| 2012 West Asian Championships |  UAE | Dubai | Dec 12, 2012 - Dec 15, 2012 |
| 2012 European XC |  HUN | Szentendre | Dec 9, 2012 |
| 2012 Valencia Marathon |  ESP | Valencia | Nov 18, 2012 |
| 2012 Vodafone Eurasia Marathon |  TUR | Istanbul | Nov 11, 2012 |
| 2012 South American U18 CH |  ARG | Mendoza | Oct 27, 2012 - Oct 28, 2012 |
| 2012 Amsterdam Marathon |  NED | Amsterdam | Oct 21, 2012 |
| 2012 Chicago Marathon |  USA | Chicago | Oct 7, 2012 |
| 2012 World Half Marathon CH |  BUL | Kavarna | Oct 6, 2012 |
| 2012 Berlin Marathon |  GER | Berlin | Sep 30, 2012 |
| 2012 South American U23 CH |  BRA | São Paulo | Sep 22, 2012 - Sep 23, 2012 |
| 2012 Sydney Marathon |  AUS | Sydney | Sep 16, 2012 |
| 2012 Nordic U20 Championships |  SWE | Växjö | Aug 18, 2012 - Aug 19, 2012 |
| 2012 Oceania XC |  NZL | Hamilton | Aug 4, 2012 |
| 2012 Olympic Games |  GBR | London | Jul 27, 2012 - Aug 12, 2012 |
| 2012 Balkan Athletics Championship | TUR | Eskişehir | Jul 21, 2012 - Jul 22, 2012 |
| 2012 World Champs U20 | ESP | Barcelona | Jul 10, 2012 - Jul 15, 2012 |
| 2012 NACAC U23 CH |  MEX | Irapuato ↗ | Jul 6, 2012 - Jul 8, 2012 |
| 2012 CAC U18 Championships |  ESA | San Salvador | Jun 29, 2012 - Jul 1, 2012 |
| 2012 CAC U20 Championships | ESA | San Salvador | Jun 29, 2012 - Jul 1, 2012 |
| 2012 Oceanian U20 CH (West) | AUS | Cairns | Jun 27, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012 |
| 2012 Oceania Champs E (East) | AUS | Cairns | Jun 27, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012 |
| 2012 Oceania Champs W (West) | AUS | Cairns | Jun 27, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012 |
| 2012 Oceanian U20 CH (East) | AUS | Cairns | Jun 27, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012 |
| 2012 African Championships |  BEN | Porto-Novo | Jun 27, 2012 - Jul 1, 2012 |
| 2012 European Champs |  FIN | Helsinki | Jun 27, 2012 - Jul 1, 2012 |
| 2012 Asian U20 Championships |  SRI | Colombo | Jun 9, 2012 - Jun 12, 2012 |
| 2012 Ibero American Champs |  VEN | Barquisimeto | Jun 8, 2012 - Jun 10, 2012 |
| 2012 European Cup 10,000m | ESP | Bilbao | Jun 3, 2012 |
| 2012 World Race Walking Cup |  RUS | Saransk | May 12, 2012 - May 13, 2012 |
| 2012 London Marathon | GBR | London | Apr 22, 2012 |
| 2012 Boston Marathon | USA | Boston | Apr 16, 2012 |
| 2012 Paris Marathon |  FRA | Paris | Apr 15, 2012 |
| 2012 African Combined Events Championships |  MRI | Bambous | Apr 13, 2012 - Apr 14, 2012 |
| 2012 Balkan Race Walking Champs |  ROU | Bucharest | Apr 7, 2012 |
| 2012 CARIFTA Games U20 (U20) |  BER | Hamilton | Apr 6, 2012 - Apr 9, 2012 |
| 2012 CARIFTA Games U17 (U17) | BER | Hamilton | Apr 6, 2012 - Apr 9, 2012 |
| 2012 Balkan Cross Country Champs | TUR | Darica, Kocaeli | Mar 31, 2012 |
| 2012 Central American Race Walking |  CRC | Cartago | Mar 24, 2012 |
| 2012 Asian Cross Country Championships |  CHN | Qingzhen | Mar 24, 2012 |
| 2012 African Cross Country Championships |  RSA | Cape Town | Mar 18, 2012 |
| 2012 European Throwing Cup |  MNE | Bar | Mar 17, 2012 - Mar 18, 2012 |
| 2012 South American Race Walking |  ECU | Salinas | Mar 17, 2012 - Mar 18, 2012 |
| 2012 NACAC XC |  TTO | Port of Spain | Mar 17, 2012 |
| 2012 Asian Race Walking Champs |  JPN | Nomi | Mar 11, 2012 |
| 2012 World Indoor | TUR | Istanbul | Mar 9, 2012 - Mar 11, 2012 |
| 2012 South American XC |  PER | Lima | Mar 4, 2012 |
| 2012 Tokyo Marathon | JPN | Tokyo | Feb 26, 2012 |
| 2012 Balkan Indoor Champs | TUR | Istanbul | Feb 18, 2012 |
| 2012 Asian Indoor | CHN | Hangzhou | Feb 18, 2012 - Feb 19, 2012 |
