Austria competed at the 2012 European Athletics Championships held in Helsinki, Finland, between 27 June to 1 July 2012. 9 competitors, 6 men and 3 women, took part in 7 events.
| Event | Athletes | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 800 m | Raphael Pallitsch | 1:48.84 | 28 | DNQ | |||
| Andreas Rapatz | 1:51.79 | 34 | DNQ | ||||
| 1500 m | Andreas Vojta | 3:41.24 | 1 Q | — | 3:53.23 | 10 | |
| Brenton Rowe | 3:47.18 | 20 | — | DNQ | |||
| 5000 m | Brenton Rowe | — | 13:51.58 | 17 | |||
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Discus throw | Gerhard Mayer | 62.35 | 12 q | 62.85 | 8 |
| Decathlon | Event | Dominik Distelberger | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results | Points | Rank | ||
| 100 m | 10.80 | 906 | 2 | |
| Long jump | 7.14 | 847 | 13 | |
| Shot put | 11.22 | 559 | 25 | |
| High jump | 1.88 | 696 | 21 | |
| 400 m | 48.52 | 884 | 4 | |
| 110 m hurdles | 14.61 | 897 | 8 | |
| Discus | 38.29 | 630 | 19 | |
| Pole vault | 4.70 | 819 | 12 | |
| Javelin | 55.72 | 674 | 10 | |
| 1500 m | 4:37.05 | 699 | 12 | |
| Final | 7611 | 15 | ||
| Event | Athletes | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 100 m hurdles | Beate Schrott | 12.98 | 4 Q | 13.08 | 4 Q | 12.98 | 4 |
| Victoria Schreibeis | 13.39 | 22 | DNQ | ||||
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| High jump | Monika Gollner | 1.78 | 23 | DNQ | |