Portugal at the 2012 European Athletics Championships

Portugal at the
2012 European Athletics Championships
Portugal at the; 2012 European Athletics Championships
WA code	POR
National federation	Federação Portuguesa de Atletismo
Website	www.fpatletismo.pt
in Helsinki
Competitors	35 in 17 events
Medals; Ranked =11th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 3
European Athletics Championships appearances
	1934; 1938; 1946; 1950; 1954; 1958; 1962; 1966; 1969; 1971; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2012; 2014; 2016; 2018; 2022; 2024;

Portugal was represented at the 2012 European Athletics Championships, held in Helsinki, Finland, from 27 June to 1 July 2012, with a delegation of 35 competitors (18 men and 17 women), who took part in 17 events.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Event	Date
Gold	Ana Dulce Félix	Women's 10,000 metres	1 July
Silver	Patrícia Mamona	Women's triple jump	29 June
Bronze	Sara Moreira	Women's 5000 metres	28 June

Participants

Event	Men	Women
100 m	Arnaldo Abrantes	Sónia Tavares
200 m	Arnaldo Abrantes	Sónia Tavares
1500 m	Hélio Gomes
5000 m		Sara Moreira
10,000 m	Yousef El Kalai	Ana Dias
	José Rocha	Ana Dulce Félix
	Rui Pedro Silva	Leonor Carneiro
100 m hurdles		Mónica Lopes
110 m hurdles	João Almeida
110 m hurdles	Rasul Dabó
400 m hurdles	Jorge Paula	Vera Barbosa
	Ricardo Lima
	João Ferreira
3000 m steeplechase	Alberto Paulo	Clarisse Cruz
3000 m steeplechase	Alberto Paulo	Carla Salomé Rocha
4 × 100 m relay	Ricardo Monteiro Dany Gonçalves Arnaldo Abrantes Yazaldes Nascimento
4 × 400 m relay		Carla Tavares Carolina Duarte Vera Barbosa Joceline Monteiro
Long jump	Marcos Chuva
Triple jump	Marcos Caldeira	Patrícia Mamona
Triple jump	Marcos Caldeira	Susana Costa
Pole vault	Edi Maia	Maria Eleonor Tavares
Shot Put	Marco Fortes
Discus throw		Irina Rodrigues
Hammer throw		Vânia Silva

Results

Men

Track

Event	Athletes	Heats		Semifinal		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
100 m	Arnaldo Abrantes	10.49	20 q	10.47	16	DNQ
200 m	Arnaldo Abrantes	21.24	23 q	21.36	19	DNQ
1500 m	Hélio Gomes	3:41.56	5 q	—		3:46.50	4
10,000 m	Rui Pedro Silva	—				28:31.16	8
	Yousef El Kalai	—					DNF
	José Rocha	—					DNF
110 m hurdles	João Almeida	13.63	11 Q	13.56	12	DNQ
110 m hurdles	Rasul Dabó	14.00	25 Q	13.73	19	DNQ
400 m hurdles	Jorge Paula	50.74	16 Q	50.58	17	DNQ
	Ricardo Lima	53.00	36	DNQ
	João Ferreira		DNF	DNQ
300 m steeplechase	Alberto Paulo	8:41.63	18	DNQ
4 × 100 m relay	Ricardo Monteiro Dany Gonçalves Arnaldo Abrantes Yazaldes Nascimento	39.66	8 q	—		39.96	6

Field

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Long jump	Marcos Chuva	7.96	8 q
Triple jump	Marcos Caldeira	15.95	22	DNQ
Pole vault	Edi Maia		NM	DNQ
Shot put	Marco Fortes	19.66	8 q	20.24	5

Women

Track

Event	Athletes	Heats		Semifinal		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
100 m	Sónia Tavares	11.65	25	DNQ
200 m	Sónia Tavares	24.00	25	DNQ
5000 m	Sara Moreira	—				15:12.05
10,000 m	Ana Dias	—				32:35.82	7
	Ana Dulce Félix	—				31:44.75
	Leonor Carneiro	—				33:05.92 PB	10
100 m hurdles	Mónica Lopes	13.83	27	DNQ
400 m hurdles	Vera Barbosa	55.80	5 Q	56.58	11	DNQ
3000 m steeplechase	Clarisse Cruz	9:40.30	9 q	—		9:47.76	9
3000 m steeplechase	Carla Salomé Rocha	10:02.00	20	DNQ
4 × 400 m relay	Carla Tavares Carolina Duarte Vera Barbosa Joceline Monteiro	3:40.79	15	DNQ

Field

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
Event	Athletes	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Triple jump	Patrícia Mamona	14.41	2 Q	14.52
Triple jump	Susana Costa	13.99	13	DNQ
Pole vault	Maria Eleonor Tavares	4.25	17	DNQ
Discus throw	Irina Rodrigues	53.01	20	DNQ
Hammer throw	Vânia Silva	62.81	20	DNQ