2012 UEC European Track Championships
The 2012 European Track Championships was the third edition of the elite European Track Championships in track cycling. It was held on October 19–21, 2012 and took place at the Cido Arena in Panevėžys, Lithuania.[1]
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| Venue | Panevėžys, Lithuania |
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| Date(s) | 19–21 October 2012 |
| Velodrome | Cido Arena |
| Nations participating | 21 |
| Cyclists participating | 146 |
| Events | 13 |
It was the first European Elite Track Championships that had opening ceremony. The opening ceremony was held on 19 October, an hour before the start of the evening session.
Held some time after the 2012 Summer Olympics, a number of elite European cyclists, notably from Great Britain and France were not in attendance, either through retirement or a rest period. In their absence, the medal table was headed by Germany and the east European track powers; Russia, Belarus and hosts Lithuania.
Schedule
The competition days were split into two Sessions.[2]
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Events
- shaded events are non-Olympic
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Germany | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  Lithuania | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Russia | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Belarus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Poland | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 nations) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Participating nations
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References
- "European Championships in future years". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
- Event schedule
- "17 Olympians and International Stars Among the Participants". eurotrack2012.eu. 2012-10-15.
- List of participants