| 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 |
The2012 European Athletics Championships were held inHelsinki, 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.
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 wasNuremberg, 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 noracewalking andmarathon competitions.[3]
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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 |
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| 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-SchmidtGesa Felicitas Krause | 4 |
| Women's 100 m hurdles | | Nevin Yanit | Turkey | 29 August 2013 | [11] | Alina TalayKatsiaryna Paplauskaya Beate Schrott | 4 |
| Women's heptathlon | | Lyudmyla Yosypenko | Ukraine | 30 December 2012 | [12] |  Laura IkaunieceAiga Grabuste | 4 |
* Host nation (Finland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Germany | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 2 |  France | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Great Britain & N.I. | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Russia | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Turkey | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Belarus | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 |  Portugal | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 |  Norway | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 |  Italy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  Poland | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 |  Sweden | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 |  Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Serbia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 23 |  Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Finland* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (28 entries) | 42 | 42 | 44 | 128 | |
Albania (3)
Andorra (4)
Armenia (5) Austria (9)
Azerbaijan (4) Belarus (28) Belgium (22)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (4) Bulgaria (26) Croatia (11)
Cyprus (11) Czech Republic (43) Denmark (10) Estonia (21) Finland (53)(host) France (68)
Georgia (5) Germany (88)
Gibraltar (2) Great Britain & N.I. (73) Greece (24) Hungary (21)
Iceland (5)
Ireland (24)
Israel (12) Italy (61) Latvia (22)
Liechtenstein (1) Lithuania (24)
Luxembourg (4)
Macedonia (2)
Malta (2)
Moldova (6)
Monaco (1)
Montenegro (4) Netherlands (35) Norway (28) Poland (57) Portugal (37)
Romania (28) Russia (69)
San Marino (1) Serbia (11) Slovakia (12)
Slovenia (19) Spain (70) Sweden (41)
Switzerland (27) Turkey (44) Ukraine (70)In brackets: Squad size
| Territory | Rights holder |
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| 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 |
In a separate case, European 800 meters champion Yelena Arzhakova was banned for two years, starting from January 29, 2013
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.
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.
