aguiar Brazil / Audrey Tcheuméo France |
| Judo | Women’s Half-lightweight (52 kg) | An Kum-ae North Korea | Yanet Bermoy Cuba | Priscilla Gneto France / Rosalba Forciniti Italy |
| Judo | Women’s Half-middleweight (63 kg) | Urška Žolnir Slovenia | Xu Lili China | Gévrise Émane France / Yoshie Ueno Japan |
| Judo | Women’s Heavyweight (+78 kg) | Idalys Ortiz Cuba | Mika Sugimoto Japan | Tong Wen China / Karina Bryant Great Britain |
| Judo | Women’s Lightweight (57 kg) | Kaori Matsumoto Japan | Corina Căprioriu Romania | Automne Pavia France / Marti Malloy United States |
| Judo | Women’s Middleweight (70 kg) | Lucie Décosse France | Kerstin Thiele Germany | Yuri Alvear Colombia / Edith Bosch Netherlands |
| Modern pentathlon | Men's | David Svoboda Czechia | Cao Zhongrong China | Ádám Marosi Hungary |
| Modern pentathlon | Women's | Laura Asadauskaitė Lithuania | Samantha Murray Great Britain | Yane Marques Brazil |
| Rowing | Men’s coxless four | Alex Gregory, Tom James, Pete Reed, Andrew Triggs Hodge Great Britain | James Chapman, Josh Dunkley-Smith, Drew Ginn, William Lockwood Australia | Charlie Cole, Scott Gault, Glenn Ochal, Henrik Rummel United States |
| Rowing | Men’s coxless pair | Hamish Bond, Eric Murray New Zealand | Germain Chardin, Dorian Mortelette France | George Nash, Will Satch Great Britain |
| Rowing | Men’s double sculls | Nathan Cohen, Joseph Sullivan New Zealand | Romano Battisti, Alessio Sartori Italy | Iztok Čop, Luka Špik Slovenia |
| Rowing | Men’s eight | Filip Adamski, Eric Johannesen, Andreas Kuffner, Florian Mennigen, Lukas Müller, Maximilian Reinelt, Richard Schmidt, Martin Sauer, Kristof Wilke Germany | Gabriel Bergen, Jeremiah Brown, Andrew Byrnes, Will Crothers, Douglas Csima, Robert Gibson, Malcolm Howard, Conlin McCabe, Brian Price Canada | Richard Egington, James Foad, Phelan Hill, Matt Langridge, Constantine Louloudis, Alex Partridge, Tom Ransley, Greg Searle, Moe Sbihi Great Britain |
| Rowing | Men’s lightweight coxless four | Matthew Brittain, Sizwe Ndlovu, John Smith, James Thompson South Africa | Chris Bartley, Peter Chambers, Richard Chambers, Rob Williams Great Britain | Jacob Barsøe, Eskild Ebbesen, Morten Jørgensen, Kasper Winther Jørgensen Denmark |
| Rowing | Men’s lightweight double sculls | Rasmus Quist Hansen, Mads Rasmussen Denmark | Mark Hunter, Zac Purchase Great Britain | Peter Taylor, Storm Uru New Zealand |
| Rowing | Men’s quadruple sculls | Tim Grohmann, Karl Schulze, Lauritz Schoof, Philipp Wende Germany | Damir Martin, David Šain, Martin Sinković, Valent Sinković Croatia | Karsten Forsterling, James McRae, Chris Morgan, Daniel Noonan Australia |
| Rowing | Men’s single sculls | Mahé Drysdale New Zealand | Ondřej Synek Czechia | Alan Campbell Great Britain |
| Rowing | Women’s coxless pair | Helen Glover, Heather Stanning Great Britain | Kate Hornsey, Sarah Tait Australia | Juliette Haigh, Rebecca Scown New Zealand |
| Rowing | Women’s double sculls | Katherine Grainger, Anna Watkins Great Britain | Kim Brennan, Brooke Pratley Australia | Magdalena Fularczyk-Kozłowska, Julia Michalska Poland |
