# Great Britain at the 2016 European Athletics Championships

Great Britain competed at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from 6–10 July 2016. British Athletics named a team of 98 athletes on 27 June 2016. On 4 July 2016 British Athletics confirmed that Adam Gemili would stand down from the 100m, and concentrate on the relay; his place was taken by reserve Ojie Edoburun. William Sharman also withdrew, his place taken by David King.

## Medals

| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
| Gold | Dina Asher-Smith | Women's 200 metres | 7 July |
| Gold | Greg Rutherford | Men's long jump | 7 July |
| Gold | Martyn Rooney | Men's 400 metres | 8 July |
| Gold | British team James Dasaolu James Ellington Adam Gemili Chijindu Ujah | Men's 4 × 100 metres relay | 10 July |
| Gold | British team Seren Bundy-Davies Emily Diamond Eilidh Doyle Anyika Onuora | Women's 4 × 400 metres relay | 10 July |
| Silver | Jazmin Sawyers | Women's long jump | 10 July |
| Silver | British team Dina Asher-Smith Daryll Neita Asha Philip Bianca Williams | Women's 4 × 100 metres relay | 10 July |
| Silver | Robert Grabarz | Men's high jump | 10 July |
| Bronze | Tiffany Porter | Women's 100 metres hurdles | 7 July |
| Bronze | Anyika Onuora | Women's 400 metres | 8 July |
| Bronze | Danny Talbot | Men's 200 metres | 8 July |
| Bronze | Julian Reid | Men's triple jump | 9 July |
| Bronze | Stephanie Twell | Women's 5000 metres | 9 July |
| Bronze | Chris Baker | Men's high jump | 10 July |
| Bronze | British team Jack Green Matthew Hudson-Smith Delano Williams Rabah Yousif | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | 10 July |
| Bronze | Elliot Giles | Men's 800 metres | 10 July |

## Results
### Men
#### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| James Ellington | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 10.04 PB | =2 Q | 10.19 | 5 |
| Ojie Edoburun | 100 m | 10.24 | =2 Q | 10.20 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Richard Kilty | 100 m | 10.24 | =2 Q | 10.15 | 6 Q | DQ | DQ |
| Danny Talbot | 200 m | Bye | Bye | 20.37 SB | 1 Q | 20.56 | |
| Zharnel Hughes | 200 m | 21.21 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake | 200 m | Bye | Bye | 20.46 | 5 q | 20.60 | 5 |
| Jarryd Dunn | 400 m | 46.05 | 1 Q | 46.00 SB | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Martyn Rooney | 400 m | 46.57 | 4 Q | 45.04 SB | 1 Q | 45.29 | |
| Elliot Giles | 800 m | 1:50.31 | 21 Q | 1.47.31 | 7 Q | 1:45:54 PB | |
| Jamie Webb | 800 m | 1:53.75 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jake Wightman | 1500 m | 3:39.32 | 1 Q | — | — | 3:47.68 | 7 |
| Lee Emanuel | 1500 m | 3:42.92 | 16 Q | — | — | 3:47.57 | 6 |
| Tom Lancashire | 1500 m | 3:42.08 | 11 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jonathan Taylor | 5000 m | — | — | — | — | 13:55.20 | 13 |
| Jonathan Davies | 5000 m | — | — | — | — | 14:04.13 | 16 |
| Dewi Griffiths | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | 28:28.55 | 5 |
| Andy Vernon | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | DNS | DNS |
| Lawrence Clarke | 110 m hurdles | Bye | Bye | 13.47 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| David King | 110 m hurdles | 13.55 | 3 Q | 13.54 =PB | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Andrew Pozzi | 110 m hurdles | Bye | Bye | 13.31 =PB | 4 Q | DNS | DNS |
| Tom Burton | 400 m hurdles | Bye | Bye | 49.71 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rhys Williams | 400 m hurdles | Bye | Bye | 49.22 =SB | 7 Q | 49.63 | 5 |
| Jack Green | 400 m hurdles | Bye | Bye | 48.98 SB | 8 q | DNF | DNF |
| Rob Mullett | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:32.06 | 4 Q | — | — | 8:33.29 | 6 |
| James Dasaolu Adam Gemili James Ellington Chijindu Ujah | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.12 EL | 1 Q | — | — | 38.17 | |
| Rabah Yousif Delano Williams Nigel Levine (only heat) Jarryd Dunn (only heat) Matthew Hudson-Smith (only final) Jack Green (only final) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.63 EL | 1 Q | — | — | 3:01:44 SB | |
| Callum Hawkins | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 1:03:57 | 9 |
| Jonathan Hay | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 1:10:08 | 77 |
| Matthew Bond | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 1:07:00 | 42 |
| Lee Merrien | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 1:07:29 | 52 |
| British team | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 3:18.26 | 9 |

