Great Britain at the 2016 European Athletics Championships
Sporting event delegation
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Great Britain competed at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from 6–10 July 2016.[1] British Athletics named a team of 98 athletes on 27 June 2016. On 4 July 2016 British Athletics confirmed that Adam Gemili would stand down from the 100m, and concentrate on the relay; his place was taken by reserve Ojie Edoburun. William Sharman also withdrew, his place taken by David King.[2]
| Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2016 European Athletics Championships | |
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| WA code | GBR |
| National federation | UKA |
| Website | www |
| in Amsterdam | |
| Competitors | 89 (46 men and 43 women) in 39 events |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| European Athletics Championships appearances | |
Medals
| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Dina Asher-Smith | Women's 200 metres | 7 July |
| Gold | Greg Rutherford | Men's long jump | 7 July |
| Gold | Martyn Rooney | Men's 400 metres | 8 July |
| Gold | British team James Dasaolu James Ellington Adam Gemili Chijindu Ujah | Men's 4 × 100 metres relay | 10 July |
| Gold | British team Seren Bundy-Davies Emily Diamond Eilidh Doyle Anyika Onuora | Women's 4 × 400 metres relay | 10 July |
 Silver | Jazmin Sawyers | Women's long jump | 10 July |
| Silver | British team Dina Asher-Smith Daryll Neita Asha Philip Bianca Williams | Women's 4 × 100 metres relay | 10 July |
| Silver | Robert Grabarz | Men's high jump | 10 July |
 Bronze | Tiffany Porter | Women's 100 metres hurdles | 7 July |
| Bronze | Anyika Onuora | Women's 400 metres | 8 July |
| Bronze | Danny Talbot | Men's 200 metres | 8 July |
| Bronze | Julian Reid | Men's triple jump | 9 July |
| Bronze | Stephanie Twell | Women's 5000 metres | 9 July |
| Bronze | Chris Baker | Men's high jump | 10 July |
| Bronze | British team Jack Green Matthew Hudson-Smith Delano Williams Rabah Yousif | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | 10 July |
| Bronze | Elliot Giles | Men's 800 metres | 10 July |
Results
Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| James Ellington | 100 m | Bye | 10.04 PB | =2 Q | 10.19 | 5 | |
| Ojie Edoburun | 10.24 | =2 Q | 10.20 | 10 | did not advance | ||
| Richard Kilty | 10.24 | =2 Q | 10.15 | 6 Q | DQ | ||
| Danny Talbot | 200 m | Bye | 20.37 SB | 1 Q | 20.56 | | |
| Zharnel Hughes | 21.21 | 18 | did not advance | ||||
| Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake | Bye | 20.46 | 5 q | 20.60 | 5 | ||
| Jarryd Dunn | 400 m | 46.05 | 1 Q | 46.00 SB | 14 | did not advance | |
| Martyn Rooney | 46.57 | 4 Q | 45.04 SB | 1 Q | 45.29 | | |
| Elliot Giles | 800 m | 1:50.31 | 21 Q | 1.47.31 | 7 Q | 1:45:54 PB | |
| Jamie Webb | 1:53.75 | 29 | did not advance | ||||
| Jake Wightman | 1500 m | 3:39.32 | 1 Q | N/a | 3:47.68 | 7 | |
| Lee Emanuel | 3:42.92 | 16 Q | 3:47.57 | 6 | |||
| Tom Lancashire | 3:42.08 | 11 | did not advance | ||||
| Jonathan Taylor | 5000 m | N/a | 13:55.20 | 13 | |||
| Jonathan Davies | 14:04.13 | 16 | |||||
| Dewi Griffiths | 10000 m | N/a | 28:28.55 | 5 | |||
| Andy Vernon | DNS | ||||||
| Lawrence Clarke | 110 m hurdles | Bye | 13.47 | 10 | did not advance | ||
| David King | 13.55 | 3 Q | 13.54 =PB | 15 | did not advance | ||
| Andrew Pozzi | Bye | 13.31 =PB | 4 Q | DNS | |||
| Tom Burton | 400 m hurdles | Bye | 49.71 | 14 | did not advance | ||
| Rhys Williams | 49.22 =SB | 7 Q | 49.63 | 5 | |||
| Jack Green | 48.98 SB | 8 q | DNF | ||||
| Rob Mullett | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:32.06 | 4 Q | N/a | 8:33.29 | 6 | |
| James Dasaolu Adam Gemili James Ellington Chijindu Ujah |
4 × 100 m relay | 38.12 EL | 1 Q | N/a | 38.17 | | |
| Rabah Yousif Delano Williams Nigel Levine (only heat) Jarryd Dunn (only heat) Matthew Hudson-Smith (only final) Jack Green (only final) |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.63 EL | 1 Q | N/a | 3:01:44 SB | | |
