2012 European Athletics Championships
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The 2012 European Athletics Championships were held in Helsinki, Finland between 27 June and 1 July 2012.[1] This edition marks the beginning of a new two-year cycle of the European Athletics Championships which were previously held every four years.
| 21st European Athletics Championships | |
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| Dates | 27 June – 1 July |
| Host city | Helsinki, Finland |
| Venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium |
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| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 42 (21 men, 21 women) |
| Participation | 50 nations |
The decision to grant the games for Helsinki was made by the European Athletics Congress on 9 November 2009.[2] Another city that showed interest in hosting the event was Nuremberg, Germany, however Helsinki was in pole position during the whole process. This was the third time that the city had hosted the event, 1971 and 1994 being the other occasions.
Due to 2012 being an Olympic year, there were no racewalking and marathon competitions.[3]
| Key | P | Q | H | ½ | F |
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| Value | Preliminary round | Qualifiers | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
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At the Championships 9 medals was stripped, 1 men and 8 women.
| Event | Medal | Disqualified | Country | Variation date |
Notes | New Podium | Original rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's discus throw | Zoltán Kővágó | Hungary | 26 July 2012 | [5] | Rutger Smith | 4 | |
| Women's 800 m | Elena Arzhakova | Russia | 29 January 2013 | [6] | Lynsey Sharp Maryna Arzamasava Liliya Lobanova |
4 5 | |
| Irina Maracheva | Russia | 25 January 2016 | [7] | ||||
| Women's 1500 m | Aslı Çakır Alptekin | Turkey | 17 August 2015 | [8] | Nuria Fernández Diana Sujew Tereza Čapková |
5 6 7 | |
| Gamze Bulut | Turkey | 1 June 2016 | [9] | ||||
| Anna Mishchenko | Ukraine | 26 February 2016 | [8] | ||||
| 4th | Yekaterina Ishova | Russia | [8] | ||||
| Women's 3000 m steeplechase | Svitlana Shmidt | Ukraine | 12 April 2015 | [10] | Antje Möldner-Schmidt Gesa Felicitas Krause |
4 | |
| Women's 100 m hurdles | Nevin Yanit | Turkey | 29 August 2013 | [11] | Alina Talay Katsiaryna Paplauskaya Beate Schrott |
4 | |
| Women's heptathlon | Lyudmyla Yosypenko | Ukraine | 30 December 2012 | [12] | Laura Ikauniece Aiga Grabuste |
4 |
* Host nation (Finland)
Participating nations
- Albania (ALB) (3)
- Andorra (AND) (4)
- Armenia (ARM) (5)
- Austria (AUT) (9)
- Azerbaijan (AZE) (4)
- Belarus (BLR) (28)
- Belgium (BEL) (22)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) (4)
- Bulgaria (BUL) (26)
- Croatia (CRO) (11)
- Cyprus (CYP) (11)
- Czech Republic (CZE) (43)
- Denmark (DEN) (10)
- Estonia (EST) (21)
- Finland (FIN) (53) (host)
- France (FRA) (68)
- Georgia (GEO) (5)
- Germany (GER) (88)
- Gibraltar (GIB) (2)
- Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) (73)
- Greece (GRE) (24)
- Hungary (HUN) (21)
- Iceland (ISL) (5)
- Ireland (IRL) (24)
- Israel (ISR) (12)
- Italy (ITA) (61)
- Latvia (LAT) (22)
- Liechtenstein (LIE) (1)
- Lithuania (LTU) (24)
- Luxembourg (LUX) (4)
- Macedonia (MKD) (2)
- Malta (MLT) (2)
- Moldova (MDA) (6)
- Monaco (MON) (1)
- Montenegro (MNE) (4)
- Netherlands (NED) (35)
- Norway (NOR) (28)
- Poland (POL) (57)
- Portugal (POR) (37)
- Romania (ROM) (28)
- Russia (RUS) (69)
- San Marino (SMR) (1)
- Serbia (SRB) (11)
- Slovakia (SVK) (12)
- Slovenia (SLO) (19)
- Spain (ESP) (70)
- Sweden (SWE) (41)
- Switzerland (SUI) (27)
- Turkey (TUR) (44)
- Ukraine (UKR) (70)
In brackets: Squad size
| Territory | Rights holder |
|---|---|
| Belgium | VRT |
| Croatia | |
| Denmark | DR2 |
| Estonia | ERR |
| Finland | Yle |
| France | |
| Germany | |
| Hungary | |
| Italy | Rai |
| Latvia | LTV |
| Lithuania | Eurosport |
| Poland | |
| Portugal | |
| Serbia | |
| Slovenia | RTV SLO |
| Spain | |
| Sweden | SVT |
| Turkey |
- ^ EAA calendar Archived 2009-06-29 at the Portuguese Web Archive
- ^ "It's Helsinki! European Athletics awards 2012 European Athletics Championships to Finnish capital". EAA. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24.
- ^ European Athletics Championships 2012 in Helsinki – [1] Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b 2012 European Athletics Championships Programme. Helsinki2012. Retrieved on 2012-06-14.
- ^ "Hungarian discus thrower banned for doping offense". reuters.com. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Pishchalnikova given 10-year doping ban". reuters.com. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
In a separate case, European 800 meters champion Yelena Arzhakova was banned for two years, starting from January 29, 2013
- ^ "Russian runner stripped of European silver medal for doping". businessinsider.com. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "The dirtiest race in history?". sportsintegrityinitiative.com. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
In this race, both Alptekin and Bulut finished first and second respectively, while the Ukraine's Anna Mischenko, who finished third, and Russia's Ekaterina Ishova, who finished fourth, have both since been disqualified by the IAAF for an ADRV and abnormal ABP results respectively.
- ^ "Gamze Bulut'un madalyası alındı" (in Turkmen). haberturk.com. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Ukraine apologise to WADA and IAAF over embarrassing amnesty claim for drugs cheats". insidethegames.biz. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
Anna Mishchenko and Svitlana Shmidt also lost the silver medals they had won in the 1500 and 3,000 metres steeplechase respectively at the 2012 European Championships in Helsinki following the retests.
- ^ "Nevin Yanit: Drugs ban for European hurdles champion". bbc.co.uk. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Yosypenko banned for doping". trackandfieldnews.com. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2018.[permanent dead link]