The United Kingdom competed under the name Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The nation was represented by 72 athletes at the 2010 European Athletics Championships held in Barcelona, Spain.

With a squad of 72 athletes, Great Britain and Northern Ireland sent the fifth largest national team of the competition. The nation won a record 19 medals over the course of the six-day championships, beating their previous greatest medal haul of 18 from the 1990 European Athletics Championships. Head coach Charles van Commenee praised a number of athletes, saying that the team performance was good in terms of building towards the 2012 London Olympics. A number of high-profile athletes were missing from the squad due to injuries, including three 2008 Olympic medallists (Christine Ohuruogu, Tasha Danvers, and Germaine Mason), as well as women's marathon runners Paula Radcliffe and Mara Yamauchi.Van Commenee pleased with British effort in Barcelona. European Athletics (2010-08-04). Retrieved on 2010-08-04.

Both the men's and women's 4 × 100 m relay teams had difficulties with baton changeovers, resulting in poor performances in an event that the country is typically strong: the women's team was sixth in their heat while the men missed the final by finishing in fifth place.

Participants EventMenWomen100 mDwain Chambers James Dasaolu Mark Lewis-FrancisLaura Turner200 mMarlon Devonish Christian Malcolm Jeffrey Lawal-BalogunEmily Freeman400 mMichael Bingham Martyn Rooney Conrad WilliamsLee McConnell800 mMichael RimmerJenny Meadows Marilyn Okoro Jemma Simpson1500 mAndrew Baddeley Colin McCourt Thomas LancashireHannah England Lisa Dobriskey Stephanie Twell5000 mMo Farah Chris Thompson10,000 mMo Farah Chris ThompsonMarathonAndi Jones Lee Merrien Ben Moreau Dan Robinson Dave Webb Martin WilliamsHelen Decker Susan Partridge Michelle Ross-Cope Rebecca Robinson Holly Rush Jo Wilkinson110/100 m hurdlesWilliam Sharman Andy Turner400 m hurdlesDavid Greene Rhys Williams Nathan WoodwardEilidh Child Perri Shakes-Drayton3000 m steeplechaseHatti Dean Barbara ParkerHigh JumpMartyn Bernard Tom ParsonsPole VaultKate DennisonLong JumpGreg Rutherford Chris TomlinsonTriple JumpNathan Douglas Phillips IdowuShot PutCarl MyerscoughDecathlon/HeptathlonJessica Ennis20 km walkJoanna Jackson4 × 100 m relayJames Dasaolu Marlon Devonish Leon Baptiste Jeffery Lawal Balogun Mark Lewis-Francis Christian Malcolm Craig PickeringMontell Douglas Katherine Endacott Emily Freeman Hayley Jones Joice Maduaka Elaine O'Neill Laura Turner4 × 400 m relayMichael Bingham Richard Buck Graham Hedman Martyn Rooney Andrew Steele Rob Tobin Conrad WilliamsVicki Barr Lee McConnell Marilyn Okoro Nadine Okyere Nicola Sanders Perri Shakes-Drayton Kim Wall

Results

Men Track and road events EventAthletesHeatsSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank 100 mDwain Chambers10.212 Q10.102 Q10.185James Dasaolu10.4012 Q10.3110Did not advanceMark Lewis-Francis10.233 Q10.21 SB6 q10.18 SB 200 mMarlon Devonish20.684 Q20.55 SB3 Q20.624Christian Malcolm20.632 Q20.584 Q20.38 SBJeffrey Lawal-Balogun20.9315 Q20.8513 Did not advance 400 mMichael Bingham45.491 Q44.88 SB4 Q45.23Martyn Rooney45.723 Q45.005 q45.23Conrad Williams46.3517 Q46.6020Did not advance800 mMichael Rimmer1:49.9910 Q1:47.671 Q1:47.17 1500 mAndrew Baddeley3:41.463 Q3:43.876Colin McCourt3:41.777 Q3:44.789Thomas Lancashire3:41.686 Q3:44.9210 5000 mMo Farah13:38.267 Q13:31.18Chris Thompson13:35.584 Q13:44.428 10,000 mMo Farah28:24.99Chris Thompson28:27.33 110 m hurdlesWilliam Sharman13.607 QDSQ Did not advanceAndy Turner13.482 Q13.504 Q13.28 SB 400 m hurdlesDai Greene50.114 Q49.481 Q48.12 PBRhys Williams49.351 Q49.612 Q48.96 PBNathan Woodward50.459 Q50.5110Did not advance4 × 100 m relayJames DasaoluMarlon DevonishLeon BaptisteJeffrey Lawal-BalogunMark Lewis-FrancisChristian MalcolmCraig Pickering39.499Did not advance4 × 400 m relayMichael BinghamRichard BuckGraham HedmanMartyn RooneyAndrew SteeleRobert TobinConrad Williams3:04.093 Q 3:02.25 MarathonAndi Jones DNF -Lee Merrien 2:20;42 8Ben Moreau 2:27:08 24Dan Robinson 2:24:06 19Dave Webb 2:23:04 16Martin Williams 2:28:30 28

Field events EventAthletesQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankLong jumpChris Tomlinson8.20 m3 Q8.23 m SB High jumpMartin Bernard2.26 m7 q2.29 m SBTom Parsons2.23 m11 qNM - Triple jumpNathan Douglas16.80 m12 Q16.48 m10Phillips Idowu17.10 m4 Q17.81 PBShot putCarl Mysercough19.81 m10 q18.19 m12

Women Track and road events EventAthletesHeatsSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank100 mLaura Turner 11.45 7 Q 11.41 13 Did not advance200 mEmily Freeman23.447 Q23.21 SB9 Did not advance400 mLee McConnell 53.15 12 Did not advance800 mJennifer Meadows1:58.902 Q1:59.39Marilyn Okoro2:01.33 SB4 Did not advanceJemma Simpson1:59.181 Q1:59.9051500 mHannah England4:06.0310 q4:05.07 10Lisa Dobriskey4:06.009 Q 4:01.54 4Steph Twell4:05.637 q 4:02.70 7 400 m hurdlesEilidh Child55.8210 Q55.277 q55.518Perri Shakes-Drayton55.354 Q54.73 PB4 Q54.18 PB 3000 m steeplechaseHatti Dean 9:46.43 9 Q 9:30.19 PB 4Barbara Parker 10:20.99 20 Did not advance4 × 100 m relayJoice MaduakaMontell DouglasHayley JonesLaura Turner44.0910Did not advance4 × 400 m relayNicola SandersPerri Shakes-DraytonMarilyn OkoroLee McConnellVicki Barr3:28.013 Q3:24.32 MarathonHelen Decker2:43:0021Susan Partridge2:39:0716Michelle Ross-Cope2:38:4514Rebecca Robinson2:44:0624Holly Rush2:42:4420Jo Wilkinson2:44:112520 km walkJohanna Jackson1:33:3310

Field events EventAthletesQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankPole vaultKate Dennison4.353 q4.55 =SB6 HeptathlonJessica Ennis6823 PB

References

Participants list