Ireland at the 2012 European Athletics Championships

Ireland was represented by 24 athletes at the 2012 European Athletics Championships hold in Helsinki, Finland, between 26 June – 1 July 2012.

Event	Athletes	Heats		Semifinal		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
100 m	Jason Smyth	10.47	18	10.52	20	DNQ
200 m	Steven Colvert	Disqualified		DNQ
200 m	Paul Hession	20.75	2 Q	20.84	4 q	21.27	8
400 m	Brian Gregan	45.63	1 Q	45.76	3 Q	46.04	6
1500 m	Paul Robinson	3:47.26	21	—		DNQ
10000 m	Mark Kenneally	—				29.10.55	15
10000 m	David Rooney	—				29:57.82 SB	20
110 m hurdles	Ben Reynolds	DNS
400 m hurdles	Thomas Barr	50.59	13	50.22	13	DNQ
400 m hurdles	Jason Harvey	51.83	29	DNQ
4 × 400 m relay	Brian Murphy David Gillick Tim Crowe Jason Harvey	Disqualified		—		DNQ

Event	Athletes	Heats		Semifinal		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
100 m	Amy Foster	11.58	21	DNQ
200 m	Amy Foster	24.04	26	DNQ
400 m	Joanne Cuddihy	Disqualified		DNQ
1500 m	Ciara Mageean	12	4:19.23	—		DNQ
1500 m	Orla Drumm	12	4:19.61	—		DNQ
10000 m	Fionnuala Britton	—				32:05.54	4
400 m hurdles	Jessie Barr	56.30	9 Q	55.93 PB	8 q	56.83	8
3000 m steeplechase	Stephanie Reilly	9:44.15	13 q	—		9:53.90	12
4 × 400 m relay	Claire Bergin Joanne Cuddihy Marian Heffernan Michelle Carey	Disqualified		—		DNQ

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Pole vault	Tori Pena	4.35	16	DNQ

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