#### Field Events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank |
| Dan Bramble | Long jump | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance |
| Greg Rutherford | Long jump | 7.93 | =8 q | 8.25 | |
| Julian Reid | Triple jump | 16.62 SB | 6 q | 16.76 SB | |
| Nathan Douglas | Triple jump | 16.33 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Chris Baker | High jump | 2.25 | =1 Q | 2.29 PB | |
| Robbie Grabarz | High jump | 2.25 | =1 Q | 2.29 | |
| Luke Cutts | Pole vault | 5.35 | =17 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nick Miller | Hammer throw | 67.76 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Chris Bennett | Hammer throw | 74.39 | 6 q | 70.93 | 10 |
| Mark Dry | Hammer throw | 71.96 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Ashley Bryant | Result | 11.12 | 7.56 | 13.74 =SB | 1.89 | 50.15 | 14.68 | 43.62 SB | 4.60 SB | 70.37 SB | 4:33.88 | 8040 | 5 |
| Ashley Bryant | Points | 834 | 950 | 712 | 705 | 808 | 889 | 738 | 790 | 895 | 719 | 8040 | 5 |

### Women
#### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Asha Philip | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 11.37 | 9 Q | 11.27 | 4 |
| Desiree Henry | 100 m | Bye | Bye | 11.09 | 2 Q | DNF | DNF |
| Dina Asher-Smith | 200 m | Bye | Bye | 22.57 SB | 1 Q | 22.37 SB | |
| Jodie Williams | 200 m | Bye | Bye | 23.14 | 8 q | 22.96 | 6 |
| Christine Ohuruogu | 400 m | 52.69 | 2 Q | 51.35 SB | 3 Q | 51.55 | 4 |
| Anyika Onuora | 400 m | Bye | Bye | 51.84 | 5 Q | 51.47 SB | |
| Adelle Tracey | 800 m | 2:05.41 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alison Leonard | 800 m | 2:03.64 | 9 Q | 2:02.31 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jenny Meadows | 800 m | 2:03.10 | 7 Q | 2:03.13 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Melissa Courtney | 1500 m | 4:18.74 | 18 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sarah McDonald | 1500 m | 4:11.14 | 4 Q | — | — | 4:34.93 | 9 |
| Stephanie Twell | 5000 m | — | — | — | — | 15:20.70 | |
| Laura Whittle | 5000 m | — | — | — | — | 15:24.18 | 5 |
| Eilish McColgan | 5000 m | — | — | — | — | 15:28.53 | 6 |
| Jo Pavey | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | 31:34.61 SB | 5 |
| Jess Andrews | 10000 m | — | — | — | — | 31.38.02 PB | 7 |
| Tiffany Porter | 100 m hurdles | Bye | Bye | 12.97 | 9 Q | 12.76 | |
| Lucy Hatton | 100 m hurdles | 13.37 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Serita Solomon | 100 m hurdles | 13.39 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lennie Waite | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:48.46 | 16 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rosie Clarke | 3000 m steeplechase | 10:00.25 | 23 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alyson Dixon | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 1:12:47 SB | 13 |
| Tina Muir | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 1:17:23 | 59 |
| Charlotte Purdue | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Gemma Steel | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 1:12.19 | 10 |
| Lily Partridge | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 1:16:57 | 53 |
| British team | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 3:42:03 | 7 |
| Asha Philip Dina Asher-Smith Daryll Neita Bianca Williams | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.59 SB | 1 Q | — | — | 42.45 SB | |
| Anyika Onuora (only final) Seren Bundy-Davies Emily Diamond (only final) Eilidh Doyle Margaret Adeoye (only heat) Kelly Massey (only heat) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.42 EL | 1 Q | — | — | 3:25.05 WL | |

#### Field Events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank |
| Jazmin Sawyers | Long jump | 6.49 | 7 q | 6.86w | |
| Shara Proctor | Long jump | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lorraine Ugen | Long jump | 6.33w | 18 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Laura Samuel | Triple jump | 13.65 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Isobel Pooley | High jump | 1.85 | =16 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jade Lally | Discus throw | 58.76 | 15 Q | 60.29 | 7 |
| Sophie Hitchon | Hammer throw | 69.48 | 6 q | 71.74 | 4 |
| Goldie Sayers | Javelin throw | 53.56 | 26 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rachel Wallader | Shot Put | 16.86 | 12 q | 16.06 | 12 |

#### Combined events – Heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| Morgan Lake | Result | 14.72 | 1.89 | 13.24 SB | DNS | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Morgan Lake | Points | 879 | 1093 | 743 | 0 | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |

#### Key

* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round