Great Britain at the 2012 European Athletics Championships

The United Kingdom competed under the name Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The nation was represented by 82 athletes at the 2012 European Athletics Championships hold in Helsinki, Finland, between 26 June - 1 July 2012.

A preliminary squad of 109 athletes was announced on 18 June 2012. However, due to the proximity of the London Olympics, any athlete who was qualified for the Olympics would not take part in the European Championships. As the Olympic Trails were held less than a week before the European Championships, the complete team was not announced until 25 June 2012. However, automatically selected field athletes were permitted to compete, if the event complimented their training schedule. Reigning European champion, Mohammad Farah (5,000m), was given special dispensation to defend his title. However, reigning champions Jessica Ennis and Dai Greene were absent due to their Olympic selection and Philips Idowu was injured. Shana Cox and Christine Ohuruogu had qualified for the Olympics, and were taken as part of the relay team, and not permitted to participate individually. A number of high profile athletes were also seeking Olympic selection following the Olympic trials. Many athletes who won, or finished second, at the Olympic trails, were requiring an Olympic 'A' Standard, to receive automatic selection.

Finally, at the Championships, 73 athletes took part in the events.

Medals

Medal Name Event Date
 Gold Mo Farah Men's 5000 metres 27 June
 Gold Rhys Williams Men's 400 metres hurdles 29 June
 Gold Robert Grabarz Men's high jump 29 June
 Silver Luke Lennon-Ford
Michael Bingham
Conrad Williams
Nigel Levine
Robert Tobin
Richard Buck		 Men's 4 x 400 metres relay 1 July
 Silver Lynsey Sharp 800 metres 29 June
 Silver Joanne Pavey Women's 10,000 metres 1 July
 Bronze Danny Talbot Men's 200 metres 30 June

Results

Men

Track

Event Athletes Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
100 m Harry Aikines-Aryeetey 10.278 Q 10.307 Q 10.314
Mark Lewis-Francis 10.3916 Q 10.3611 Did not advance
200 m Chris Clarke 20.8310 Q 20.909 Q 21.266
Danny Talbot 20.829 Q 20.693 Q 20.953rd
400 m Richard Buck 45.832 Q 46.139 Q 45.925
Luke Lennon-Ford Disqualified Did not advance
800 m Mukhtar Mohammed 1:47.135 Q 1:48.8416 Did not advance
Gareth Warburton 1:45.801 Q 1:47.3711 Did not advance
1500 m Thomas Lancashire 3:47.8022 N/A Did not advance
5000 m Mo Farah N/A 13:29.911st
Mitch Goose N/A 14:21.9123
Rory Fraser N/A 13:51.0514
10,000 m Keith Gerrard N/A 28:57.979
110 m hurdles Richard Alleyne 14.0226 Did not advance
Gianni Frankis 13.7116 q 13.6817 Did not advance
William Sharman 13.6311 Q 13.5511 Did not advance
400 m hurdles Rhys Williams 50.409 Q 49.634 Q 49.331st
Nathan Woodward 50.024 Q 49.685 q 50.207
Richard Yates 52.1232 Did not advance
3000 m steeplechase Luke Gunn Did not finish N/A Did not advance
Rob Mullett 8:48.3820 N/A Did not advance
James Wilkinson 8:39.1916 N/A Did not advance
4 x 100 m relay Christian Malcolm
Dwain Chambers
James Ellington
Mark Lewis-Francis		 38.981 Q N/A Did not advance
4 x 400 m relay Luke Lennon-Ford*
Michael Bingham*
Conrad Williams
Nigel Levine
Robert Tobin
Richard Buck		 3:05.503 Q N/A 3:01.562nd

*Athletes who run the heats but not the final.

Combined

Decathlon Event Ashley Bryant
Results Points Rank
100 m 11.08 843 12
Long jump 7.12 842 15
Shot put 13.08 672 20
High jump 1.88 696 22
400 m 49.29 848 11
110 m hurdles 14.74 881 13
Discus 39.94 663 14
Pole vault 4.50 760 17
Javelin 66.71 839 2
1500 m 4:49.16 624 15
Final 7668 12

Field

Event Athletes Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Long jump JJ Jegede 8.015 q 8.104
Julian Reid 7.7321 Did not advance
Chris Tomlinson 7.8413 Did not advance
Triple jump Onochie Achike 16.2515 Did not advance
High jump Robert Grabarz 2.233 q 2.311st
Samson Oni 2.2310 q No mark—
Tom Parsons 2.1028 Did not advance
Pole vault Max Eaves 5.3014 Did not advance
Luke Cutts 5.1020 Did not advance
Andrew Sutcliffe 5.3016 Did not advance
Shot put Carl Myerscough 19.3014 Did not advance
Discus throw Abdul Buhari 58.5724 Did not advance
Brett Morse 58.7123 Did not advance
Lawrence Okoye 64.865 q 60.0912
Hammer throw Mark Dry 70.2725 Did not advance

Women

Track

Event Athletes Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
100 m Ashleigh Nelson 11.4310 Q 11.4311 Did not advance
Jeanette Kwakye 11.9829 Did not advance
200 m Abiodun Oyepitan 23.054 Q 23.228 Did not advance
400 m Kelly Massey 54.4424 Did not advance
Lee McConnell 52.587 Q 51.983 Q 52.205
Nicola Sanders Did not start Did not advance
800 m Jenny Meadows Did not start N/A Did not advance
Lynsey Sharp 2:01.885 Q N/A 2:00.522nd
Jemma Simpson 2:01.644 q N/A 2:02.147
1500 m Lynsey Sharp Disqualified N/A Did not advance
5000 m Julia Bleasdale N/A 15:12.774
Helen Clitheroe N/A 15:49.1316
Stephanie Twell N/A Did not start
10,000 m Joanne Pavey N/A 31:49.032nd
Charlotte Purdue N/A 32:28.466
Gemma Steel N/A 32:46.329
400 m hurdles Meghan Beesley 57.1816 q 57.3214 Did not advance
3000 m steeplechase Hatti Archer 9:57.0017 N/A Did not advance
4 x 100 m relay Anyika Onuora
Montell Douglas
Hayley Jones
Ashleigh Nelson		 Disqualified N/A Did not advance
4 x 400 m relay Eilidh Child
Kelly Massey*
Nicola Sanders
Shana Cox
Lee McConnell		 3:29.963 Q N/A 3:26.204

*Athletes who run in the heats but not in the final.

Field

Event Athletes Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Long jump Abigail Irozuru 6.1922 Did not advance
High jump Isobel Pooley 1.7821 Did not advance
Pole vault Sally Peake 4.1520 Did not advance
Shot put Eden Francis 16.3514 Did not advance
Discus throw Jade Nicholls 51.7522 Did not advance
Javelin throw Goldie Sayers 60.902 Q 63.014
Laura Whittingham 52.8219 Did not advance
Hammer throw Sophie Hitchon 67.0811 q 67.1711
Sarah Holt 61.1822 Did not advance

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