| Lithuania at the 2012 European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
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| IAAF code | LTU |
| in Helsinki | |
| Medals Ranked 20th |
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| European Athletics Championships appearances | |
Lithuania will be represented by 24 athletes at the 2012 European Athletics Championships held in Helsinki, Finland.
| Medal | Athlete | Event | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Lina Grinčikaitė | 100 m | 11.32 | 28 June |
 | Raivydas Stanys | High jump | 2.31 | 29 June |
| Event | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 100 m | Rytis Sakalauskas | Lina Grinčikaitė |
| 400 m | Agnė Šerkšnienė | |
| 800 m | Vitalij Kozlov | Eglė Balčiūnaitė Natalija Piliušina |
| 1500 m | Natalija Piliušina | |
| 100/110 m hurdles | Mantas Šilkauskas | |
| 400 m hurdles | Silvestras Guogis | Eglė Staišiūnaitė |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Vaida Žūsinaitė | |
| High jump | Raivydas Stanys | Airinė Palšytė Austra Skujytė |
| Long jump | Povilas Mykolaitis | |
| Triple jump | Mantas Dilys | |
| Shot put | Austra Skujytė | |
| Discus throw | Andrius Gudžius | Zinaida Sendriūtė |
| Javelin throw | Indrė Jakubaitytė | |
| 4 x 100 m relay | Rytis Sakalauskas Žilvinas Adomavičius Egidijus Dilys Aivaras Pranckevičius Martas Skrabulis Kostas Skrabulis |
| Athlete | Event | Results | Place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Round | Place | Semifinal | Place | Final | |||
| Rytis Sakalauskas | 100 m | 10.23 | 1stQ | 10.23 | 2nd Q | DNF | DNF |
| Vitalij Kozlov | 800 m | 1:48.61 | 5th | - | - | - | 27th |
| Mantas Šilkauskas | 110 m hurdles | 14.11 | 6th | - | - | - | 28th |
| Silvestras Guogis | 400 m hurdles | 51.25 | 4thq | 51.15 (SB) | 8th | - | 20th |
| Egidijus Dilys Žilvinas Adomavičius Martas Skrabulis Aivaras Pranckevičius | 4x100 m | 40.68 | 6th | - | 13th | ||
| Athlete | Event | Results | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualif. | Place | Final | |||
| Raivydas Stanys | High jump | 2.26 (+0x) | 1st Q | 2.31 (+1x) | |
| Povilas Mykolaitis | Long jump | X | DNF | DNF | |
| Mantas Dilys | Triple jump | X | NM | - | NM |
| Andrius Gudžius | Discus throwing | 55.80 (x-55.80-x) | 15th | 30th | |
| Athlete | Event | Results | Place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Round | Place | Semifinal | Place | Final | |||
| Lina Grinčikaitė | 100 m | 11.38 | 1st Q | 11.34 (SB) | 3rd Q | 11.32 (SB) | |
| Agnė Šerkšnienė | 400 m | 52.89 | 3rd Q | 53.07 | 7th | - | 15th |
| Eglė Balčiūnaitė | 800 m | 2:05.21 | 5th | - | 14th | ||
| Natalija Piliušina | 800 m | 2:02.12 (PB) | 3rd q | 2:06.59 | 8th | ||
| 1500 m | - | ||||||
| 100 m hurdles | - | ||||||
| Eglė Staišiūnaitė | 400 m hurdles | 56.58 (PB) | 4thq | 58.76 | 7th | - | 15th |
| Vaida Žūsinaitė | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:58.37 (PB) | 9th | - | 19th | ||
| Athlete | Event | Results | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualif. | Place | Final | |||
| Airinė Palšytė | High jump | 1,90 (+2x) | 6thq | 1.89 (+4x) | 9th |
| Austra Skujytė | High jump | 1,87 (+4x) | 5th | - | 13th |
| Austra Skujytė | Shot put | 16.73 | 6th q | 16.53 | 11th |
| Zinaida Sendriūtė | Discus throwing | 53.97 | 7th | - | 17th |
| Indrė Jakubaitytė | Javelin throwing | 54.39 | 7th | - | 15th |
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