| 19th European Athletics Championships | |
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| Dates | 7 August – 13 August |
| Host city | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Venue | Ullevi Stadium |
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| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 47 (men: 24; women: 23) |
| Participation | 1,288 athletes from 48 nations |
← 2002 Munich 2010 Barcelona → | |
The 19th European Athletics Championships were held in Gothenburg, Sweden, between 7 August and 13 August 2006. The competition arena was the Ullevi Stadium and the official motto "Catch the Spirit". Gothenburg also hosted the 1995 World Championships in Athletics, and Stockholm, Sweden's capital, hosted 1958 European Athletics Championships.
Men's results
Track
1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2012
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | Francis Obikwelu  Portugal | 9.99 CR | Andrey Yepishin  Russia | 10.10 NR | Matic Osovnikar  Slovenia | 10.14 NR |
| 200 m | Francis Obikwelu Portugal | 20.01 NR | Johan Wissman  Sweden | 20.38 NR | Marlon Devonish  Great Britain | 20.54 |
| 400 m | Marc Raquil  France | 45.02 | Vladislav Frolov Russia | 45.09 PB | Leslie Djhone France | 45.40 |
| 800 m | Bram Som  Netherlands | 1:46.56 | David Fiegen  Luxembourg | 1:46.59 | Sam Ellis Great Britain | 1:46.64 |
| 1500 m | Mehdi Baala France | 3:39.02 | Ivan Heshko  Ukraine | 3:39.50 | Juan Carlos Higuero  Spain | 3:39.62 |
| 5000 m | Jesús España Spain | 13:44.70 | Mo Farah Great Britain | 13:44.79 | Juan Carlos Higuero Spain | 13:46.48 |
| 10,000 m | Jan Fitschen  Germany | 28:10.94 PB | José Manuel Martínez Spain | 28:12.06 SB | Juan Carlos de la Ossa Spain | 28:13.73 |
| Marathon | Stefano Baldini  Italy | 2:11:32 | Viktor Röthlin  Switzerland | 2:11:50 | Julio Rey Spain | 2:12:37 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Staņislavs Olijars  Latvia | 13.24 | Thomas Blaschek Germany | 13.46 | Andy Turner Great Britain | 13.56 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Periklis Iakovakis  Greece | 48.46 | Marek Plawgo  Poland | 48.71 SB | Rhys Williams Great Britain | 49.12 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Jukka Keskisalo  Finland | 8:24.89 | José Luis Blanco Spain | 8:26.22 | Bouabdellah Tahri France | 8:27.15 |
| 20 kilometres walk | Paquillo Fernández Spain | 1:19:09 | Valeriy Borchin Russia | 1:20:00 | João Vieira Portugal | 1:20:09 NR |
| 50 kilometres walk | Yohann Diniz France | 3:41:39 PB | Jesús Ángel García Spain | 3:42:48 SB | Yuriy Andronov Russia | 3:43:26 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Great Britain Dwain Chambers Darren Campbell Marlon Devonish Mark Lewis-Francis | 38.91 | Poland Przemysław Rogowski Łukasz Chyła Marcin Jędrusiński Dariusz Kuć | 39.05 | France Oudéré Kankarafou Ronald Pognon Fabrice Calligny David Alerte | 39.07 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | France Leslie Djhone Idrissa M'Barke Naman Keïta Marc Raquil | 3:01.10 | Great Britain Robert Tobin Rhys Williams Graham Hedman Tim Benjamin | 3:01.63 | Poland Daniel Dąbrowski Piotr Kędzia Piotr Rysiukiewicz Rafał Wieruszewski | 3:01.73 |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Field
1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2012
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | Andrey Silnov Russia | 2.36 CR WL | Tomáš Janků  Czech Republic | 2.34 PB | Stefan Holm Sweden | 2.34 SB |
| Long jump | Andrew Howe Italy | 8.20 | Greg Rutherford Great Britain | 8.13 | Olexiy Lukashevych Ukraine | 8.12 |
| Pole vault | Aleksandr Averbukh  Israel | 5.70 | Tim Lobinger Germany Romain Mesnil France | 5.65 | ||
| Triple jump | Christian Olsson Sweden | 17.67 EL | Nathan Douglas Great Britain | 17.21 | Marian Oprea  Romania | 17.18 |
| Shot put[1] | Ralf Bartels Germany | 21.13 | Joachim Olsen  Denmark | 21.09 | Rutger Smith Netherlands | 20.90 |
| Discus throw | Virgilijus Alekna  Lithuania | 68.67 | Gerd Kanter  Estonia | 68.03 | Aleksander Tammert Estonia | 66.14 |
| Javelin throw | Andreas Thorkildsen  Norway | 88.78 | Tero Pitkämäki Finland | 86.44 | Jan Železný Czech Republic | 85.92 |
| Hammer throw[2] | Olli-Pekka Karjalainen Finland | 80.84 SB | Vadim Devyatovskiy  Belarus | 80.76 | Markus Esser Germany | 79.19 |
| Decathlon | Roman Šebrle Czech Republic | 8526 SB | Attila Zsivoczky  Hungary | 8356 | Aleksey Drozdov Russia | 8350 PB |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Women's results
Track
1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2012
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 metres | Kim Gevaert .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 11.06 | Yekaterina Grigoryeva Russia | 11.22 (SB) | Irina Khabarova Russia | 11.22 |
| 200 metres | Kim Gevaert Belgium | 22.68 | Yuliya Gushchina Russia | 22.93 | Natalya Rusakova Russia | 23.09 |
| 400 metres | Vanya Stambolova  Bulgaria | 49.85 | Tatyana Veshkurova Russia | 50.15 | Olga Zaytseva Russia | 50.28 |
| 800 metres | Olga Kotlyarova Russia | 1:57.38 | Svetlana Klyuka Russia | 1:57.48 | Rebecca Lyne Great Britain | 1:58.45 |
| 1500 metres | Tatyana Tomashova Russia | 3:56.91 (CR) | Yuliya Chizhenko Russia | 3:57.61 | Daniela Yordanova Bulgaria | 3:59.37 (SB) |
