Medals
| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Andreas Bube | Men's 800 metres | 29 June |
Denmark competed at the 2012 European Athletics Championships held in Helsinki, Finland, between 27 June to 1 July 2012.
| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Andreas Bube | Men's 800 metres | 29 June |
| Event | Athletes | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 400 m | Nick Ekelund-Arenander | 46.78 | 20 Q | 46.57 | 14 | did not advance | |
| 800 m | Andreas Bube | 1:46.51 | 2 Q | 1:48.48 | 14 Q | 1:48.69 | |
| 1500 m | Andreas Bueno | 3:42.81 | 9 | — | did not advance | ||
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Long jump | Morten Jensen | 8.06 | 4 Q | 7.56 | 11 |
| Triple jump | Anders Møller | 15.98 | 21 | did not advance | |
| Pole vault | Rasmus Jørgensen | 5.50 | 8 q | 5.50 | 7 |
| Shot put | Kim Christensen | 19.69 | 6 q | 19.00 | 12 |
| Event | Athletes | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 400 m hurdles | Sara Petersen | 56.58 | 12 Q | 56.07 | 9 | did not advance | |
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Pole vault | Caroline Bonde Holm | 4.15 | 22 | did not advance | |
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