Great Britain at the 2014 European Athletics Championships

Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the
2014 European Athletics Championships
Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the; 2014 European Athletics Championships
WA code	GBR
National federation	British Athletics
Website	www.britishathletics.org.uk
in Zürich
Competitors	74 (as of 30 July 2014)
Medals; Ranked 1st	Gold 12 Silver 5 Bronze 6 Total 23
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;

Great Britain competed at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zürich, Switzerland, from 12–17 August 2014. British Athletics named a team of 74 athletes on 15 July 2014.^[1]^[2] Great Britain topped the medal table with their greatest gold medal haul in European Championships history. Adam Gemili won the nation's 100th gold medal in the history of the championships.

Medals

Medal	Name	Event	Date
Gold	Jo Pavey	Women's 10,000 m	12 August
Gold	Mo Farah	Men's 10,000 m	13 August
Gold	Tiffany Porter	Women's 100 m hurdles	13 August
Gold	James Dasaolu	Men's 100 m	13 August
Gold	Martyn Rooney	Men's 400 m	15 August
Gold	Adam Gemili	Men's 200 m	15 August
Gold	Eilidh Child	Women's 400 m Hurdles	16 August
Gold	Martyn Rooney Michael Bingham Matthew Hudson-Smith Conrad Williams	Men's 4 × 400m Relay	17 August
Gold	Mo Farah	Men's 5000 m	17 August
Gold	Adam Gemili Richard Kilty Harry Aikines-Aryeetey James Ellington	Men's 4 × 100m Relay	17 August
Gold	Greg Rutherford	Men's long jump	17 August
Gold	Desiree Henry Jodie Williams Ashleigh Nelson Asha Philip	Women's 4 × 100m Relay	17 August
Silver	Andy Vernon	Men's 10,000 m	13 August
Silver	Will Sharman	Men's 110 m Hurdles	14 August
Silver	Matthew Hudson-Smith	Men's 400 m	15 August
Silver	Jodie Williams	Women's 200 m	15 August
Silver	Lynsey Sharp	Women's 800 m	16 August
Bronze	Ashleigh Nelson	Women's 100 m	13 August
Bronze	Harry Aikines-Aryeetey	Men's 100 m	13 August
Bronze	Laura Weightman	Women's 1500 m	15 August
Bronze	Chris O'Hare	Men's 1500 m	17 August
Bronze	Margaret Adeoye Shana Cox Kelly Massey Eilidh Child	Women's 4 × 400m Relay	17 August
Bronze	Andy Vernon	Men's 5000 m	17 August

Results

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey	100 m	10.19	1 Q	10.21	1 Q	10.22
Dwain Chambers		10.18	1 Q	10.25	2 Q	10.24	4
James Dasaolu		10.22	1 Q	10.04	1 Q	10.06
James Ellington	200 m	20.55	2 Q	20.52	5	Did not advance
Adam Gemili		20.39	1 Q	20.23	1 Q	19.98
Danny Talbot		20.63	1 Q	20.62	6	Did not advance
Matthew Hudson-Smith	400 m	46.07	1 Q	45.30	1 Q	44.75
Martyn Rooney		45.48	1 Q	45.40	1 Q	44.71
Conrad Williams		45.90	3 Q	45.85	1 Q	45.53	5
Andrew Osagie	800 m	1:48.31	5	Did not advance
Michael Rimmer	800 m	1:48.51	6	Did not advance
Charlie Grice	1500 m	3:39.41	2 Q	—		4:04.81	12
Chris O'Hare	1500 m	3:39.24	1 Q	—		3:46.18
Mo Farah	5000 m	—				14:05.82
Tom Farrell		—				14:15.93	12
Andy Vernon		—				14:09.48
Mo Farah	10000 m	—				28:08.11
Andy Vernon	10000 m	—				28:08.66
Lawrence Clarke	110 m hurdles	13.46	3 Q	13.47	3 Q	DNS
William Sharman		13.29	1 Q	13.16	1 Q	13.27
Andy Turner		13.51	4 q	13.57	7	Did not advance
Tom Burton	400 m hurdles	50.47	3 Q	50.47	5	Did not advance
Niall Flannery		49.77	1 Q	50.15	6	Did not advance
Sebastian Rodger		49.88	3 Q	49.47	4	Did not advance
James Wilkinson	3000 m steeplechase	8:39.78	7	—		Did not advance
James Ellington Harry Aikines-Aryeetey Richard Kilty Danny Talbot (Heat) Adam Gemili (Final)	4 × 100 m relay	38.26	1 Q	—		37.93
Nigel Levine (Heat) Michael Bingham Rabah Yousif (Heat) Martyn Rooney Conrad Williams Matthew Hudson-Smith	4 × 400 m relay	3:00.65	1 Q	—		2:58.79
Tom Bosworth	20 km walk	—				1:23:17	12

