| 2012 European Championships | |
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| Location |  Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Dates | 21-26 May 2012 |
The 2012 European Archery Championships is the 20th edition of the European Archery Championships. The event was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands from 21 to 26 May, 2012. [1] [2]
* Host nation (Netherlands)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 |  Italy | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  France | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 |  Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Great Britain | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Netherlands Rick van der Ven | Slovenia Klemen Štrajhar | France Thomas Faucheron |
| Women's individual | Russia Ksenia Perova | United Kingdom Naomi Folkard | France Cyrielle Cotry |
| Men's team | Netherlands Rick van der Ven Sjef Van Den Berg Rick van Den Oever | Italy Michele Frangilli Marco Galiazzo Mauro Nespoli | Ukraine Markiyan Ivashko Viktor Ruban Dmytro Hrachov |
| Women's team | France Bérengère Schuh Cyrielle Cotry Celine Bezault | Spain Karina Winter Elena Richter Lisa Unruh | Germany Karina Lipiarska Justyna Mospinek Natalia Lesniak |
| Mixed Team | Italy Natalia Valeeva Mauro Nespoli | Poland Anna Szukalska Piotr Nowak | Turkey Begül Löklüoğlu Yağız Yılmaz |
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