title: Switzerland at the 2012 European Athletics Championships
text: # Switzerland at the 2012 European Athletics Championships
  
  Switzerland competed at the 2012 European Athletics Championships held in Helsinki, Finland, between 27 June to 1 July 2012.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Men
  
  **Track**
  
  | Event | Athletes | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | 100 m | Rolf Fongué | 10.53 | 21 q | 10.50 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | 100 m | Reto Schenkel | 10.38 | 15 Q | 10.48 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | 200 m | Reto Schenkel | 20.96 | 16 Q | 21.05 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | 200 m | Alex Wilson | 20.75 | 5 Q | 20.87 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | 1500 m | Stefan Breit | 3:50.79 | 25 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | 5000 m | Philipp Bandi | — | — | — | — | 14:07.48 | 22 |
  | 400 m hurdles | Kariem Hussein | 50.94 | 20 Q | 50.81 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | 4 × 100 m relay | Alex Wilson Reto Schenkel Steven Gugerli Marc Schneeberger Rolf Fongué | 39.41 | 6 Q | — | — | 38.83 | 7 |
  
  **Combined**
  
  | Decathlon | Event | Jonas Fringeli | Jonas Fringeli | Jonas Fringeli |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Decathlon | Event | Results | Points | Rank |
  | | 100 m | 11.22 | 812 | 22 |
  | | Long jump | 7.04 | 823 | 17 |
  | | Shot put | 13.28 | 684 | 18 |
  | | High jump | 1.97 | 776 | 11 |
  | | 400 m | 48.75 | 873 | 7 |
  | | 110 m hurdles | 14.64 | 894 | 10 |
  | | Discus | 40.80 | 681 | 12 |
  | | Pole vault | 4.60 | 790 | 14 |
  | | Javelin | 51.33 | 608 | 17 |
  | | 1500 m | 4:24.93 | 778 | 3 |
  | Final | | | 7719 | 11 |
  
  ### Women
  
  **Track**
  
  | Event | Athletes | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | 100 m | Mujinga Kambundji | 11.68 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | 200 m | Jacqueline Gasser | 24.18 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | 200 m | Léa Sprunger | 23.08 | 5 Q | 23.49 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | 100 m hurdles | Clélia Reuse | 13.25 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | 5000 m | Sabine Fischer | — | — | — | — | DNF | |
  | 3000 m steeplechase | Astrid Leutert | DNF | | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
  | 4 × 100 m relay | Michelle Cueni Jacqueline Gasser Ellen Sprunger Léa Sprunger | 43.51 | 5 q | — | — | 43.61 | 6 |
  
  **Field**
  
  | Event | Athletes | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Long jump | Irène Pusterla | 6.44 | 8 q | 6.53 | 7 |
  | Pole vault | Nicole Büchler | NM | | did not advance | did not advance |
  