Sweden at the 2016 European Athletics Championships
# Sweden at the 2016 European Athletics Championships

Sweden competed at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from 6–10 July 2016. The Swedish federation has nominated a total of 62 athletes to compete at the championships.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - |
| Silver | Michel Tornéus | Men's long jump | 7 July |
| Silver | Meraf Bahta | Women's 5000 metres | 9 July |
| Bronze | Angelica Bengtsson | Women's pole vault | 9 July |
| Bronze | Lovisa Lindh | Women's 800 metres | 9 July |

## Men

### Track and road

| Event | Athletes | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| 200 metres | Tom Kling-Baptiste | 21.06 | =13 q | 21.34 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance |
| 200 metres | Johan Wissman | 20.96 | 8 q | DNF | – | did not advance | did not advance |
| 800 metres | Kalle Berglund | 1:49.65 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 1500 metres | Jonas Leandersson | 3:44.09 | 24 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| 1500 metres | Johan Rogestedt | DSQ | – | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Emil Blomberg | 8:34.41 PB | 14 q | — | — | 8:48.98 | 13 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Elmar Engholm | 8:55.21 | 21 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Half marathon | Mikael Ekvall | — | — | — | — | | |
| Half marathon | Mustafa Mohamed | — | — | — | — | | |
| Half marathon | David Nilsson | — | — | — | — | | |
| Half marathon | Fredrik Uhrbom | — | — | — | — | | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Emil von Barth Tom Kling-Baptiste Austin Hamilton Johan Wissman Erik Hagberg (reserve) | 39.37 | 11 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Axel Bergrahm Erik Martinsson Felix Francois Adam Danielsson Dennis Forsman (reserve) | 3:04.95 | 11 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

### Field

| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athletes | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Pole vault | Melker Svärd Jacobsson | 5.50 | =9 q | DNS | – |
| Long jump | Michel Tornéus | 8.19w | 1 Q | 8.21w | |
| Shot put | Leif Arrhenius | 18.64 | =23 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Discus throw | Niklas Arrhenius | 61.63 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Discus throw | Axel Härstedt | NM | – | did not advance | did not advance |
| Discus throw | Daniel Ståhl | 65.78 | 2 Q | 64.77 | 5 |
| Javelin throw | Kim Amb | 80.70 | 12 q | 79.36 | 7 |
| Javelin throw | Gabriel Wallin | 76.00 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance |

**Combined events – Decathlon**

| Athlete | Event |
| - | - |
| Markus Nilsson | Result |
| Markus Nilsson | Points |
| Fredrik Samuelsson | Result |
| Fredrik Samuelsson | Points |

## Women

### Track and road

| Event | Athletes | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| 200 metres | Pernilla Nilsson | 24.18 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 800 metres | Lovisa Lindh | 2:01.77 | 2 Q | 2:00.66 | 3 q | 2:00.37 PB | |
| 800 metres | Anna Silvander | 2:03.95 | 13 Q | 2:03.37 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance |
| 5000 metres | Meraf Bahta | — | — | — | — | 15:20.54 | |
| 10,000 metres | Sarah Lahti | — | — | — | — | 32:14.17 | 9 |
| 100 m hurdles | Susanna Kallur | 13.01 | 2 Q | 12.96 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| 100 m hurdles | Elin Westerlund | DNF | – | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 400 m hurdles | Frida Persson | 58.26 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Maria Larsson | 9:50.16 PB | 19 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Half marathon | Frida Lundén | — | — | — | — | | |
| Half marathon | Emma Nordling | — | — | — | — | | |
| Half marathon | Cecilia Norrbom | — | — | — | — | | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Elin Östlund Emilia Killander Isabelle Eurenius Pernilla Nilsson Gladys Bamane (reserve) | 44.27 | 11 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

### Field

| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Event | Athletes | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| High jump | Erika Kinsey | 1.85 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance |
| High jump | Sofie Skoog | 1.89 | =5 q | 1.89 | =9 |
| Pole vault | Angelica Bengtsson | 4.45 | 8 q | 4.65 | |
| Pole vault | Lisa Gunnarsson | 4.00 | =23 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pole vault | Michaela Meijer | 4.45 | 7 q | 4.55 | 5 |
| Long jump | Erica Jarder | 6.33 | =19 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Long jump | Malin Marmbrandt | 6.33w | =19 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Long jump | Khaddi Sagnia | 6.47 | 10 q | 6.59 | 6 |
| Shot put | Fanny Roos | 16.11 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Discus throw | Sofia Larsson | 56.02 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Discus throw | Julia Viberg | 52.82 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hammer throw | Tracey Andersson | 68.08 | 11 q | 67.08 | 11 |
| Hammer throw | Marinda Petersson | 64.65 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Javelin throw | Sofi Flink | 54.38 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Javelin throw | Anna Wessman | 54.02 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance |
