2012 European Athletics Championships
International athletics championship event
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The 2012 European Athletics Championships were held in Helsinki, Finland between 27 June and 1 July 2012.[1] This edition marks the beginning of a new two-year cycle of the European Athletics Championships which were previously held every four years.
| 21st European Athletics Championships | |
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| Dates | 27 June – 1 July |
| Host city | Helsinki, Finland |
| Venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
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| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 42 (21 men, 21 women) |
| Participation | 50 nations |
The decision to grant the games for Helsinki was made by the European Athletics Congress on 9 November 2009.[2] Another city that showed interest in hosting the event was Nuremberg, Germany, however Helsinki was in pole position during the whole process. This was the third time that the city had hosted the event, 1971 and 1994 being the other occasions.
Due to 2012 being an Olympic year, there were no racewalking and marathon competitions.[3]
Event schedule
| Key | P | Q | H | ½ | F |
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| Value | Preliminary round | Qualifiers | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
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Men's results
Track
| Chronology: 2006 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 |
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Field
| Chronology: 2006 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| High jump |
Robert Grabarz Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 2.31 | Raivydas Stanys Lithuania (LTU) | 2.31 PB | Mickaël Hanany France (FRA) | 2.28 |
| Pole vault |
Renaud Lavillenie France (FRA) | 5.97 WL | Björn Otto Germany (GER) | 5.92 PB | Raphael Holzdeppe Germany (GER) | 5.77 =SB |
| Long jump |
Sebastian Bayer Germany (GER) | 8.34 SB | Luis Felipe Méliz Spain (ESP) | 8.21 SB | Michel Tornéus Sweden (SWE) | 8.17 SB |
| Triple jump |
Fabrizio Donato Italy (ITA) | 17.63 | Sheryf El-Sheryf Ukraine (UKR) | 17.28 | Aliaksei Tsapik Belarus (BLR) | 16.97 |
| Shot put |
David Storl Germany (GER) | 21.58 SB | Rutger Smith Netherlands (NED) | 20.55 =SB | Asmir Kolašinac Serbia (SRB) | 20.36 |
| Discus throw |
Robert Harting Germany (GER) | 68.30 | Gerd Kanter Estonia (EST) | 66.53 | Rutger Smith Netherlands (NED) | 64.02 |
| Javelin throw |
Vítězslav Veselý Czech Republic (CZE) | 83.72 | Valeriy Iordan Russia (RUS) | 83.32 PB | Ari Mannio Finland (FIN) | 82.63 |
| Hammer throw |
Krisztián Pars Hungary (HUN) | 79.72 | Aleksey Zagornyi Russia (RUS) | 77.40 | Szymon Ziółkowski Poland (POL) | 76.67 |
| Decathlon |
Pascal Behrenbruch Germany (GER) | 8558 EL, PB | Oleksiy Kasyanov Ukraine (UKR) | 8321 | Ilya Shkurenyov Russia (RUS) | 8219 PB |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Women's results
Track
| Chronology: 2006 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 metres |
Ivet Lalova Bulgaria (BUL) | 11.28 | Olesya Povh Ukraine (UKR) | 11.32 | Lina Grinčikaitė Lithuania (LTU) | 11.32 SB |
| 200 metres |
Mariya Ryemyen Ukraine (UKR) | 23.05 | Hrystyna Stuy Ukraine (UKR) | 23.17 | Myriam Soumaré France (FRA) | 23.21 |
| 400 metres |
Moa Hjelmer Sweden (SWE) | 51.13 NR | Ksenia Zadorina Russia (RUS) | 51.26 SB | Ilona Usovich Belarus (BLR) | 51.94 |
| 800 metres ≠1 |
Lynsey Sharp Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 2:00.52 PB | Maryna Arzamasava Belarus (BLR) | 2:01.02 | Liliya Lobanova Ukraine (UKR) | 2:01.29 |
| 1500 metres ≠2 |
Nuria Fernández Spain (ESP) | 4:08.80 | Diana Sujew Germany (GER) | 4:09.28 | Tereza Čapková Czech Republic (CZE) | 4:10.17 |
| 5000 metres |
Olga Golovkina Russia (RUS) | 15:11.70 | Sara Moreira Portugal (POR) | 15:12.05 | Julia Bleasdale Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 15:12.77 |
| 10,000 metres |
Ana Dulce Félix Portugal (POR) | 31:44.75 | Joanne Pavey Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 31:49.03 | Olha Skrypak Ukraine (UKR) | 31:51.32 |
| 100 metres hurdles ≠3 |
Alina Talay Belarus (BLR) | 12.91 | Katsiaryna Paplauskaya Belarus (BLR) | 12.97 | Beate Schrott Austria (AUT) | 12.98 =SB |
| 400 metres hurdles |
Denisa Rosolová Czech Republic (CZE) | 54.24 PB | Hanna Yaroshchuk Ukraine (UKR) | 54.35 PB | Zuzana Hejnová Czech Republic (CZE) | 54.49 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase ≠4 |
Gülcan Mıngır Turkey (TUR) | 9:32.96 | Antje Möldner-Schmidt Germany (GER) | 9:36.37 | Gesa Felicitas Krause Germany (GER) | 9:38.20 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
