| Spain at the 2012 European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
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| WA code | ESP |
| National federation | RFEA |
| Website | www |
| in Helsinki | |
| Competitors | 68 (40 men and 28 women) |
| Medals Ranked 10th |
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| European Athletics Championships appearances (overview) | |
Spain competed at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland, from 27 Juneto 1 July.
| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Ruth Beitia | Women's high jump | 28 June |
 Silver | Luis Felipe Méliz | Men's long jump | 1 July |
 Bronze | Víctor García | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 29 June |
| Bronze | David Bustos | Men's 1500 m | 1 July |
| Bronze | Nuria Fernández | Women's 1500 m | 1 July |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ángel David Rodríguez | 100 m | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
| Bruno Hortelano | 200 m | 21.08 | 19 Q | 21.35 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Roberto Briones | 400 m | 47.20 | 23 q | 47.56 | 22 | Did not advance | |
| Samuel García | 47.20 | 23 q | 47.56 | 22 | Did not advance | ||
| Mark Ujakpor | 47.07 | 22 Q | 47.27 | 21 | Did not advance | ||
| Kevin López | 800 m | 1:48.46 | 24 Q | 1:47.30 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| Luis Alberto Marco | 1:47.42 | 8 Q | 1:49.06 | 19 | Did not advance | ||
| Antonio Manuel Reina | 1:47.61 | 11 Q | 1:46.49 | 1 Q | 1:48.98 | 4 | |
| David Bustos | 1500 m | 3:46.12 | 13 Q | — | 3:46.45 | | |
| Manuel Olmedo | DNF | Did not advance | |||||
| Álvaro Rodríguez | 3:46.33 | 15 | Did not advance | ||||
| Francisco Javier Alves | 5000 m | — | 13:42.46 | 12 | |||
| Jesús España | 13:55.98 | 20 | |||||
| Manuel Ángel Penas | 13:41.40 | 10 | |||||
| 10,000 m | — | 29:02.01 | 10 | ||||
| Carles Castillejo | 28:24.51 | 5 | |||||
| Ayad Lamdassem | 28:26.46 | 6 | |||||
| Francisco Javier López | 110 m hurdles | 14.03 | 27 | Did not advance | |||
| Jackson Quiñónez | 13.97 | 24 | Did not advance | ||||
| Diego Cabello | 400 m hurdles | 50.89 | 17 Q | 50.52 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Javier Sagredo | 51.37 | 24 q | 51.66 | 22 | Did not advance | ||
| Juan Enrique Vallés | 52.43 | 33 | Did not advance | ||||
| Víctor García | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:29.44 | 3 Q | — | 8:35.87 | | |
| Antonio David Jiménez | 8:35.44 | 12 q | 8:53.30 | 13 | |||
| Abdelaziz Merzougui | 8:29.51 | 5 q | 8:38.58 | 4 | |||
| Eduard Viles Bruno Hortelano Alberto Gavaldá Diego Alonso | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.81 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Roberto Briones David Testa Mark Ujakpor Samuel García | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.11 | 10 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Eusebio Cáceres | Long jump | 7.92 | 11 q | 8.06 SB | 5 |
| Luis Felipe Méliz | 8.06 SB | 3 Q | 8.21 SB | | |
| Lisvany Pérez | Triple jump | 16.24 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Vicente Docavo | 14.29 | 26 | Did not advance | ||
| Miguel Ángel Sancho | High jump | 2.19 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| Simón Siverio | 2.15 | 26 | Did not advance | ||
| Igor Bychkov | Pole vault | 5.50 | 10 q | NM | |
| Dídac Salas | 5.30 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
| Borja Vivas | Shot put | 19.67 | 7 q | 19.81 | 7 |
| Mario Pestano | Discus throw | 66.27 SB | 1 Q | 63.87 | 4 |
| Frank Casañas | 64.50 | 6 q | 63.60 | 5 | |
| Mario Pestano | Hammer throw | 70.91 | 22 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Aauri Bokesa | 400 m | 53.23 | 15 q | 52.47 PB | 10 | Did not advance | |
| Iris Fuentes-Pila | 1500 m | 4:15.95 | 17 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Isabel Macías | 4:10.06 | 3 Q | 4:11.12 | 8 | |||
| Nuria Fernández | 4:11.77 | 8 Q | 4:08.80 | | |||
| Judith Plá | 5000 m | — | 15:27.62 SB | 10 | |||
| Lidia Rodríguez | 16:07.73 | 18 | |||||
| 10,000 m | — | 33:09.53 | 11 | ||||
| Marta Silvestre | 34:21.24 | 13 | |||||
| Zulema Fuentes-Pila | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:54.16 | 13 q | — | 10:05.06 | 14 | |
| Diana Martín | 9:40.02 | 6 Q | 9:45.36 | 7 | |||
| Marta Domínguez | DNF | Did not advance | |||||
| Plácida Martínez Belén Recio Alazne Furundarena Sara María Santiago | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.47 | 14 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Aauri Bokesa Natalia Romero Begoña Garrido Andrea Díez | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:38.00 | 13 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| María del Mar Jover | Long jump | 6.27 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Concepción Montaner | 6.39 | 12 q | 6.26 | 10 | |
| Patricia Sarrapio | Triple jump | 13.90 SB | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Ruth Beitia | High jump | 1.90 | =1 q | 1.97 =SB | |
| Anna María Pinero | Pole vault | 4.15 | 23 | Did not advance | |
| Naroa Agirre | 4.05 | 25 | Did not advance | ||
| Úrsula Ruiz | Shot put | 16.39 | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Sabina Asenjo | Discus throw | 53.92 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Noraida Bicet | Javelin throw | 53.80 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Laura Redondo | Hammer throw | NM | Did not advance | ||
| Berta Castells | 68.52 SB | 5 q | 67.42 | 9 | |
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