# 2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's 100 metres hurdles

The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2012 European Athletics Championships was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 29 and 30 June.

## Medalists

| Gold | Alina Talay Belarus |
| Silver | Katsiaryna Paplauskaya Belarus |
| Bronze | Beate Schrott Austria |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2012 European Athletics Championships :
| World record | Yordanka Donkova (BUL) | 12.21 | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | 20 August 1988 |
| European record | Yordanka Donkova (BUL) | 12.21 | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | 20 August 1988 |
| Championship record | Yordanka Donkova (BUL) | 12.38 | Stuttgart, West Germany | 29 August 1986 |
| World Leading | Sally Pearson (AUS) | 12.49 | Melbourne, Australia | 3 March 2012 |
| World Leading | Sally Pearson (AUS) | 12.49 | Oslo, Norway | 7 June 2012 |
| European Leading | Tiffany Porter (GBR) | 12.65 | Kingston, Jamaica | 5 May 2012 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Round |
| 29 June 2012 | 9:30 | Round 1 |
| 30 June 2012 | 19:35 | Semifinals |
| 30 June 2012 | 22:35 | Final |

## Results
### Round 1

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Semifinals.
Wind: Heat 1: +0.3 m/s, Heat 2: −0.1 m/s, Heat 3: −0.8 m/s, Heat 4: −0.4 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| DQ | 1 | 7 | Nevin Yanıt | Turkey | 12.78 | Q, SB, Doping |
| 1 | 4 | 5 | Alina Talay | Belarus | 12.93 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | Katsiaryna Paplauskaya | Belarus | 12.97 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Beate Schrott | Austria | 12.98 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Marzia Caravelli | Italy | 13.03 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Micol Cattaneo | Italy | 13.07 | Q, =SB |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | Eline Berings | Belgium | 13.09 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Aisseta Diawara | France | 13.10 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Yuliya Kondakova | Russia | 13.11 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | Olga Samylova | Russia | 13.11 | q |
| 10 | 4 | 7 | Cindy Roleder | Germany | 13.12 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Alice Decaux | France | 13.13 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | 4 | Anne Zagré | Belgium | 13.14 | q |
| 13 | 1 | 5 | Nadine Hildebrand | Germany | 13.15 | q |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | Lucie Škrobáková | Czech Republic | 13.17 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | 2 | Christina Vukicevic | Norway | 13.17 | q, SB |
| 16 | 2 | 5 | Nooralotta Neziri | Finland | 13.23 | NUR |
| 17 | 4 | 3 | Clélia Reuse | Switzerland | 13.25 | SB |
| 18 | 1 | 4 | Elisa Leinonen | Finland | 13.29 | PB |
| 19 | 3 | 6 | Marina Tomić | Slovenia | 13.36 | |
| 20 | 4 | 6 | Isabelle Pedersen | Norway | 13.38 | SB |
| 21 | 3 | 1 | Victoria Schreibeis | Austria | 13.39 | |
| 22 | 4 | 2 | Giulia Pennella | Italy | 13.43 | |
| 23 | 2 | 1 | Viorica Țigău | Romania | 13.59 | |
| 23 | 3 | 7 | Sharona Bakker | Netherlands | 13.59 | |
| 25 | 4 | 1 | Sandra Gomis | France | 13.63 | |
| 26 | 1 | 3 | Mónica Lopes | Portugal | 13.83 | |
| 27 | 3 | 4 | Gorana Cvijetić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14.41 | |

### Semifinals

First 3 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
Wind: Heat 1: -2.3 m/s, Heat 2: +0.6 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| DQ | 2 | 3 | Nevin Yanıt | Turkey | 12.92 | Q, Doping |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Alina Talay | Belarus | 13.03 | Q |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | Katsiaryna Paplauskaya | Belarus | 13.03 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | Beate Schrott | Austria | 13.08 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Anne Zagré | Belgium | 13.08 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | 7 | Micol Cattaneo | Italy | 13.10 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | Cindy Roleder | Germany | 13.13 | q |
| 7 | 2 | 5 | Marzia Caravelli | Italy | 13.15 | q |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | Eline Berings | Belgium | 13.17 | |
| 8 | 2 | 7 | Lucie Škrobáková | Czech Republic | 13.17 | |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | Christina Vukicevic | Norway | 13.23 | |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Olga Samylova | Russia | 13.24 | |
| 12 | 1 | 5 | Yuliya Kondakova | Russia | 13.32 | |
| 13 | 2 | 8 | Alice Decaux | France | 13.35 | |
| 14 | 1 | 2 | Nadine Hildebrand | Germany | 13.52 | |
| — | 1 | 8 | Aisseta Diawara | France | DSQ | |

### Final

Wind: -1.4 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Note |
| DQ | 5 | Nevin Yanıt | Turkey | 12.81 | Doping |
| | 3 | Alina Talay | Belarus | 12.91 | |
| | 6 | Katsiaryna Paplauskaya | Belarus | 12.97 | |
| | 4 | Beate Schrott | Austria | 12.98 | =SB |
| 4 | 8 | Anne Zagré | Belgium | 13.02 | |
| 5 | 1 | Marzia Caravelli | Italy | 13.11 | |
| 6 | 2 | Cindy Roleder | Germany | 13.11 | |
| 7 | 7 | Micol Cattaneo | Italy | 13.16 | |