| Rowing | Women’s eight | Erin Cafaro, Caryn Davies, Susan Francia, Esther Lofgren, Elle Logan, Caroline Lind, Meghan Musnicki, Taylor Ritzel, Mary Whipple United States | Ashley Brzozowicz, Krista Guloien, Janine Hanson, Darcy Marquardt, Natalie Mastracci, Andréanne Morin, Lauren Wilkinson, Lesley Thompson, Rachelle Viinberg Canada | Chantal Achterberg, Claudia Belderbos, Carline Bouw, Annemiek de Haan, Sytske de Groot, Nienke Kingma, Anne Schellekens, Roline Repelaer van Driel, Jacobine Veenhoven Netherlands |
| Rowing | Women’s lightweight double sculls | Katherine Copeland, Sophie Hosking Great Britain | Xu Dongxiang, Huang Wenyi China | Christina Giazitzidou, Alexandra Tsiavou Greece |
| Rowing | Women’s quadruple sculls | Yana Dementyeva, Nataliya Dovgodko, Anastasiya Kozhenkova, Kateryna Tarasenko Ukraine | Carina Bär, Britta Oppelt, Julia Richter, Annekatrin Thiele Germany | Natalie Dell, Kara Kohler, Megan Kalmoe, Adrienne Martelli United States |
| Rowing | Women’s single sculls | Miroslava Knapková Czechia | Fie Udby Erichsen Denmark | Kim Brennan Australia |
| Sailing | Men's 470 class | Mathew Belcher, Malcolm Page Australia | Stuart Bithell, Luke Patience Great Britain | Lucas Calabrese, Juan de la Fuente Argentina |
| Sailing | Men's Finn class | Ben Ainslie Great Britain | Jonas Høgh-Christensen Denmark | Jonathan Lobert France |
| Sailing | Men's Laser class | Tom Slingsby Australia | Pavlos Kontides Cyprus | Rasmus Myrgren Sweden |
| Sailing | Men's Star class | Fredrik Lööf, Max Salminen Sweden | Iain Percy, Andrew Simpson Great Britain | Bruno Prada, Robert Scheidt Brazil |
| Sailing | Men's sailboard | Dorian van Rijsselberghe Netherlands | Nick Dempsey Great Britain | Przemysław Miarczyński Poland |
| Sailing | Open 49er class | Iain Jensen, Nathan Outteridge Australia | Peter Burling, Blair Tuke New Zealand | Peter Lang, Allan Nørregaard Denmark |
| Sailing | Women's 470 class | Jo Aleh, Polly Powrie New Zealand | Saskia Clark, Hannah Mills Great Britain | Lobke Berkhout, Lisa Westerhof Netherlands |
| Sailing | Women's Elliott 6m | Támara Echegoyen, Ángela Pumariega, Sofía Toro Spain | Nina Curtis, Olivia Price, Lucinda Whitty Australia | Silja Lehtinen, Silja Kanerva, Mikaela Wulff Finland |
| Sailing | Women's Laser Radial class | Xu Lijia China | Marit Bouwmeester Netherlands | Evi Van Acker Belgium |
| Sailing | Women's sailboard | Marina Alabau Spain | Tuuli Petäjä Finland | Zofia Klepacka Poland |
| Shooting | Men’s 10 m air pistol | Jin Jong-oh South Korea | Luca Tesconi Italy | Andrija Zlatić Serbia |
| Shooting | Men’s 10 m air rifle | Alin Moldoveanu Romania | Niccolò Campriani Italy | Gagan Narang India |
| Shooting | Men’s 25 m rapid fire pistol | Leuris Pupo Cuba | Vijay Kumar India | Ding Feng China |
| Shooting | Men’s 50 m pistol | Jin Jong-oh South Korea | Choi Young-Rae South Korea | Wang Zhiwei China |
| Shooting | Men’s 50 m rifle prone | Sergei Martynov Belarus | Lionel Cox Belgium | Rajmond Debevec Slovenia |
| Shooting | Men’s 50 m rifle three positions | Niccolò Campriani Italy | Kim Jong-Hyun South Korea | Matthew Emmons United States |
| Shooting | Men’s double trap | Peter Wilson Great Britain | Håkan Dahlby Sweden | Vasily Mosin Russia |
| Shooting | Men’s skeet | Vincent Hancock United States | Anders Golding Denmark | Nasser Al-Attiyah Qatar |
| Shooting | Men’s trap | Giovanni Cernogoraz Croatia | Massimo Fabbrizi Italy | Fehaid Al-Deehani Kuwait |
| Shooting | Women’s 10 m air pistol | Guo Wenjun China | Céline Goberville France | Olena Kostevych Ukraine |
