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 held 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 Trials 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, Mo 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 trials, were requiring an Olympic 'A' Standard, to receive automatic selection.
Finally, at the Championships, 73 athletes took part in the events.
| Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2012 European Athletics Championships | |
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| WA code | GBR |
| National federation | British Athletics |
| Website | www |
| in Helsinki | |
| Competitors | 73 |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| European Athletics Championships appearances | |
Medals edit
| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold
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Mo Farah | Men's 5000 metres | 27 June |
| Gold
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Rhys Williams | Men's 400 metres hurdles | 29 June |
| Gold
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Robert Grabarz | Men's high jump | 29 June |
| Gold
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Lynsey Sharp | Women's 800 metres | 29 June |
 Silver
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Conrad Williams Nigel Levine Robert Tobin Richard Buck Michael Bingham (Heats) Luke Lennon-Ford (Heats) |
Men's 4 x 400 metres relay | 1 July |
| Silver
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Joanne Pavey | Women's 10,000 metres | 1 July |
 Bronze
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Danny Talbot | Men's 200 metres | 30 June |
Results edit
Men edit
Track edit
| Event | Athletes | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 100 m | Harry Aikines-Aryeetey | 10.27 | 8 Q | 10.30 | 7 Q | 10.31 | 4 |
| Mark Lewis-Francis | 10.39 | 16 Q | 10.36 | 11 | did not advance | ||
| 200 m | Chris Clarke | 20.83 | 10 Q | 20.90 | 9 Q | 21.26 | 6 |
| Danny Talbot | 20.82 | 9 Q | 20.69 | 3 Q | 20.95 |
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| 400 m | Richard Buck | 45.83 | 2 Q | 46.13 | 9 Q | 45.92 | 5 |
| Luke Lennon-Ford | Disqualified | did not advance | |||||
| 800 m | Mukhtar Mohammed | 1:47.13 | 5 Q | 1:48.84 | 16 | did not advance | |
| Gareth Warburton | 1:45.80 | 1 Q | 1:47.37 | 11 | did not advance | ||
| 1500 m | Thomas Lancashire | 3:47.80 | 22 | — | did not advance | ||
| 5000 m | Mo Farah | — | 13:29.91 |
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| Mitch Goose | — | 14:21.91 | 23 | ||||
| Rory Fraser | — | 13:51.05 | 14 | ||||
| 10,000 m | Keith Gerrard | — | 28:57.97 | 9 | |||
| 110 m hurdles | Richard Alleyne | 14.02 | 26 | did not advance | |||
| Gianni Frankis | 13.71 | 16 q | 13.68 | 17 | did not advance | ||
| William Sharman | 13.63 | 11 Q | 13.55 | 11 | did not advance | ||
| 400 m hurdles | Rhys Williams | 50.40 | 9 Q | 49.63 | 4 Q | 49.33 |
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| Nathan Woodward | 50.02 | 4 Q | 49.68 | 5 q | 50.20 | 7 | |
| Richard Yates | 52.12 | 32 | did not advance | ||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | Luke Gunn | did not finish | — | did not advance | |||
| Rob Mullett | 8:48.38 | 20 | — | did not advance | |||
| James Wilkinson | 8:39.19 | 16 | — | did not advance | |||
| 4 × 100 m relay | Christian Malcolm Dwain Chambers James Ellington Mark Lewis-Francis |
38.98 | 1 Q | — | did not advance | ||
| 4 × 400 m relay | Luke Lennon-Ford* Michael Bingham* Conrad Williams Nigel Levine Robert Tobin Richard Buck |
3:05.50 | 3 Q | — | 3:01.56 |
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*Athletes who run the heats but not the final.
Combined edit
| 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 edit
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Long jump | JJ Jegede | 8.01 | 5 q | 8.10 | 4 |
| Julian Reid | 7.73 | 21 | did not advance | ||
| Chris Tomlinson | 7.84 | 13 | did not advance | ||
| Triple jump | Onochie Achike | 16.25 | 15 | did not advance | |
| High jump | Robert Grabarz | 2.23 | 3 q | 2.31 |
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| Samson Oni | 2.23 | 10 q | No mark | — | |
| Tom Parsons | 2.10 | 28 | did not advance | ||
| Pole vault | Max Eaves | 5.30 | 14 | did not advance | |
| Luke Cutts | 5.10 | 20 | did not advance | ||
| Andrew Sutcliffe | 5.30 | 16 | did not advance | ||
| Shot put | Carl Myerscough | 19.30 | 14 | did not advance | |
| Discus throw | Abdul Buhari | 58.57 | 24 | did not advance | |
| Brett Morse | 58.71 | 23 | did not advance | ||
| Lawrence Okoye | 64.86 | 5 q | 60.09 | 12 | |
| Hammer throw | Mark Dry | 70.27 | 25 | did not advance | |
Women edit
Track edit
| Event | Athletes | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 100 m | Ashleigh Nelson | 11.43 | 10 Q | 11.43 | 11 | did not advance | |
| Jeanette Kwakye | 11.98 | 29 | did not advance | ||||
| 200 m | Abiodun Oyepitan | 23.05 | 4 Q | 23.22 | 8 | did not advance | |
| 400 m | Kelly Massey | 54.44 | 24 | did not advance | |||
| Lee McConnell | 52.58 | 7 Q | 51.98 | 3 Q | 52.20 | 5 | |
| Nicola Sanders | did not start | did not advance | |||||
| 800 m | Jenny Meadows | did not start | — | did not advance | |||
| Lynsey Sharp | 2:01.88 | 5 Q | — | 2:00.52 |
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| Jemma Simpson | 2:01.64 | 4 q | — | 2:02.14 | 7 | ||
| 1500 m | Lynsey Sharp | Disqualified | — | did not advance | |||
| 5000 m | Julia Bleasdale | — | 15:12.77 | 4 | |||
| Helen Clitheroe | — | 15:49.13 | 16 | ||||
| Stephanie Twell | — | did not start | |||||
| 10,000 m | Joanne Pavey | — | 31:49.03 |
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| Charlotte Purdue | — | 32:28.46 | 6 | ||||
| Gemma Steel | — | 32:46.32 | 9 | ||||
| 400 m hurdles | Meghan Beesley | 57.18 | 16 q | 57.32 | 14 | did not advance | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Hatti Archer | 9:57.00 | 17 | — | did not advance | ||
| 4 × 100 m relay | Anyika Onuora Montell Douglas Hayley Jones Ashleigh Nelson |
Disqualified | — | did not advance | |||
| 4 × 400 m relay | Eilidh Child Kelly Massey* Nicola Sanders Shana Cox Lee McConnell |
3:29.96 | 3 Q | — | 3:26.20 | 4 | |
*Athletes who run in the heats but not in the final.
Field edit
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Long jump | Abigail Irozuru | 6.19 | 22 | did not advance | |
| High jump | Isobel Pooley | 1.78 | 21 | did not advance | |
| Pole vault | Sally Peake | 4.15 | 20 | did not advance | |
| Shot put | Eden Francis | 16.35 | 14 | did not advance | |
| Discus throw | Jade Nicholls | 51.75 | 22 | did not advance | |
| Javelin throw | Goldie Sayers | 60.90 | 2 Q | 63.01 | 4 |
| Laura Whittingham | 52.82 | 19 | did not advance | ||
| Hammer throw | Sophie Hitchon | 67.08 | 11 q | 67.17 | 11 |
| Sarah Holt | 61.18 | 22 | did not advance | ||