Great Britain at the 2010 European Athletics Championships

The United Kingdom competed under the name Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The nation was represented by 72 athletes at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona, Spain.

With a squad of 72 athletes, Great Britain and Northern Ireland sent the fifth largest national team of the competition. The nation won a record 19 medals over the course of the six-day championships, beating their previous greatest medal haul of 18 from the 1990 European Athletics Championships. Head coach Charles van Commenee praised a number of athletes, saying that the team performance was good in terms of building towards the 2012 London Olympics. A number of high-profile athletes were missing from the squad due to injuries, including three 2008 Olympic medallists (Christine Ohuruogu, Tasha Danvers, and Germaine Mason), as well as women's marathon runners Paula Radcliffe and Mara Yamauchi.[1]

Both the men's and women's 4 x 100 m relay teams had difficulties with baton changeovers, resulting in poor performances in an event that the country is typically strong: the women's team was sixth in their heat while the men missed the final by finishing in fifth place.

Participants

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Event Men Women
100 m Dwain Chambers
James Dasaolu
Mark Lewis-Francis
Laura Turner
200 m Marlon Devonish
Christian Malcolm
Jeffrey Lawal-Balogun
Emily Freeman
400 m Michael Bingham
Martyn Rooney
Conrad Williams
Lee McConnell
800 m Michael Rimmer Jenny Meadows
Marilyn Okoro
Jemma Simpson
1500 m Andrew Baddeley
Colin McCourt
Thomas Lancashire
Hannah England
Lisa Dobriskey
Stephanie Twell
5000 m Mo Farah
Chris Thompson
10,000 m Mo Farah
Chris Thompson
Marathon Andi Jones
Lee Merrien
Ben Moreau
Dan Robinson
Dave Webb
Martin Williams
Helen Decker
Susan Partridge
Michelle Ross-Cope
Rebecca Robinson
Holly Rush
Jo Wilkinson
110/100 m hurdles William Sharman
Andy Turner
400 m hurdles David Greene
Rhys Williams
Nathan Woodward
Eilidh Child
Perri Shakes-Drayton
3000 m steeplechase Hatti Dean
Barbara Parker
High Jump Martyn Bernard
Tom Parsons
Pole Vault Kate Dennison
Long Jump Greg Rutherford
Chris Tomlinson
Triple Jump Nathan Douglas
Phillips Idowu
Shot Put Carl Myerscough
Decathlon/Heptathlon Jessica Ennis
20 km walk Joanna Jackson
4 x 100 m relay James Dasaolu
Marlon Devonish
Leon Baptiste
Jeffery Lawal Balogun
Mark Lewis-Francis
Christian Malcolm
Craig Pickering
Montell Douglas
Katherine Endacott
Emily Freeman
Hayley Jones
Joice Maduaka
Elaine O'Neill
Laura Turner
4 x 400 m relay Michael Bingham
Richard Buck
Graham Hedman
Martyn Rooney
Andrew Steele
Rob Tobin
Conrad Williams
Vicki Barr
Lee McConnell
Marilyn Okoro
Nadine Okyere
Nicola Sanders
Perri Shakes-Drayton
Kim Wall