| Shooting | Women’s 10 m air rifle | Yi Siling China | Sylwia Bogacka Poland | Yu Dan China |
| Shooting | Women’s 25 m pistol | Kim Jang-Mi South Korea | Chen Ying China | Olena Kostevych Ukraine |
| Shooting | Women’s 50 m rifle three positions | Jamie Lynn Gray United States | Ivana Maksimović Serbia | Adéla Sýkorová Czechia |
| Shooting | Women’s skeet | Kim Rhode United States | Wei Ning China | Danka Barteková Slovakia |
| Shooting | Women’s trap | Jessica Rossi Italy | Zuzana Štefečeková Slovakia | Delphine Réau France |
| Swimming | Men’s 10 km marathon | Oussama Mellouli Tunisia | Thomas Lurz Germany | Richard Weinberger Canada |
| Swimming | Men’s 100 m backstroke | Matt Grevers United States | Nick Thoman United States | Ryosuke Irie Japan |
| Swimming | Men’s 100 m breaststroke | Cameron van der Burgh South Africa | Christian Sprenger Australia | Brendan Hansen United States |
| Swimming | Men’s 100 m butterfly | Michael Phelps United States | Yevgeny Korotyshkin Russia / Chad le Clos South Africa | — |
| Swimming | Men’s 100 m freestyle | Nathan Adrian United States | James Magnussen Australia | Brent Hayden Canada |
| Swimming | Men’s 1500 m freestyle | Sun Yang China | Ryan Cochrane Canada | Oussama Mellouli Tunisia |
| Swimming | Men’s 200 m backstroke | Tyler Clary United States | Ryosuke Irie Japan | Ryan Lochte United States |
| Swimming | Men’s 200 m breaststroke | Dániel Gyurta Hungary | Michael Jamieson Great Britain | Ryo Tateishi Japan |
| Swimming | Men’s 200 m butterfly | Chad le Clos South Africa | Michael Phelps United States | Takeshi Matsuda Japan |
| Swimming | Men’s 200 m freestyle | Yannick Agnel France | Sun Yang China / Park Tae-hwan South Korea | — |
| Swimming | Men’s 200 m individual medley | Michael Phelps United States | Ryan Lochte United States | László Cseh Hungary |
| Swimming | Men’s 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Yannick Agnel, Alain Bernard, Fabien Gilot, Clément Lefert, Amaury Leveaux, Jérémy Stravius France | Nathan Adrian, Ricky Berens, Jimmy Feigen, Matt Grevers, Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak, Ryan Lochte, Michael Phelps United States | Sergey Fesikov, Andrey Grechin, Danila Izotov, Yevgeny Lagunov, Nikita Lobintsev, Vladimir Morozov Russia |
| Swimming | Men’s 4 × 100 m medley relay | Nathan Adrian, Matt Grevers, Brendan Hansen, Cullen Jones, Tyler McGill, Michael Phelps, Nick Thoman, Eric Shanteau United States | Takuro Fujii, Ryosuke Irie, Kosuke Kitajima, Takeshi Matsuda, Ryo Tateishi Japan | Tommaso D'Orsogna, James Magnussen, Brenton Rickard, Christian Sprenger, Hayden Stoeckel, Matt Targett Australia |
| Swimming | Men’s 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Ricky Berens, Conor Dwyer, Charlie Houchin, Ryan Lochte, Matt McLean, Michael Phelps, Davis Tarwater United States | Yannick Agnel, Grégory Mallet, Clément Lefert, Amaury Leveaux, Jérémy Stravius France | Dai Jun, Jiang Haiqi, Lü Zhiwu, Li Yunqi, Sun Yang, Hao Yun China |
| Swimming | Men’s 400 m freestyle | Sun Yang China | Park Tae-hwan South Korea | Peter Vanderkaay United States |
| Swimming | Men’s 400 m individual medley | Ryan Lochte United States | Thiago Pereira Brazil | Kosuke Hagino Japan |
