| Spain at the 2016 European Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| WA code | ESP |
| National federation | RFEA |
| in Amsterdam | |
| Competitors | 77 (47 men and 30 women) in 40 events |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| European Athletics Championships appearances (overview) | |
Spain competed at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016. [1]
The final selection was announced by the RFEA. [2]
| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Ruth Beitia | Women's high jump | 7 July |
| Gold | Bruno Hortelano | Men's 200 metres | 8 July |
| Gold | Ilias Fifa | Men's 5000 metres | 10 July |
 Silver | Sergio Fernández | Men's 400 metres hurdles | 8 July |
| Silver | David Bustos | Men's 1500 metres | 9 July |
| Silver | Carles Castillejo Jesús España Iván Fernández Ayad Lamdassem | Men's half marathon team | 10 July |
| Silver | Adel Mechaal | Men's 5000 metres | 10 July |
 Bronze | Antonio Abadía | Men's 10,000 metres | 8 July |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying round | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ángel David Rodríguez | 100 m | 10.40 | 13 Q | 12.13 | 24 | Did not advance | |
| Bruno Hortelano | — | 10.22 | 11 Q | 10.12 | 4 | ||
| 200 m | 20.55 | 1 Q | 20.39 NR | 2 Q | 20.45 | | |
| Lucas Búa | 400 m | 47.00 | 10 Q | 46.26 | 18 | Did not advance | |
| Samuel García | — | 46.43 | 20 | Did not advance | |||
| Daniel Andújar | 800 m | 1:49.57 | 15 Q | 1:47.64 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Álvaro de Arriba | 1:48.62 | 9 Q | 1:47.40 | 8 q | 1:47.58 | 7 | |
| Kevin López | DNS | Did not advance | |||||
| Marc Alcalá | 1500 m | 3:43.43 | 22 | — | Did not advance | ||
| David Bustos | 3:40.60 | 9 q | — | 3:46.90 | | ||
| Llorenç Sales | 3:51.49 | 36 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Ilias Fifa | 5000 m | — | 13:40.85 | | |||
| Carlos Mayo | — | 13:58.22 | 14 | ||||
| Adel Mechaal | — | 13:40.85 | | ||||
| Antonio Abadía | 10000 m | — | 28:26.07 | | |||
| Daniel Mateo | — | 28:43.03 PB | 7 | ||||
| Juan Antonio Pérez | — | 28:37.42 | 6 | ||||
| Javier Colomo | 110 m hurdles | 13.76 | 11 Q | 13.88 | 22 | Did not advance | |
| Yidiel Contreras | 13.46 SB | 2 Q | 13.47 | 9 Q | 13.54 | 7 | |
| Gerard Mateu Porras | 14.11 | 19 | Did not advance | ||||
| Javier Delgado | 400 m hurdles | 52.15 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
| Sergio Fernández | — | 49.20 | 6 Q | 49.06 | | ||
| Mark Ujakpor | — | DNF | Did not advance | ||||
| Fernando Carro | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:33.69 | 11 Q | — | 8:40.73 | 10 | |
| Sebastián Martos | 8:31.98 | 3 Q | — | 8:31.93 SB | 4 | ||
| Abdelaziz Merzougui | 8:34.34 | 13 q | — | 8:51.37 | 14 | ||
| Alberto Gavaldá Óscar Husillos Ángel David Rodríguez Mauro Triana | 4×100 m relay | 39.15 SB | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Lucas Búa Sergio Fernández Samuel García Lluís Vallejo | 4×400 m relay | 3:04.77 | 10 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Carles Castillejo | Half marathon | — | 1:03:52 | 8 | |||
| Jesús España | — | 1:04:01 | 10 | ||||
| Iván Fernández | — | 1:09:38 | 72 | ||||
| Ayad Lamdassem | — | 1:04:13 | 12 | ||||
| Carles Castillejo Jesús España Iván Fernández Ayad Lamdassem | Half marathon team | — | 3:12:06 | | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Eusebio Cáceres | Long jump | 7.91 | 11 q | NM | |