Results

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 2010 Barcelona  Gold Silver Bronze Total
   Great Britain (GBR)  6 7 6 19
Track and road events
Event Athletes Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
100 m Dwain Chambers 10.21 2 Q 10.10 2 Q 10.18 5
James Dasaolu 10.40 12 Q 10.31 10 Did not advance
Mark Lewis-Francis 10.23 3 Q 10.21 SB 6 q 10.18 SB  
200 m Marlon Devonish 20.68 4 Q 20.55 SB 3 Q 20.62 4
Christian Malcolm 20.63 2 Q 20.58 4 Q 20.38 SB  
Jeffrey Lawal-Balogun 20.93 15 Q 20.85 13 Did not advance
400 m Michael Bingham 45.49 1 Q 44.88 SB 4 Q 45.23  
Martyn Rooney 45.72 3 Q 45.00 5 q 45.23  
Conrad Williams 46.35 17 Q 46.60 20 Did not advance
800 m Michael Rimmer 1:49.99 10 Q 1:47.67 1 Q 1:47.17  
1500 m Andrew Baddeley 3:41.46 3 Q 3:43.87 6
Colin McCourt 3:41.77 7 Q 3:44.78 9
Thomas Lancashire 3:41.68 6 Q 3:44.92 10
5000 m Mo Farah 13:38.26 7 Q 13:31.18  
Chris Thompson 13:35.58 4 Q 13:44.42 8
10000 m Mo Farah 28:24.99  
Chris Thompson 28:27.33  
110 m hurdles William Sharman 13.60 7 Q DSQ Did not advance
Andy Turner 13.48 2 Q 13.50 4 Q 13.28 SB  
400 m hurdles Dai Greene 50.11 4 Q 49.48 1 Q 48.12 PB  
Rhys Williams 49.35 1 Q 49.61 2 Q 48.96 PB  
Nathan Woodward 50.45 9 Q 50.51 10 Did not advance
4x100 m relay James Dasaolu
Marlon Devonish
Leon Baptiste
Jeffrey Lawal-Balogun
Mark Lewis-Francis
Christian Malcolm
Craig Pickering
39.49 9 Did not advance
4x400 m relay Michael Bingham
Richard Buck
Graham Hedman
Martyn Rooney
Andrew Steele
Robert Tobin
Conrad Williams
3:04.09 3 Q 3:02.25  
Marathon Andi Jones DNF -
Lee Merrien 2:20;42 8
Ben Moreau 2:27:08 24
Dan Robinson 2:24:06 19
Dave Webb 2:23:04 16
Martin Williams 2:28:30 28


Field events
Event Athletes Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Long jump Chris Tomlinson 8.20m 3 Q 8.23m SB  
High jump Martin Bernard 2.26m 7 q 2.29m SB  
Tom Parsons 2.23m 11 q NM -
Triple jump Nathan Douglas 16.80m 12 Q 16.48m 10
Phillips Idowu 17.10m 4 Q 17.81 PB  
Shot put Carl Mysercough 19.81m 10 q 18.19m 12

Women

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Track and road events
Event Athletes Heats Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
100 m Laura Turner 11.45 7 Q 11.41 13 Did not advance
200 m Emily Freeman 23.44 7 Q 23.21 SB 9 Did not advance
400 m Lee McConnell 53.15 12 Did not advance
800 m Jennifer Meadows 1:58.90 2 Q 1:59.39  
Marilyn Okoro 2:01.33 SB 4 Did not advance
Jemma Simpson 1:59.18 1 Q 1:59.90 5
1500 m Hannah England 4:06.03 10 q 4:05.07 10
Lisa Dobriskey 4:06.00 9 Q 4:01.54 4
Steph Twell 4:05.63 7 q 4:02.70 7
400 m hurdles Eilidh Child 55.82 10 Q 55.27 7 q 55.51 8
Perri Shakes-Drayton 55.35 4 Q 54.73 PB 4 Q 54.18 PB  
3000 m steeplechase Hatti Dean 9:46.43 9 Q 9:30.19 PB 4
Barbara Parker 10:20.99 20 Did not advance
4x100 m relay Joice Maduaka
Montell Douglas
Hayley Jones
Laura Turner
44.09 10 Did not advance
4x400 m relay Nicola Sanders
Perri Shakes-Drayton
Marilyn Okoro
Lee McConnell
Vicki Barr
3:28.01 3 Q 3:24.32  
Marathon Helen Decker 2:43:00 21
Susan Partridge 2:39:07 16
Michelle Ross-Cope 2:38:45 14
Rebecca Robinson 2:44:06 24
Holly Rush 2:42:44 20
Jo Wilkinson 2:44:11 25
20 km walk Johanna Jackson 1:33:33 10


Field events
Event Athletes Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Pole vault Kate Dennison 4.35 3 q 4.55 =SB 6
Heptathlon Jessica Ennis 6823 PB  

References

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