| Swimming | Men’s 50 m freestyle | Florent Manaudou France | Cullen Jones United States | César Cielo Brazil |
| Swimming | Women’s 10 km marathon | Éva Risztov Hungary | Haley Anderson United States | Martina Grimaldi Italy |
| Swimming | Women’s 100 m backstroke | Missy Franklin United States | Emily Seebohm Australia | Aya Terakawa Japan |
| Swimming | Women’s 100 m breaststroke | Rūta Meilutytė Lithuania | Rebecca Soni United States | Satomi Suzuki Japan |
| Swimming | Women’s 100 m butterfly | Dana Vollmer United States | Lu Ying China | Alicia Coutts Australia |
| Swimming | Women’s 100 m freestyle | Ranomi Kromowidjojo Netherlands | Aleksandra Gerasimenya Belarus | Tang Yi China |
| Swimming | Women’s 200 m backstroke | Missy Franklin United States | Anastasia Zuyeva Russia | Elizabeth Beisel United States |
| Swimming | Women’s 200 m breaststroke | Rebecca Soni United States | Satomi Suzuki Japan | Yuliya Yefimova Russia |
| Swimming | Women’s 200 m butterfly | Jiao Liuyang China | Mireia Belmonte García Spain | Natsumi Hoshi Japan |
| Swimming | Women’s 200 m freestyle | Allison Schmitt United States | Camille Muffat France | Bronte Barratt Australia |
| Swimming | Women’s 200 m individual medley | Ye Shiwen China | Alicia Coutts Australia | Caitlin Leverenz United States |
| Swimming | Women’s 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | Alicia Coutts, Cate Campbell, Brittany Elmslie, Yolane Kukla, Emily Seebohm, Melanie Schlanger, Libby Trickett Australia | Inge Dekker, Femke Heemskerk, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Hinkelien Schreuder, Marleen Veldhuis Netherlands | Natalie Coughlin, Missy Franklin, Jessica Hardy, Lia Neal, Allison Schmitt, Amanda Weir United States |
| Swimming | Women’s 4 × 100 m medley relay | Rachel Bootsma, Claire Donahue, Missy Franklin, Jessica Hardy, Breeja Larson, Allison Schmitt, Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer United States | Alicia Coutts, Brittany Elmslie, Leisel Jones, Melanie Schlanger, Emily Seebohm Australia | Yuka Kato, Satomi Suzuki, Aya Terakawa, Haruka Ueda Japan |
| Swimming | Women’s 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | Alyssa Anderson, Missy Franklin, Lauren Perdue, Allison Schmitt, Dana Vollmer, Shannon Vreeland United States | Angie Bainbridge, Bronte Barratt, Alicia Coutts, Brittany Elmslie, Blair Evans, Jade Neilsen, Kylie Palmer, Melanie Schlanger Australia | Coralie Balmy, Charlotte Bonnet, Ophélie-Cyrielle Étienne, Margaux Farrell, Mylène Lazare, Camille Muffat France |
| Swimming | Women’s 400 m freestyle | Camille Muffat France | Allison Schmitt United States | Rebecca Adlington Great Britain |
| Swimming | Women’s 400 m individual medley | Ye Shiwen China | Elizabeth Beisel United States | Li Xuanxu China |
| Swimming | Women’s 50 m freestyle | Ranomi Kromowidjojo Netherlands | Aleksandra Gerasimenya Belarus | Marleen Veldhuis Netherlands |
| Swimming | Women’s 800 m freestyle | Katie Ledecky United States | Mireia Belmonte García Spain | Rebecca Adlington Great Britain |
| Table tennis | Men's singles | Zhang Jike China | Wang Hao China | Dimitrij Ovtcharov Germany |
| Table tennis | Men's team | Wang Hao, Zhang Jike, Ma Long China | Oh Sang-Eun, Joo Se-Hyuk, Ryu Seung-Min South Korea | Timo Boll, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Bastian Steger Germany |
