| Hungary at the 2012 European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
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| WA code | HUN |
| in Helsinki | |
| Competitors | 21 |
| Medals |
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| European Athletics Championships appearances | |
Hungary competed at the 2012 European Athletics Championships held in Helsinki, Finland, between 27 June to 1 July 2012. 21 competitors, 14 men and 7 women, took part in 13 events.
| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Krisztián Pars | Men's hammer throw | 30 June |
 Silver | Marcell Deák Nagy | Men's 400 metres | 29 June |
 Bronze | Zoltán Kővágó | Men's discus throw | 30 June |
| Event | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 200 m | Éva Kaptur | |
| 400 m | Marcell Deák Nagy | |
| 800 m | Péter Szemeti | |
| 10,000 m | Krisztina Papp | |
| 110 m hurdles | Balázs Baji | |
| Dániel Kiss | ||
| 400 m hurdles | Márk Koroknai | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Dávid Bartha Tibor Kása Zoltán Kovács Máté Lukács | |
| High jump | Olivér Harsányi | |
| Shot put | Lajos Kürthy | Anita Márton |
| Discus throw | Zoltán Kővágó | |
| Hammer throw | Kristóf Németh | Éva Orbán |
| Krisztián Pars | ||
| Javelin throw | Vanda Juhász | |
| Xénia Nagy | ||
| Heptathlon | Györgyi Farkas |
| Event | Athletes | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 400 m | Marcell Deák Nagy | 46.18 | 8 Q | 45.68 | 2 Q | 45.52 | |
| 800 m | Péter Szemeti | 1:49.13 | 30 | DNQ | |||
| 110 m hurdles | Balázs Baji | 13.50 | 4 Q | 13.68 | 17 | DNQ | |
| Dániel Kiss | 13.62 | 10 Q | 13.59 | 14 | DNQ | ||
| 400 m hurdles | Márk Koroknai | 53.22 | 37 | DNQ | |||
| 4 × 400 m relay | Dávid Bartha Tibor Kása Zoltán Kovács Máté Lukács | 3.11.79 | 14 | — | DNQ | ||
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| High jump | Olivér Harsányi | 2.10 | 30 | DNQ | |
| Shot put | Lajos Kürthy | 19.48 | 12 q | 19.55 | 9 |
| Discus throw | Zoltán Kővágó | 65.99 | 2 q | 66.42 | |
| Hammer throw | Kristóf Németh | 72.46 | 16 | DNQ | |
| Krisztián Pars | 78.09 | 1 Q | 79.72 | | |
| Event | Athletes | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 200 m | Éva Kaptur | 23.97 | 24 q | 24.44 | 22 | DNQ | |
| 10,000 m | Krisztina Papp | — | DNF | ||||
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Shot put | Anita Márton | 17.30 | 7 q | 17.93 | 7 |
| Javelin throw | Vanda Juhász | 53.65 | 17 | DNQ | |
| Xénia Nagy | 51.63 | 22 | DNQ | ||
| Hammer throw | Éva Orbán | 67.89 | 8 q | 67.92 | 7 |
| Heptathlon | Event | Györgyi Farkas | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results | Points | Rank | ||
| 100 m hurdles | 14.23 | 946 | 16 | |
| High jump | 1.80 | 978 | 6 | |
| Shot Put | 12.62 | 702 | 14 | |
| 200 m | 25.74 | 820 | 17 | |
| Long jump | 5.92 | 825 | 14 | |
| Javelin throw | 45.81 | 779 | 8 | |
| 800 m | 2:19.93 | 824 | 13 | |
| Final | 5874 | 14 | ||
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