Slovakia competed at the 2012 European Athletics Championships held in Helsinki, Finland, between 27 June to 1 July 2012. 12 competitors, 7 men and 5 women took part in 9 events.
| Medal | width=150 | Name | width=150 | Event | width=100 | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July |
| Event | Athletes | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 800 m | Jozef Repčík | 1:47.41 | 7 Q | 1:46.62 | 2 Q | 1:49.42 | 7 |
| 400 m hurdles | Martin Kučera | 51.50 | 25 | align=center colspan="4" | did not advance | ||
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| High jump | Michal Kabelka | 2.23 | 7 q | 2.24 | 6 |
| Peter Horák | 2.19 | 19 | align=center colspan="2" | did not advance | |
| Javelin throw | Martin Benák | 70.60 | 26 | align=center colspan="2" | did not advance |
| Hammer throw | Marcel Lomnický | 73.84 | 8 q | 73.41 | 11 |
| Libor Charfreitag | 69.65 | 26 | align=center colspan="2" | did not advance | |
| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Long jump | Jana Velďáková | 6.41 | 11 q | 6.31 | 10 | |
| Renáta Medgyesová | 5.95 | 28 | align=center colspan="2" | did not advance | ||
| Triple jump | Dana Velďáková | 14.36 | 4 Q | 14.24 | 5 | |
| Hammer throw | Martina Hrašnová | 69.67 | 3 q | 73.34 | ||