| Callum Hawkins | Half marathon | N/a | 1:03:57 | 9 | |||
| Jonathan Hay | 1:10:08 | 77 | |||||
| Matthew Bond | 1:07:00 | 42 | |||||
| Lee Merrien | 1:07:29 | 52 | |||||
| British team | 3:18.26 | 9 | |||||
- Field Events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank | ||
| Dan Bramble | Long jump | DNS | did not advance | ||
| Greg Rutherford | 7.93 | =8 q | 8.25 | | |
| Julian Reid | Triple jump | 16.62 SB | 6 q | 16.76 SB | |
| Nathan Douglas | 16.33 | 15 | did not advance | ||
| Chris Baker | High jump | 2.25 | =1 Q | 2.29 PB | |
| Robbie Grabarz | 2.25 | =1 Q | 2.29 | | |
| Luke Cutts | Pole vault | 5.35 | =17 | did not advance | |
| Nick Miller | Hammer throw | 67.76 | 25 | did not advance | |
| Chris Bennett | 74.39 | 6 q | 70.93 | 10 | |
| Mark Dry | 71.96 | 15 | did not advance | ||
- Combined events – Decathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Bryant | Result | 11.12 | 7.56 | 13.74 =SB | 1.89 | 50.15 | 14.68 | 43.62 SB | 4.60 SB | 70.37 SB | 4:33.88 | 8040 | 5 |
| Points | 834 | 950 | 712 | 705 | 808 | 889 | 738 | 790 | 895 | 719 |
Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Asha Philip | 100 m | Bye | 11.37 | 9 Q | 11.27 | 4 | |
| Desiree Henry | 11.09 | 2 Q | DNF | ||||
| Dina Asher-Smith | 200 m | Bye | 22.57 SB | 1 Q | 22.37 SB | | |
| Jodie Williams | 23.14 | 8 q | 22.96 | 6 | |||
| Christine Ohuruogu | 400 m | 52.69 | 2 Q | 51.35 SB | 3 Q | 51.55 | 4 |
| Anyika Onuora | Bye | 51.84 | 5 Q | 51.47 SB | | ||
| Adelle Tracey | 800 m | 2:05.41 | 24 | did not advance | |||
| Alison Leonard | 2:03.64 | 9 Q | 2:02.31 | 13 | did not advance | ||
| Jenny Meadows | 2:03.10 | 7 Q | 2:03.13 | 17 | did not advance | ||
| Melissa Courtney | 1500 m | 4:18.74 | 18 | N/a | did not advance | ||
| Sarah McDonald | 4:11.14 | 4 Q | 4:34.93 | 9 | |||
| Stephanie Twell | 5000 m | N/a | 15:20.70 | | |||
| Laura Whittle | 15:24.18 | 5 | |||||
| Eilish McColgan | 15:28.53 | 6 | |||||
| Jo Pavey | 10000 m | N/a | 31:34.61 SB | 5 | |||
| Jess Andrews | 31.38.02 PB | 7 | |||||
| Tiffany Porter | 100 m hurdles | Bye | 12.97 | 9 Q | 12.76 | | |
| Lucy Hatton | 13.37 | 18 | did not advance | ||||
| Serita Solomon | 13.39 | 19 | did not advance | ||||
| Lennie Waite | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:48.46 | 16 | N/a | did not advance | ||
| Rosie Clarke | 10:00.25 | 23 | did not advance | ||||
| Alyson Dixon | Half marathon | N/a | 1:12:47 SB | 13 | |||
| Tina Muir | 1:17:23 | 59 | |||||
| Charlotte Purdue | DNF | ||||||
| Gemma Steel | 1:12.19 | 10 | |||||
| Lily Partridge | 1:16:57 | 53 | |||||
| British team | 3:42:03 | 7 | |||||
| Asha Philip Dina Asher-Smith Daryll Neita Bianca Williams |
4 × 100 m relay | 42.59 SB | 1 Q | N/a | 42.45 SB | | |
| Anyika Onuora (only final) Seren Bundy-Davies Emily Diamond (only final) Eilidh Doyle Margaret Adeoye (only heat) Kelly Massey (only heat) |
4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.42 EL | 1 Q | N/a | 3:25.05 WL | | |
- Field Events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank | ||
| Jazmin Sawyers | Long jump | 6.49 | 7 q | 6.86w | |
| Shara Proctor | DNS | did not advance | |||
| Lorraine Ugen | 6.33w | 18 | did not advance | ||
| Laura Samuel | Triple jump | 13.65 | 15 | did not advance | |
| Isobel Pooley | High jump | 1.85 | =16 | did not advance | |
| Jade Lally | Discus throw | 58.76 | 15 Q | 60.29 | 7 |
| Sophie Hitchon | Hammer throw | 69.48 | 6 q | 71.74 | 4 |
| Goldie Sayers | Javelin throw | 53.56 | 26 | did not advance | |
| Rachel Wallader | Shot Put | 16.86 | 12 q | 16.06 | 12 |
- Combined events – Heptathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Lake | Result | 14.72 | 1.89 | 13.24 SB | DNS | — | — | — | DNF | |
| Points | 879 | 1093 | 743 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
- Key
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round