| Jean Marie Okutu | 7.80 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Pablo Torrijos | Triple jump | 16.58 | 8 q | 16.34 | 8 |
| Miguel Ángel Sancho | High Jump | 2.25 SB | =1 Q | NM | |
| Simón Siverio | 2.19 | =19 | Did not advance | ||
| Didac Salas | Pole vault | 5.15 | 27 | Did not advance | |
| Adrián Vallés | 5.50 | 6 q | 5.30 | =11 | |
| Carlos Tobalina | Shot put | 20.16 SB | 7 q | 19.85 | 10 |
| Borja Vivas | 20.12 | 9 q | 20.16 | 8 | |
| Frank Casañas | Discus throw | 59.06 | 24 | Did not advance | |
| Lois Maikel Martínez | 66.00 | 1 Q | 59.27 | 12 | |
| Javier Cienfuegos | Hammer throw | 72.73 | =11 q | 68.17 | 12 |
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Ureña | Result | 11.04 | 7.54 | 13.61 | 2.04 | 50.07 | 13.95 | NM | 5.00 | 52.26 | DNS | DNF | |
| Points | 852 | 945 | 704 | 840 | 811 | 981 | 0 | 910 | 622 | — | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying round | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Estela García | 100 m | 11.64 | =15 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m | 23.40 | 10 Q | 23.53 | 17 | Did not advance | ||
| Nana Jacob | 23.43 | 11 Q | 23.45 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
| Aauri Bokesa | 400 m | 53.46 | 8 Q | 52.39 SB | 10 | Did not advance | |
| Laura Bueno | 54.01 | 14 | Did not advance | ||||
| Indira Terrero | DNF | Did not advance | |||||
| Esther Guerrero | 800 m | 2:03.72 | 10 Q | 2:01.62 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Solange Pereira | 1500 m | 4:11.48 | 5 q | — | 4:34.88 | 8 | |
| Marta Pérez | 4:17.24 | 17 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Trihas Gebre | 5000 m | — | DNS | ||||
| 10,000 m | — | 32:20.45 | 10 | ||||
| Caridad Jerez | 100 metres hurdles | 13.21 | 12 q | DQ | Did not advance | ||
| Diana Martín | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:45.90 | 10 q | — | 9:43.65 | 8 | |
| Irene Sánchez-Escribano | 10:08.12 | 24 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Estela García Nana Jacob Cristina Lara María Isabel Pérez | 4×100 m relay | 44.14 SB | 10 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Aauri Bokesa Laura Bueno Bárbara Camblor Geraxane Ussia | 4×400 m relay | 3:33.57 SB | 14 | — | Did not advance | ||
| Alessandra Aguilar | Half marathon | — | 1:13:28 | 27 | |||
| Azucena Díaz | — | 1:14:21 | 36 | ||||
| Estela Navascues | — | 1:17:16 | 56 | ||||
| Marta Silvestre | — | DNF | |||||
| Alessandra Aguilar Azucena Díaz Estela Navascues Marta Silvestre | Half marathon team | — | 3:45:05 | 11 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Juliet Itoya | Long jump | 6.35 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| María del Mar Jover | 6.43 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Patricia Sarrapio | Triple jump | 13.46 | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Ruth Beitia | High jump | 1.92 | 3 Q | 1.98 SB | |
| Úrsula Ruiz | Shot put | 16.86 | 11 q | 17.14 SB | 10 |
| Belén Toimil | 16.00 | 21 | Did not advance | ||
| Sabina Asenjo | Discus throw | 59.72 | 12 Q | 56.62 | 12 |
| Lidia Parada | Javelin throw | 57.34 SB | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Berta Castells | Hammer throw | 68.07 | 12 q | 63.27 | 12 |
| Laura Redondo | 65.23 | 21 | Did not advance | ||
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