Cyprus at the 2012 European Athletics Championships

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Cyprus competed at the 2012 European Athletics Championships held in Helsinki, Finland, between 27 June to 1 July 2012. 10 competitors, 8 men and 2 women took part in 11 events.

Cyprus Island country in the Mediterranean

Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean and the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, located south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel and Palestine, north of Egypt, and southeast of Greece.

2012 European Athletics Championships 2012 edition of the European Athletics Championships

The 2012 European Athletics Championships were held in Helsinki, Finland between 27 June and 1 July 2012. This edition marks the beginning of a new two-year cycle of the European Athletics Championships which were previously held every four years.

Helsinki Capital of Finland

Helsinki is the capital and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of 650,058. The city's urban area has a population of 1,268,296, making it by far the most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research. Helsinki is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tallinn, Estonia, 400 km (250 mi) east of Stockholm, Sweden, and 300 km (190 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has close historical ties with these three cities.

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Results

Men

Track events
EventAthletesHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
100 m Panagiotis Ioannou 10.6728Did not advance
110 m hurdles Alexandros Stavrides 14.1429Did not advance
Field events
EventAthletesQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Triple jump Zacharias Arnos 16.2317Did not advance
High jump Kyriakos Ioannou 2.1521Did not advance
Pole vault Nikandros Stylianou NMDid not advance
Shot put Georgios Arestis 18.1623Did not advance
Discus throw Apostolos Parellis 61.7914Did not advance
Hammer throw Konstantinos Stathelakos 68.2029Did not advance

Women

Track events
EventAthletesHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
100 m Eleni Artymata 11.6424Did not advance
200 m Eleni Artymata 23.3511 Q23.217 q23.597
Field events
EventAthletesQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Long jump Nektaria Panayi 6.3116Did not advance

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