Olympic Track and Field 2012 Day 4 Results: Medal Winners, Standings and More

Usain Bolt wasn't in competition on Monday, but that doesn't mean there was a lack of excitement on the track and field.

Five medals were on the line during track and field's fourth day of competition, as well as plenty of other qualification and preliminary events.

Most notably, Monday was about success for the little guys. Sure, USA and Russia had a normal amount of wins, but the smaller countries proved their worth with plenty of top finishes.

Let's take a look at all of Day 4's action.

Note: For a complete look at all track and field action and results from Monday, click here.

Also note: For a complete look at the updated medal standings, click here. 

Finals

Women's Shot Put

Belarus is quietly having a very good week in London, as Nadzeya Ostapchuk's gold medal in the shot put makes it three golds and eight medals overall for the small European country, ranking it 13th in the medal count.

The 31-year-old, who took bronze in Beijing and fourth place in Athens, dominated the competition with a toss of 21.36 meters.

New Zealander Valerie Adams, who took home silver, was almost a full meter behind at 20.70. 

Evgeniia Kolodko grabbed bronze for Russia after a personal best throw of 20.48 meters. 

Men's 400-Meter Hurdles

With a personal season best of 47.63 seconds, the Dominican Republic's Felix Sanchez out-raced the United States' Michael Tinsley for the gold medal. 

Puerto Rico's Javier Culson barely held off hometown favorite David Greene for bronze. 

Women's 5000-Meter Steeplechase

Yuliya Zaripova brought home yet another gold for Russia, as she won gold by almost two seconds over Habiba Ghribi and the rest of the field.

Ghribi, with the silver, gives Tunisia its second medal of these Games. 

Sofia Assefa of Ethiopa grabbed bronze, while USA's Emma Coburn and Bridget Franek finished ninth and 14th, respectively. 

Men's 400-Meter

Nineteen-year-old Kirani James, with a ridiculous time of 43.94 seconds, brought home gold for the small nation of Grenada. He became the first non-American ever to break the 44-second mark. 

Dominican Republic star Luguelin Santos took silver, and Lalonde Gordon of Trinidad and Tobago grabbed bronze. 

Women's Pole Vault

With a jump of 4.75 meters, Jennifer Suhr of the United States barely squeaked out Yarisley Silva of Cuba, who also had a mark of 4.75.

Because Suhr had fewer misses, she took home gold while Silva settled for silver. Elena Isinbaeva of Russia took home bronze. 

Qualification and Prelims

Men's Discus Throw

Estonia native Gerd Kanter, after a solid throw of 66.39 meters, has a good chance to bring his country its first medal in London if he continues to perform like he did during qualifying. If he reaches his personal best of 73.38, a gold medal is definitely not out of the competition. 

Other names to watch during the finals are Virgilijus Alekna of Lithuania and Robert Harting of Germany. 

Americans Jason Young, Lance Brooks and Jarred Rome all failed to qualify for the finals.

The finals take place on Tuesday.

Women's 100-Meter Hurdles

The name on every American's mind is Lolo Jones, and she didn't disappoint during Round 1 of qualification. With a season-best time of 12.68 seconds, Jones won her heat and advanced to the semis. 

It was the second-fastest time of the day, as Australia's Sally Pearson, who is a solid favorite for gold, clocked an impressive 12.57. 

Kellie Wells and Dawn Harper also made it to the semifinals as representatives of the United States.

The semis and finals both take place on Tuesday.

Men's 800-Meter

I can barely make it around the track twice as a long-distance run, but these men were able to do it in well under two minutes, with Abubaker Kaki of Sudan taking home the best time of the day at one minute, 45.51 seconds.

Nijel Amos of Botswana and David Lekuta Rudisha of Kenya—two medal favorites—also won their heats on their way to the semis. 

Americans Nick Symmonds and Duane Solomon qualified, with Solomon winning his heat, but Khadevis Robinson came up short. 

The semis take place on Tuesday.

Women's 1500-Meter

Round 1 of this race just under a mile belonged to Ethiopa's Abeba Aregawi, who put up a fast time of four minutes, 4.55 seconds. 

Americans Morgan Uceny, Shannon Rowbury and Jennifer Simpson aren't favorites to take home medals, but they did qualify for the semis. Uceny finished second in her heat. 

The semis take place on Wednesday.

Women's 200-Meter

Sanya Richards-Ross already has a gold medal, but she made it very clear she is ready to bring home more. In Round 1 of the 200-meter qualifying, the American clocked a 22.48, easily the best time of the day. 

She'll have plenty of competition, however. Americans Carmelita Jeter and Allyson Felix both also won their heats en route to qualifying for the semis, while Ivory Coast's Murielle Ahoure and Ukraine's Mariya Ryemyen also put up impressive times. 

The semis take place on Tuesday.

Women's 400-Meter Hurdles

With a time of 53.33, Natalya Antyukh of Russia established herself as a solid favorite for the finals, while Zuzana Hejnova of the same heat wasn't far behind at 53.62 seconds. 

American Lashinda Demus put up the third-best time, while countrywomen T'Erea Brown and Georganne Moline also finished in the top 10. 

The finals take place on Wednesday.

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