| Table tennis | Women's singles | Li Xiaoxia China | Ding Ning China | Feng Tianwei Singapore |
| Table tennis | Women's team | Ding Ning, Guo Yue, Li Xiaoxia China | Ai Fukuhara, Sayaka Hirano, Kasumi Ishikawa Japan | Li Jiawei, Feng Tianwei, Wang Yuegu Singapore |
| Taekwondo | Men's Flyweight (58 kg) | Joel González Spain | Lee Dae-Hoon South Korea | Óscar Muñoz Colombia / Aleksey Denisenko Russia |
| Taekwondo | Men's Heavyweight (+80 kg) | Carlo Molfetta Italy | Anthony Obame Gabon | Liu Xiaobo China / Robelis Despaigne Cuba |
| Taekwondo | Men's Lightweight (68 kg) | Servet Tazegül Turkey | Mohammad Bagheri Motamed Iran | Rohullah Nikpai Afghanistan / Terrence Jennings United States |
| Taekwondo | Men's Middleweight (80 kg) | Sebastián Crismanich Argentina | Nicolás García Spain | Lutalo Muhammad Great Britain / Mauro Sarmiento Italy |
| Taekwondo | Women’s Flyweight (49 kg) | Wu Jingyu China | Brigitte Yagüe Spain | Lucija Zaninović Croatia / Chanatip Sonkham Thailand |
| Taekwondo | Women’s Heavyweight (+67 kg) | Milica Mandić Serbia | Anne-Caroline Graffe France | María Espinoza Mexico / Anastasia Baryshnikova Russia |
| Taekwondo | Women’s Lightweight (57 kg) | Jade Jones Great Britain | Hou Yuzhuo China | Tseng Li-cheng Chinese Taipei / Marlène Harnois France |
| Taekwondo | Women’s Middleweight (67 kg) | Hwang Kyung-Seon South Korea | Nur Tatar Turkey | Helena Fromm Germany / Paige McPherson United States |
| Tennis | Men's doubles | Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan United States | Michaël Llodra, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga France | Julien Benneteau, Richard Gasquet France |
| Tennis | Men's singles | Andy Murray Great Britain | Roger Federer Switzerland | Juan Martín del Potro Argentina |
| Tennis | Mixed doubles | Victoria Azarenka, Max Mirnyi Belarus | Andy Murray, Laura Robson Great Britain | Mike Bryan, Lisa Raymond United States |
| Tennis | Women's doubles | Serena Williams, Venus Williams United States | Andrea Hlaváčková, Lucie Hradecká Czechia | Maria Kirilenko, Nadia Petrova Russia |
| Tennis | Women's singles | Serena Williams United States | Maria Sharapova Russia | Victoria Azarenka Belarus |
| Triathlon | Men's individual | Alistair Brownlee Great Britain | Francisco Javier Gómez Noya Spain | Jonathan Brownlee Great Britain |
| Triathlon | Women's individual | Nicola Spirig Hug Switzerland | Lisa Nordén Sweden | Erin Densham Australia |
| Volleyball | Men's beach | Julius Brink, Jonas Reckermann Germany | Alison Cerutti, Emanuel Rego Brazil | Mārtiņš Pļaviņš, Jānis Šmēdiņš Latvia |
| Volleyball | Men's indoor | Nikolay Apalikov, Taras Khtey, Sergey Grankin, Sergey Tetyukhin, Aleksandr Sokolov, Yury Berezhko, Aleksandr Butko, Dmitriy Muserskiy, Dmitriy Ilinikh, Maxim Mikhaylov, Aleksandr Volkov, Alexey Obmochaev Russia | Bruno Rezende, Wallace de Souza, Sidão, Leandro Vissotto, Giba, Murilo Endres, Sérgio Santos, Thiago Soares Alves, Rodrigão, Lucas Saatkamp, Ricardo Garcia, Dante Amaral Brazil | Cristian Savani, Luigi Mastrangelo, Simone Parodi, Samuele Papi, Michal Lasko, Ivan Zaytsev, Dante Boninfante, Dragan Travica, Alessandro Fei, Emanuele Birarelli, Andrea Bari, Andrea Giovi Italy |
| Volleyball | Women's beach | Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh United States | Jennifer Kessy, April Ross United States | Juliana Felisberta, Larissa França Brazil |
