Great Britain at the 2010 European Athletics Championships

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The United Kingdom competed under the name Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The nation was represented by 72 athletes at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona, Spain.

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With a squad of 72 athletes, Great Britain and Northern Ireland sent the fifth largest national team of the competition. The nation won a record 19 medals over the course of the six-day championships, beating their previous greatest medal haul of 18 from the 1990 European Athletics Championships. Head coach Charles van Commenee praised a number of athletes, saying that the team performance was good in terms of building towards the 2012 London Olympics. A number of high-profile athletes were missing from the squad due to injuries, including three 2008 Olympic medallists (Christine Ohuruogu, Tasha Danvers, and Germaine Mason), as well as women's marathon runners Paula Radcliffe and Mara Yamauchi. [1]

Both the men's and women's 4 × 100 m relay teams had difficulties with baton changeovers, resulting in poor performances in an event that the country is typically strong: the women's team was sixth in their heat while the men missed the final by finishing in fifth place.

Participants

EventMenWomen
100 m Dwain Chambers
James Dasaolu
Mark Lewis-Francis
Laura Turner
200 m Marlon Devonish
Christian Malcolm
Jeffrey Lawal-Balogun
Emily Freeman
400 m Michael Bingham
Martyn Rooney
Conrad Williams
Lee McConnell
800 m Michael Rimmer Jenny Meadows
Marilyn Okoro
Jemma Simpson
1500 m Andrew Baddeley
Colin McCourt
Thomas Lancashire
Hannah England
Lisa Dobriskey
Stephanie Twell
5000 m Mo Farah
Chris Thompson
10,000 m Mo Farah
Chris Thompson
Marathon Andi Jones
Lee Merrien
Ben Moreau
Dan Robinson
Dave Webb
Martin Williams
Helen Decker
Susan Partridge
Michelle Ross-Cope
Rebecca Robinson
Holly Rush
Jo Wilkinson
110/100 m hurdles William Sharman
Andy Turner
400 m hurdles David Greene
Rhys Williams
Nathan Woodward
Eilidh Child
Perri Shakes-Drayton
3000 m steeplechase Hatti Dean
Barbara Parker
High Jump Martyn Bernard
Tom Parsons
Pole Vault Kate Dennison
Long Jump Greg Rutherford
Chris Tomlinson
Triple Jump Nathan Douglas
Phillips Idowu
Shot Put Carl Myerscough
Decathlon/Heptathlon Jessica Ennis
20 km walk Joanna Jackson
4 × 100 m relay James Dasaolu
Marlon Devonish
Leon Baptiste
Jeffery Lawal Balogun
Mark Lewis-Francis
Christian Malcolm
Craig Pickering
Montell Douglas
Katherine Endacott
Emily Freeman
Hayley Jones
Joice Maduaka
Elaine O'Neill
Laura Turner
4 × 400 m relay Michael Bingham
Richard Buck
Graham Hedman
Martyn Rooney
Andrew Steele
Rob Tobin
Conrad Williams
Vicki Barr
Lee McConnell
Marilyn Okoro
Nadine Okyere
Nicola Sanders
Perri Shakes-Drayton
Kim Wall