Field Events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
JJ Jegede	Long jump	7.81	8 q	7.88	9
Greg Rutherford		8.03	3 Q	8.29
Chris Tomlinson		7.89	5 q	7.75	11
Julian Reid	Triple jump	16.52	13	Did not advance
Chris Baker	High jump	2.23	=9 q	2.21	=11
Luke Cutts	Pole vault	5.30	=20	Did not advance
Steven Lewis	Pole vault	5.50	=3 q	5.40	11

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Ashley Bryant	Result	11.24	7.39	13.28	1.92	49.88	14.87	41.49	DNS	DNF		DNF
Ashley Bryant	Points	808	908	684	731	820	865	695	DNS	DNF		DNF

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Desiree Henry	100 m	11.21	2 Q	11.21	2 Q	11.43	7
Ashleigh Nelson		11.19	2 Q	11.23	2 Q	11.22
Asha Philip		11.28	2 Q	11.24	4	Did not advance
Dina Asher-Smith	200 m	22.75	1 Q	22.61	2 Q	DNF
Bianca Williams		23.38	1 Q	22.91	2 Q	22.68	4
Jodie Williams		22.88	1 Q	22.90	1 Q	22.46
Christine Ohuruogu	400 m	51.40	1 Q	52.56	2 Q	51.38	4
Jessica Judd	800 m	2:02.30	3 Q	2:01.53	3 Q	2:01.65	7
Alison Leonard		2:01.47	1 Q	DNF		Did not advance
Lynsey Sharp		2:01.55	1 Q	2:01.32	1 Q	1:58.80
Hannah England	1500 m	4:10.73	5 q	—		4:07.80	6
Laura Muir		4:14.69	6	—		Did not advance
Laura Weightman		4:10.55	4 Q	—		4:06.32
Emelia Gorecka	5000 m	—				15:42.98	9
Joanne Pavey	5000 m	—				15:38.41	7
Joanne Pavey	10000 m	—				32:22.39
Beth Potter	10000 m	—				32:53.17	14
Tiffany Porter	100 m hurdles	12.69	1 Q	12.63	1 Q	12.76
Eilidh Child	400 m hurdles	55.32	1 Q	54.71	1 Q	54.48
Asha Philip Ashleigh Nelson Anyika Onuora (Heat) Jodie Williams Desiree Henry	4 × 100 m relay	42.62	1 Q	—		42.24
Emily Diamond (Heat) Victoria Ohuruogu (Heat) Eilidh Child (Final) Kelly Massey Shana Cox (Final) Margaret Adeoye	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.44	2 Q	—		3:24.34

Field Events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Morgan Lake	High jump	1.85	=17	Did not advance
Goldie Sayers	Javelin throw	58.07	9 Q	58.33	8
Sophie Hitchon	Hammer throw	62.93	19	Did not advance

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
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
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

References

^ "gb & ni team announced for european championships". British Athletics. 15 July 2014. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
^ Final Entries List

[1] "gb & ni team announced for european championships". British Athletics. 15 July 2014. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.

[2] Final Entries List

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