| Sweden at the 2012 European Athletics Championships | |
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| WA code | SWE |
| National federation | Svenska Friidrottsförbundet |
| Website | www |
| in Helsinki | |
| Competitors | 41 |
| Medals Ranked 15th |
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| European Athletics Championships appearances | |
Sweden competed at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland, from 27 June to 1 July 2012.
| Medal | Athlete | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Moa Hjelmer | Women's 400 metres | 29 June |
 Bronze | Emma Green Tregaro | Women's high jump | 28 June |
| Bronze | Michel Tornéus | Men's long jump | 1 July |
| Event | Athletes | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 100 m | Stefan Tärnhuvud | 10.35 | 13 | 10.47 | 15 | DNQ | |
| 200 m | Nil de Oliveira | 20.78 | 7 | 28.83 | 5 | 21.11 | 5 |
| 400 m | Johan Wissman | 46.43 | 14 | 46.35 | 10 | DNQ | |
| 800 m | Johan Rogestedt | 1:48.86 | 29 | DNQ | |||
| Johan Svensson | 1:48.21 | 19 | DNQ | ||||
| 5000 m | Adil Bouafif | — | 13:50.13 | 13 | |||
| 10000 m | Adil Bouafif | — | 29:07.31 | 14 | |||
| Mustafa Mohamed | — | DNF | — | ||||
| 110 m hurdles | Philip Nossmy | 13.56 | 6 | 13.47 | 7 | 13.59 | 7 |
| 4 x 100 m relay | David Sennung Benjamin Olsson Tom Kling-Baptiste Stefan Tärnhuvud | 39.87 | 11 | — | DNQ | ||
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Pole vault | Alhaji Jeng | NM | — | DNQ | |
| Long jump | Andreas Otterling | NM | — | DNQ | |
| Michel Tornéus | 8.07 | 2 | 8.17 | | |
| Shot put | Leif Arrhenius | 19.33 | 13 | DNQ | |
| Discus throw | Leif Arrhenius | 60.49 | 18 | DNQ | |
| Niklas Arrhenius | 59.02 | 22 | DNQ | ||
| Hammer throw | Mattias Jons | 72.85 | 12 | 74.56 | 6 |
| Javelin throw | Kim Amb | 80.69 | 5 | 79.03 | 7 |
| Gabriel Wallin | 78.89 | 12 | 77.18 | 8 | |
| Event | Athlete | Event | Result | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decathlon | Björn Barrefors | 100 m | 11.02 | 856 | 9 |
| Long jump | 7.17 | 854 | 10 | ||
| Shot put | 13.06 | 671 | 22 | ||
| High jump | 1.97 | 776 | 9 | ||
| 400 m | 49.90 | 819 | 15 | ||
| 110 m hurdles | 14.83 | 870 | 17 | ||
| Discus throw | 39.80 | 660 | 15 | ||
| Pole vault | 4.90 | 880 | 5 | ||
| Javelin throw | 49.03 | 574 | 18 | ||
| 1500 m | 4:56.97 | 577 | 18 | ||
| Final | — | 7537 | 16 | ||
| Marcus Nilsson | 100 m | 11.53 | 476 | 26 | |
| Long jump | 6.60 | 720 | 23 | ||
| Shot put | 13.63 | 706 | 16 | ||
| High jump | 1.88 | 696 | 19 | ||
| 400 m | 49.94 | 817 | 17 | ||
| 110 m hurdles | 16.65 | 629 | 21 | ||
| Discus throw | 40.93 | 683 | 11 | ||
| Pole vault | 4.40 | 731 | 18 | ||
| Javelin throw | 54.14 | 650 | 13 | ||
| 1500 m | 4:23.79 | 786 | 2 | ||
| Final | — | 7164 | 18 | ||
| Petter Olson | 100 m | 11.02 | 856 | 9 | |
| Long jump | 7.04 | 823 | 17 | ||
| Shot put | 13.40 | 692 | 17 | ||
| High jump | 1.94 | 749 | 17 | ||
| 400 m | 49.01 | 861 | 9 | ||
| 110 m hurdles | 14.63 | 895 | 9 | ||
| Discus throw | 39.41 | 653 | 16 | ||
| Pole vault | 4.80 | 849 | 7 | ||
| Javelin throw | 56.26 | 682 | 9 | ||
| 1500 m | 4:35.13 | 711 | 11 | ||
| Final | — | 7771 | 10 |
| Event | Athletes | Heats | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 400 m | Moa Hjelmer | 52.33 | 4 | 51.40 | 2 | 51.13 | |
| Josefin Magnusson | 55.01 | 26 | DNQ | ||||
| 800 m | Viktoria Tegenfeldt | 2:05.74 | 15 | — | DNQ | ||
| 1500 m | Viktoria Tegenfeldt | DNS | |||||
| 400 m hurdles | Frida Persson | 57.83 | 21 | DNQ | |||
| 4 x 100 m relay | Julia Skugge Erica Jarder Freja Jernstig Lena Berntsson | DSQ | — | — | DNQ | ||
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Long jump | Carolina Klüft | DNS | |||
| High jump | Emma Green Tregaro | 1.90 | 1 | 1.92 | |
| Ebba Jungmark | 1.90 | 11 | 1.85 | 10 | |
| Pole vault | Angelica Bengtsson | 4.40 | 11 | 4.30 | 10 |
| Malin Dahlström | 3.95 | 26 | DNQ | ||
| Shot put | Helena Engman | 16.88 | 10 | 17.64 | 8 |
| Hammer throw | Tracey Andersson | 66.65 | 13 | DNQ | |
| Event | Athlete | Result | Event | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heptathlon | Jessica Samuelsson | 100 m hurdles | 13.92 | 990 | 11 |
| High jump | 1.77 | 941 | 8 | ||
| Shot put | 14.91 | 855 | 2 | ||
| 200 m | 24.36 | 952 | 3 | ||
| Long jump | 6.18 | 905 | 7 | ||
| Javelin throw | 38.34 | 635 | 14 | ||
| 800 m | 2:08.70 | 984 | 1 | ||
| Final | — | 6262 | 5 |
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