Results

 2010 Barcelona GoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR) 67619

Men

Track and road events
EventAthletesHeatsSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
100 m Dwain Chambers 10.212 Q10.102 Q10.185
James Dasaolu 10.4012 Q10.3110Did not advance
Mark Lewis-Francis 10.233 Q10.21 SB6 q10.18 SB Silver medal icon.svg
200 m Marlon Devonish 20.684 Q20.55 SB3 Q20.624
Christian Malcolm 20.632 Q20.584 Q20.38 SB Silver medal icon.svg
Jeffrey Lawal-Balogun 20.9315 Q20.8513Did not advance
400 m Michael Bingham 45.491 Q44.88 SB4 Q45.23 Silver medal icon.svg
Martyn Rooney 45.723 Q45.005 q45.23 Bronze medal icon.svg
Conrad Williams 46.3517 Q46.6020Did not advance
800 m Michael Rimmer 1:49.9910 Q1:47.671 Q1:47.17 Silver medal icon.svg
1500 m Andrew Baddeley 3:41.463 Q3:43.876
Colin McCourt 3:41.777 Q3:44.789
Thomas Lancashire 3:41.686 Q3:44.9210
5000 m Mo Farah 13:38.267 Q13:31.18 Gold medal icon.svg
Chris Thompson 13:35.584 Q13:44.428
10,000 m Mo Farah 28:24.99 Gold medal icon.svg
Chris Thompson 28:27.33 Silver medal icon.svg
110 m hurdles William Sharman 13.607 QDSQDid not advance
Andy Turner 13.482 Q13.504 Q13.28 SB Gold medal icon.svg
400 m hurdles Dai Greene 50.114 Q49.481 Q48.12 PB Gold medal icon.svg
Rhys Williams 49.351 Q49.612 Q48.96 PB Silver medal icon.svg
Nathan Woodward 50.459 Q50.5110Did not advance
4 × 100 m relay James Dasaolu
Marlon Devonish
Leon Baptiste
Jeffrey Lawal-Balogun
Mark Lewis-Francis
Christian Malcolm
Craig Pickering
39.499Did not advance
4 × 400 m relay Michael Bingham
Richard Buck
Graham Hedman
Martyn Rooney
Andrew Steele
Robert Tobin
Conrad Williams
3:04.093 Q3:02.25Silver medal icon.svg
Marathon Andi Jones DNF-
Lee Merrien 2:20;428
Ben Moreau 2:27:0824
Dan Robinson 2:24:0619
Dave Webb 2:23:0416
Martin Williams 2:28:3028
Field events
EventAthletesQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Long jump Chris Tomlinson 8.20 m3 Q8.23 m SB Bronze medal icon.svg
High jump Martin Bernard 2.26 m7 q2.29 m SB Bronze medal icon.svg
Tom Parsons 2.23 m11 qNM-
Triple jump Nathan Douglas 16.80 m12 Q16.48 m10
Phillips Idowu 17.10 m4 Q17.81 PB Gold medal icon.svg
Shot put Carl Mysercough 19.81 m10 q18.19 m12

Women

Track and road events
EventAthletesHeatsSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
100 m Laura Turner 11.457 Q11.4113Did not advance
200 m Emily Freeman 23.447 Q23.21 SB9Did not advance
400 m Lee McConnell 53.1512Did not advance
800 m Jennifer Meadows 1:58.902 Q1:59.39 Bronze medal icon.svg
Marilyn Okoro 2:01.33 SB4Did not advance
Jemma Simpson 1:59.181 Q1:59.905
1500 m Hannah England 4:06.0310 q4:05.0710
Lisa Dobriskey 4:06.009 Q4:01.544
Steph Twell 4:05.637 q4:02.707
400 m hurdles Eilidh Child 55.8210 Q55.277 q55.518
Perri Shakes-Drayton 55.354 Q54.73 PB4 Q54.18 PB Bronze medal icon.svg
3000 m steeplechase Hatti Dean 9:46.439 Q9:30.19 PB4
Barbara Parker 10:20.9920Did not advance
4 × 100 m relay Joice Maduaka
Montell Douglas
Hayley Jones
Laura Turner
44.0910Did not advance
4 × 400 m relay Nicola Sanders
Perri Shakes-Drayton
Marilyn Okoro
Lee McConnell
Vicki Barr
3:28.013 Q3:24.32 Bronze medal icon.svg
Marathon Helen Decker 2:43:0021
Susan Partridge 2:39:0716
Michelle Ross-Cope 2:38:4514
Rebecca Robinson 2:44:0624
Holly Rush 2:42:4420
Jo Wilkinson 2:44:1125
20 km walk Johanna Jackson 1:33:3310
Field events
EventAthletesQualificationFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Pole vault Kate Dennison 4.353 q4.55 =SB6
Heptathlon Jessica Ennis 6823 PB Gold medal icon.svg

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