Germany Leena Günther Anne Cibis Tatjana Lofamakanda Pinto Verena Sailer | 42.51 EL | Netherlands Kadene Vassell Dafne Schippers Eva Lubbers Jamile Samuel | 42.80 NR | Poland Marika Popowicz Daria Korczyńska Marta Jeschke Ewelina Ptak | 43.06 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
Ukraine Yuilya Olishevska Olha Zemlyak Nataliya Pyhyda Alina Lohvynenko | 3:25.07 EL | France Phara Anacharsis Lenora Guion Firmin Marie Gayot Floria Gueï | 3:25.49 | Czech Republic Zuzana Hejnová Zuzana Bergrová Jitka Bartoničková Denisa Rosolová | 3:26.02 |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
| ≠ Doping : 1. Official result following disqualifications for Elena Arzhakova and Irina Maracheva | ||||||
Field
| Chronology: 2006 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| High jump |
Ruth Beitia Spain (ESP) | 1.97 =SB | Tonje Angelsen Norway (NOR) | 1.97 PB | Irina Gordeeva Russia (RUS) Emma Green Tregaro Sweden (SWE)Olena Holosha Ukraine (UKR) | 1.92 |
| Pole vault |
Jiřina Ptáčníková Czech Republic (CZE) | 4.60 | Martina Strutz Germany (GER) | 4.60 SB | Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou Greece (GRE) | 4.60 =SB |
| Long jump |
Éloyse Lesueur France (FRA) | 6.81 SB | Volha Sudarava Belarus (BLR) | 6.74 | Margrethe Renstrøm Norway (NOR) | 6.67 |
| Triple jump |
Olha Saladukha Ukraine (UKR) | 14.99 WL | Patrícia Mamona Portugal (POR) | 14.52 NR | Yana Borodina Russia (RUS) | 14.36 |
| Shot put |
Nadine Kleinert Germany (GER) | 19.18 | Irina Tarasova Russia (RUS) | 18.91 | Chiara Rosa Italy (ITA) | 18.47 |
| Discus throw |
Sandra Perković Croatia (CRO) | 67.62 | Nadine Müller Germany (GER) | 65.41 | Natalya Semenova Ukraine (UKR) | 62.91 |
| Javelin throw |
Vira Rebryk Ukraine (UKR) | 66.86 NR | Christina Obergföll Germany (GER) | 65.12 | Linda Stahl Germany (GER) | 63.69 |
| Hammer throw |
Anita Włodarczyk Poland (POL) | 74.29 | Martina Hrašnová Slovakia (SVK) | 73.34 SB | Anna Bulgakova Russia (RUS) | 71.47 |
| Heptathlon |
Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida France (FRA) | 6544 PB | Laura Ikauniece Latvia (LAT) | 6335 PB | Aiga Grabuste Latvia (LAT) | 6325 SB |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Stripped medals
At the Championships 9 medals was stripped, 1 men and 8 women.
| Event | Medal | Disqualified | Country | Variation date | Notes | New Podium | Original rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's discus throw |  | Zoltán Kővágó | Hungary |
26 July 2012 | [5] | Rutger Smith |
4 |
| Women's 800 m |  | Elena Arzhakova | Russia |
29 January 2013 | [6] | Lynsey Sharp   Maryna Arzamasava Liliya Lobanova |
4 5 |
| Irina Maracheva | Russia |
25 January 2016 | [7] | |||
| Women's 1500 m | | Aslı Çakır Alptekin | Turkey |
17 August 2015 | [8] | Nuria Fernández Diana Sujew Tereza Čapková |
5 6 7 |
| Gamze Bulut | Turkey |
1 June 2016 | [9] | |||
| Anna Mishchenko | Ukraine |
26 February 2016 | [8] | |||
| 4th | Yekaterina Ishova | Russia |
[8] | ||||
| Women's 3000 m steeplechase | | Svitlana Shmidt | Ukraine |
12 April 2015 | [10] | Antje Möldner-Schmidt Gesa Felicitas Krause |
4 |
| Women's 100 m hurdles | | Nevin Yanit | Turkey |
29 August 2013 | [11] | Alina Talay Katsiaryna Paplauskaya Beate Schrott |
4 |
| Women's heptathlon | | Lyudmyla Yosypenko | Ukraine |
30 December 2012 | [12] | Laura Ikauniece Aiga Grabuste |
4 |
Medal table
* Host nation (Finland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 2 | France | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Great Britain & N.I. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Russia | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Turkey | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Belarus | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Portugal | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 |  Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Serbia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 23 |  Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Finland* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (28 entries) | 42 | 42 | 44 | 128 | |
Participating nations
Albania (3)
Andorra (4)
Armenia (5)
Austria (9)
Azerbaijan (4)
Belarus (28)
Belgium (22)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (4)
Bulgaria (26)
Croatia (11)
Cyprus (11)
Czech Republic (43)
Denmark (10)
Estonia (21)
Finland (53) (host)
France (68)
Georgia (5)
Germany (88)
Gibraltar (2)
Great Britain & N.I. (73)
Greece (24)
Hungary (21)
Iceland (5)
Ireland (24)
Israel (12)
Italy (61)
Latvia (22)
Liechtenstein (1)
Lithuania (24)
Luxembourg (4)
Macedonia (2)
Malta (2)
Moldova (6)
Monaco (1)
Montenegro (4)
Netherlands (35)
Norway (28)
Poland (57)
Portugal (37)
Romania (28)
Russia (69)
San Marino (1)
Serbia (11)
Slovakia (12)
Slovenia (19)
Spain (70)
Sweden (41)
Switzerland (27)
Turkey (44)
Ukraine (70)
In brackets: Squad size
