Sweden at the 2016 European Athletics Championships
WA code	SWE
National federation	Svenska Friidrottsförbundet
Website	www.friidrott.se
in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Competitors	60
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 2 Total 4
European Athletics Championships appearances
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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.^[1]

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

Event	Athletes	Qualification		Final
		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
Discus throw	Niklas Arrhenius	61.63	19	did not advance
	Axel Härstedt	NM	–	did not advance
	Daniel Ståhl	65.78	2 Q	64.77	5
Javelin throw	Kim Amb	80.70	12 q	79.36	7
	Gabriel Wallin	76.00	23	did not advance

Combined events – Decathlon

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

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