Malta at the 2016 European Athletics Championships

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Malta at the
2016 European Athletics Championships
Flag of Malta.svg
IAAF code MLT
National federation MAAA
Website athleticsmalta.com
in Amsterdam
Competitors 2 (1 man and 1 woman) in 2 events
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
European Athletics Championships appearances

Malta competed at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016. [1]

Malta island republic in Europe

Malta, officially known as the Republic of Malta, is a Southern European island country consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. It lies 80 km (50 mi) south of Italy, 284 km (176 mi) east of Tunisia, and 333 km (207 mi) north of Libya. With a population of about 475,000 over an area of 316 km2 (122 sq mi), Malta is the world's tenth smallest and fifth most densely populated country. Its capital is Valletta, which is the smallest national capital in the European Union by area at 0.8 km.2 The official languages are Maltese and English, with Maltese officially recognised as the national language and the only Semitic language in the European Union.

2016 European Athletics Championships 2016 edition of the European Athletics Championships

The 2016 European Athletics Championships was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016. It was the first time the Netherlands hosted the event.

Amsterdam Capital city of the Netherlands and municipality

Amsterdam is the capital city and most populous municipality of the Netherlands. Its status as the capital is mandated by the Constitution of the Netherlands, although it is not the seat of the government, which is The Hague. Amsterdam has a population of 854,047 within the city proper, 1,357,675 in the urban area and 2,410,960 in the metropolitan area. The city is located in the province of North Holland in the west of the country but is not its capital, which is Haarlem. The Amsterdam metropolitan area comprises much of the northern part of the Randstad, one of the larger conurbations in Europe, which has a population of approximately 8.1 million.

Results

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Kevin Moore 100 m DQDid not advance
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Charlotte Wingfield 100 m 11.9022Did not advance
200 m 24.4626Did not advance

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