Medals
| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Martina Hrašnová | Women's hammer throw | 1 July |
Slovakia competed at the 2012 European Athletics Championships held in Helsinki, Finland, between 27 June to 1 July 2012. 12 competitors, 7 men and 5 women took part in 9 events.
| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Martina Hrašnová | Women's hammer throw | 1 July |
| Event | Athletes | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 800 m | Jozef Repčík | 1:47.41 | 7 Q | 1:46.62 | 2 Q | 1:49.42 | 7 |
| 400 m hurdles | Martin Kučera | 51.50 | 25 | Did not advance | |||
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| High jump | Michal Kabelka | 2.23 | 7 q | 2.24 | 6 |
| Peter Horák | 2.19 | 19 | Did not advance | ||
| Javelin throw | Martin Benák | 70.60 | 26 | Did not advance | |
| Hammer throw | Marcel Lomnický | 73.84 | 8 q | 73.41 | 11 |
| Libor Charfreitag | 69.65 | 26 | Did not advance | ||
| Event | Athletes | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 800 m | Lucia Klocová | 2:02.55 | 10 Q | — | 2:01.38 | 6 | |
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Long jump | Jana Velďáková | 6.41 | 11 q | 6.31 | 10 |
| Renáta Medgyesová | 5.95 | 28 | Did not advance | ||
| Triple jump | Dana Velďáková | 14.36 | 4 Q | 14.24 | 5 |
| Hammer throw | Martina Hrašnová | 69.67 | 3 q | 73.34 | |
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