| Volleyball | Women's indoor | Tandara Caixeta, Jaqueline Carvalho, Sheilla Castro, Fabiana Claudino, Adenízia da Silva, Fabiana de Oliveira, Fernanda Ferreira, Fernanda Garay, Dani Lins, Thaísa Menezes, Paula Pequeno, Natália Pereira Brazil | Foluke Akinradewo, Lindsey Berg, Nicole Davis, Tayyiba Haneef-Park, Christa Harmotto, Megan Hodge, Destinee Hooker, Jordan Larson, Tamari Miyashiro, Danielle Scott-Arruda, Courtney Thompson, Logan Tom United States | Erika Araki, Yukiko Ebata, Kaori Inoue, Maiko Kano, Saori Kimura, Hitomi Nakamichi, Ai Ōtomo, Saori Sakoda, Yuko Sano, Risa Shinnabe, Yoshie Takeshita, Mai Yamaguchi Japan |
| Water polo | Men's team | Josip Pavić, Damir Burić, Miho Bošković, Nikša Dobud, Maro Joković, Petar Muslim, Ivan Buljubašić, Andro Bušlje, Sandro Sukno, Samir Barač, Igor Hinić, Paulo Obradović, Frano Vićan Croatia | Stefano Tempesti, Amaurys Pérez, Niccolò Gitto, Pietro Figlioli, Alex Giorgetti, Maurizio Felugo, Massimo Giacoppo, Valentino Gallo, Christian Presciutti, Deni Fiorentini, Matteo Aicardi, Danijel Premuš, Giacomo Pastorino Italy | Slobodan Soro, Aleksa Šaponjić, Živko Gocić, Vanja Udovičić, Dušan Mandić, Duško Pijetlović, Slobodan Nikić, Milan Aleksić, Nikola Rađen, Filip Filipović, Andrija Prlainović, Stefan Mitrović, Gojko Pijetlović Serbia |
| Water polo | Women's team | Tumua Anae, Elizabeth Armstrong, Kami Craig, Annika Dries, Courtney Mathewson, Heather Petri, Kelly Rulon, Melissa Seidemann, Jessica Steffens, Maggie Steffens, Brenda Villa, Lauren Wenger, Elsie Windes United States | Marta Bach, Andrea Blas, Ana Copado, Anna Espar, Laura Ester, María García Godoy, Laura López, Lorena Miranda, Ona Meseguer, Matilde Ortiz, Jennifer Pareja, María del Pilar Peña, Roser Tarragó Spain | Gemma Beadsworth, Victoria Brown, Kate Gynther, Bronwen Knox, Holly Lincoln-Smith, Alicia McCormack, Jane Moran, Glencora Ralph, Melissa Rippon, Sophie Smith, Ashleigh Southern, Rowena Webster, Nicola Zagame Australia |
| Weightlifting | Men’s +105 kg | Behdad Salimi Iran | Sajjad Anoushiravani Iran | Jeon Sang-guen South Korea |
| Weightlifting | Men’s 105 kg | Navab Nassirshalal Iran | Bartłomiej Bonk Poland | Ivan Efremov Uzbekistan |
| Weightlifting | Men’s 56 kg | Om Yun-chol North Korea | Wu Jingbiao China | Trần Lê Quốc Toàn Vietnam |
| Weightlifting | Men’s 62 kg | Kim Un-Guk North Korea | Óscar Figueroa Colombia | Eko Yuli Irawan Indonesia |
| Weightlifting | Men’s 69 kg | Lin Qingfeng China | Triyatno Indonesia | Kim Myong-hyok North Korea |
| Weightlifting | Men’s 77 kg | Lü Xiaojun China | Lu Haojie China | Iván Cambar Cuba |
| Weightlifting | Men’s 85 kg | Adrian Zieliński Poland | Kianoush Rostami Iran | Tarek Yehia Egypt |
| Weightlifting | Men’s 94 kg | Saeid Mohammadpour Iran | Kim Min-jae South Korea | Tomasz Zieliński Poland |
| Weightlifting | Women’s +75 kg | Zhou Lulu China | Tatiana Kashirina Russia | Jang Mi-ran South Korea |
| Weightlifting | Women’s 48 kg | Wang Mingjuan China | Hiromi Miyake Japan | Ryang Chun-Hwa North Korea |
| Weightlifting | Women’s 53 kg | Hsu Shu-ching Chinese Taipei | Citra Febrianti Indonesia | Iulia Paratova Ukraine |
| Weightlifting | Women’s 58 kg | Li Xueying China | Pimsiri Sirikaew Thailand | Rattikan Gulnoi Thailand |
