Moldova competed at the 2012 European Athletics Championships held in Helsinki, Finland, between 27 June to 1 July 2012. 6 competitors, 2 men and 4 women took part in 5 events.
Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The capital city is Chișinău.
The 2012 European Athletics Championships were held in Helsinki, Finland between 27 June and 1 July 2012. This edition marks the beginning of a new two-year cycle of the European Athletics Championships which were previously held every four years.
Helsinki is the capital and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of 650,058. The city's urban area has a population of 1,268,296, making it by far the most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research. Helsinki is located 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tallinn, Estonia, 400 km (250 mi) east of Stockholm, Sweden, and 300 km (190 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has close historical ties with these three cities.
Event | Athletes | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
3000 m steeplechase | Ion Luchianov | 8:29.28 | 2 Q | N/A | 8:42.06 | 11 |
Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Long jump | Alexandru Cuharenco | 7.79 | 20 | Did not advance |
Event | Athletes | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
400 m | Olessa Cojuhari | 53.52 | 18 | Did not advance |
Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Discus throw | Natalia Artîc | 57.42 | 9 q | 58.64 | 8 |
Hammer throw | Zalina Marghieva | 69.86 | 2 q | 67.92 | 8 |
Marina Marghiev | 65.44 | 15 | Did not advance |
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