| 5000 metres | Marta Domínguez Spain | 14:56.18 (CR) | Liliya Shobukhova Russia | 14:56.57 (SB) | Elvan Abeylegesse  Turkey | 14:59.29 (SB) |
| 10,000 metres | Inga Abitova Russia | 30:31.42 | Susanne Wigene Norway | 30:32.36 | Lidiya Grigoryeva Russia | 30:32.72 |
| Marathon | Ulrike Maisch Germany | 2:30:01 (PB) | Olivera Jevtić  Serbia | 2:30:27 | Irina Permitina Russia | 2:30:53 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Susanna Kallur Sweden | 12.59 | Derval O'Rourke  Ireland Kirsten Bolm Germany | 12.72 (NR Ireland) | ||
| 400 metres hurdles | Yevgeniya Isakova Russia | 53.93 (PB) | Fani Chalkia Greece | 54.02 | Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova Ukraine | 54.55 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Alesia Turava Belarus | 9:26.05 (SB) | Tatyana Petrova Russia | 9:28.05 | Wioletta Janowska Poland | 9:31.62 |
| 20 kilometres walk | Ryta Turava Belarus | 1:27:08 | Olga Kaniskina Russia | 1:28:35 | Elisa Rigaudo Italy | 1:28:37 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Russia Yuliya Gushchina Natalya Rusakova Irina Khabarova Yekaterina Grigoryeva | 42.71 | Great Britain Anyika Onuora Emma Ania Emily Freeman Joice Maduaka | 43.51 | Belarus Yulia Nestsiarenka Natallia Safronnikava Alena Neumiarzhitskaya Aksana Drahun | 43.61 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Russia Svetlana Pospelova Natalya Ivanova Olga Zaytseva Tatyana Veshkurova | 3:25.12 | Belarus Yulyana Zhalniaruk Sviatlana Usovich Anna Kozak Ilona Usovich | 3:27.69 | Poland Monika Bejnar Grażyna Prokopek Ewelina Sętowska Anna Jesień | 3:27.77 |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Field
1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2012
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | Tia Hellebaut Belgium | 2.03 (CR/NR) | Venelina Veneva Bulgaria | 2.03 (CR) | Kajsa Bergqvist Sweden | 2.01 |
| Pole vault | Yelena Isinbayeva Russia | 4.80 (CR) | Monika Pyrek Poland | 4.65 | Tatyana Polnova Russia | 4.65 (SB) |
| Long jump | Lyudmila Kolchanova Russia | 6.93 | Naide Gomes Portugal | 6.84 | Oksana Udmurtova Russia | 6.69 |
| Triple jump | Tatyana Lebedeva Russia | 15.15 | Hrysopiyi Devetzi Greece | 15.05 | Anna Pyatykh Russia | 15.02 |
| Shot put[3] | Natallia Kharaneka Belarus | 19.43 | Petra Lammert Germany | 19.17 | Olga Ryabinkina Russia | 19.02 |
| Discus throw | Darya Pishchalnikova Russia | 65.55 (PB) | Franka Dietzsch Germany | 64.35 | Nicoleta Grasu Romania | 63.58 |
| Hammer throw | Tatyana Lysenko Russia | 76.67 (CR) | Gulfiya Khanafeyeva Russia | 74.50 | Kamila Skolimowska Poland | 72.58 |
| Javelin throw | Steffi Nerius Germany | 65.82 (SB) | Barbora Špotáková Czech Republic | 65.64 | Mercedes Chilla Spain | 61.98 (SB) |
| Heptathlon | Carolina Klüft Sweden | 6740 (CR) | Karin Ruckstuhl Netherlands | 6423 (NR) | Lilli Schwarzkopf Germany | 6420 (PB) |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 12 | 12 | 11 | 35 |
| 2 | Germany | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | France | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | Belarus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Belgium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Portugal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Finland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Great Britain | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Greece | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 16 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Israel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Latvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lithuania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | Poland | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 21 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (30 nations) | 47 | 48 | 45 | 140 | |
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Trivia
- The official song of the contest is Heroes by Helena Paparizou.
- The BBC have chosen to use Carola Häggkvist's 2006 Eurovision Song Contest entry Invincible in instrumental form as the title music for their coverage. They have also used various pop songs including Lena Philipsson's "Lena Anthem" and Lev livet by Magnus Carlsson also in instrumental form.
- Merlene Ottey, at the age of 46 and representing Slovenia, is fifth in the 100 m semifinals, failing to qualify for the finals.
References
- ^ Andrei Mikhnevich had originally won the silver medal but all his results from August 2005 were annulled due to a doping offense. "Andrei MIKHNEVICH (BLR) – results annulled from August 2005". IAAF. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ Ivan Tsikhan had originally won the gold medal but later tested for doping and all his results between 22 August 2004 and 21 August 2006 were annulled. "Revision of results following sanctions of Tsikhan and Ostapchuk". IAAF. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ Nadzeya Astapchuk had originally won the silver medal but later tested for doping and all her results between 13 August 2005 and 12 August 2007 were annulled. "Revision of results following sanctions of Tsikhan and Ostapchuk". IAAF. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.