Spain at the 2012 European Athletics Championships

Spain at the 2012 European Athletics Championships
WA code	ESP
National federation	RFEA
Website	www.rfea.es
in Helsinki
Competitors	68 (40 men and 28 women)
Medals Ranked 10th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 3 Total 5
European Athletics Championships appearances (overview)
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Spain competed at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland, from 27 Juneto 1 July.

Medals

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

Results

Men

Track & road events

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

Field events

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

Women

Track & road events

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

Field events

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