| Weightlifting | Women’s 63 kg | Christine Girard Canada | Milka Maneva Bulgaria | Luz Acosta Mexico |
| Weightlifting | Women’s 69 kg | Rim Jong-Sim North Korea | Anna Nurmukhambetova Kazakhstan | Ubaldina Valoyes Colombia |
| Weightlifting | Women’s 75 kg | Lydia Valentín Spain | Abeer Abdelrahman Egypt | Madias Nzesso Cameroon |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Men's 120 kg | Komeil Ghasemi Iran / Bilyal Makhov Russia | — | Daulet Shabanbay Kazakhstan / Tervel Dlagnev United States |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Men's 55 kg | Dzhamal Otarsultanov Russia | Vladimer Khinchegashvili Georgia | Shinichi Yumoto Japan / Yang Kyong-Il North Korea |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Men's 60 kg | Toghrul Asgarov Azerbaijan | Besik Kudukhov Russia | Yogeshwar Dutt India / Coleman Scott United States |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Men's 66 kg | Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu Japan | Sushil Kumar India | Liván López Cuba / Akzhurek Tanatarov Kazakhstan |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Men's 74 kg | Jordan Burroughs United States | Sadegh Goudarzi Iran | Gábor Hatos Hungary / Denis Tsargush Russia |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Men's 84 kg | Sharif Sharifov Azerbaijan | Jaime Espinal Puerto Rico | Dato Marsagishvili Georgia / Ehsan Lashgari Iran |
| Wrestling | Men’s Freestyle · Men's 96 kg | Jacob Varner United States | Valerii Andriitsev Ukraine | Khetag Gazyumov Azerbaijan / Giorgi Gogshelidze Georgia |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · Men's 120 kg | Mijaín López Cuba | Heiki Nabi Estonia | Johan Eurén Sweden / Rıza Kayaalp Turkey |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · Men's 55 kg | Hamid Sourian Iran | Rovshan Bayramov Azerbaijan | Péter Módos Hungary / Mingiyan Semenov Russia |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · Men's 60 kg | Omid Norouzi Iran | Revaz Lashkhi Georgia | Ryūtarō Matsumoto Japan / Zaur Kuramagomedov Russia |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · Men's 66 kg | Kim Hyeon-Woo South Korea | Tamás Lőrincz Hungary | Steeve Guenot France / Manuchar Tskhadaia Georgia |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · Men's 74 kg | Roman Vlasov Russia | Arsen Julfalakyan Armenia | Emin Ahmadov Azerbaijan / Aleksandr Kazakevič Lithuania |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · Men's 84 kg | Alan Khugayev Russia | Karam Gaber Egypt | Daniyal Gadzhiyev Kazakhstan / Damian Janikowski Poland |
| Wrestling | Men’s Greco-Roman · Men's 96 kg | Ghasem Rezaei Iran | Rustam Totrov Russia | Artur Aleksanyan Armenia / Jimmy Lidberg Sweden |
| Wrestling | Women’s Freestyle · Women's 48 kg | Hitomi Obara Japan | Mariya Stadnik Azerbaijan | Carol Huynh Canada / Clarissa Chun United States |
| Wrestling | Women’s Freestyle · Women's 55 kg | Saori Yoshida Japan | Tonya Verbeek Canada | Yuliya Ratkevich Azerbaijan / Jackeline Rentería Colombia |
| Wrestling | Women’s Freestyle · Women's 63 kg | Kaori Icho Japan | Jing Ruixue China | Soronzonboldyn Battsetseg Mongolia / Lubov Volosova Russia |
| Wrestling | Women’s Freestyle · Women's 72 kg | Natalia Vorobieva Russia | Stanka Zlateva Bulgaria | Guzel Manyurova Kazakhstan / Maider Unda Spain |