| Greece at the 2012 European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
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| WA code | GRE |
| National federation | Hellenic Athletics Federation |
| Website | www |
in  Helsinki | |
| Competitors | 24 |
| Medals Ranked 26th |
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| European Athletics Championships appearances (overview) | |
Greece was represented by 24 athletes at the 2012 European Athletics Championships held in Helsinki, Finland, from 26 June 2012 until 1 July 2012.
| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou | Women's pole vault | 30 June |
Track
| Event | Athletes | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 200 m | Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas | 20.73 | 2 Q | Disqualified | Did not advance | ||
| 800 m | Andréas Dimitrákis | 1:49.88 | 32 | Did not advance | |||
| 110 m hurdles | Konstadinos Douvalidis | 13.57 | 7 Q | 13.37 | 3 Q NR | 13.59 | 8 |
| 400 m hurdles | Periklis Iakovakis | 50.25 | 6 Q | 49.83 | 8 Q | 50.57 | 8 |
| Spirídon Papadópoulos | 51.01 | 22 q | 51.89 | 23 | Did not advance | ||
Field
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Long jump | Dimítrios Diamantáras | 7.81 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Yeóryios Tsákonas | 7.64 | 25 | Did not advance | ||
| Triple jump | Dimitrios Tsiamis | 16.55 | 10 q | 16.52 | 9 |
| High jump | Konstadinos Baniotis | 2.19 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Pole vault | Konstadinos Filippidis | 5.50 | 7 q | 5.72 | 5 |
| Shot put | Michalis Stamatogiannis | 18.95 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Discus throw | Yeóryios Trémos | 56.94 | 28 | Did not advance | |
| Javelin throw | Yervásios Filippídis | 72.39 | 24 | Did not advance | |
Track
| Event | Athletes | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 100 m | Maria Belibasaki | 11.56 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m | 23.55 | 17 Q | 23.31 | 10 | Did not advance | ||
| 800 m | Eleni Filandra | 2:02.37 | 7 | — | Did not advance | ||
Field
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Triple jump | Niki Paneta | 14.08 | 12 q | 14.23 | 6 |
| Paraskevi Papachristou | 14.35 | 5 Q | 13.89 | 11 | |
| Athanasia Perra | 14.22 | 7 Q | 14.23 | 7 | |
| High jump | Antonia Stergiou | 1.87 | 12 q | 1.80 | 11 |
| Pole vault | Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou | 4.40 | 5 q | 4.60 | |
| Stella-Iro Ledaki | 4.35 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Katerina Stefanidi | 4.40 | 5 q | No mark | — | |
| Javelin throw | Savva Lika | 57.60 | 8 q | 56.25 | 9 |
Combined
| Heptathlon | Event | Sofía Ifadídou | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results | Points | Rank | ||
| 100 m hurdles | 13.82 | 1004 | 10 | |
| High jump | 1.65 | 795 | 17 | |
| Shot Put | 12.65 | 704 | 13 | |
| 200 m | 25.62 | 831 | 16 | |
| Long jump | 5.52 | 706 | 17 | |
| Javelin throw | DNS | |||
| 800 m | DNS | |||
| Final | DNF | |||
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