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Men's discus throw
at the European Athletics Championships
2006 European
Athletics Championships
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The men's discus throw at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi on August 10 and August 12.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Virgilijus Alekna
 Lithuania
Gerd Kanter
 Estonia
Aleksander Tammert
 Estonia

Schedule

Date Time Round
August 10, 2006 10:30 Qualification
August 12, 2006 16:30 Final

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 63.50 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank Group Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 Result Notes
1 A Gerd Kanter  Estonia x 61.49 66.71 66.71 Q
2 B Virgilijus Alekna  Lithuania 57.25 x 64.53 64.53 Q
3 A Piotr Małachowski  Poland 61.75 63.76 63.76 Q
4 A Rutger Smith  Netherlands 60.58 63.53 63.53 Q
5 A Aleksander Tammert  Estonia 63.51 63.51 Q
6 B Lars Riedel  Germany 63.36 63.36 q
7 B Mario Pestano  Spain 63.08 62.42 62.05 63.08 q
8 A Roland Varga  Hungary x 61.01 60.79 61.01 q
9 A Michael Möllenbeck  Germany x 58.42 60.62 60.62 q
10 B Gábor Máté  Hungary 60.53 x x 60.53 q
11 A Sergiu Ursu  Romania 60.50 x 58.39 60.50 q
12 A Andrzej Krawczyk  Poland 60.11 59.78 58.66 60.11 q
13 B Robert Harting  Germany 59.24 59.38 59.87 59.87
14 B Märt Israel  Estonia x 59.30 59.80 59.80
15 A Gerhard Mayer  Austria 55.59 x 59.54 59.54
16 B Olgierd Stański  Poland x x 59.30 59.30
17 B Bogdan Pishchalnikov  Russia 58.77 x 56.34 58.77
18 A Mikko Kyyrö  Finland 57.82 58.59 x 58.59
19 A Stanislav Alekseyev  Russia 56.91 x 55.71 56.91
20 B Hannes Kirchler  Italy x x 56.78 56.78
21 B Niklas Arrhenius  Sweden x x 56.62 56.62
22 A Cristiano Andrei  Italy 54.82 54.42 54.74 54.82
23 B Mika Loikkanen  Finland 56.08 53.98 x 56.08
B Dmitriy Shevchenko  Russia x x x NM

Final

Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Virgilijus Alekna  Lithuania 68.67 67.63 67.34 67.37 67.33 66.57 68.67
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gerd Kanter  Estonia 61.04 x 68.03 x x x 68.03
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aleksander Tammert  Estonia 62.02 65.32 66.14 65.59 65.29 60.72 66.14
4 Mario Pestano  Spain 63.80 64.84 62.66 63.54 64.26 62.52 64.84
5 Michael Möllenbeck  Germany x 64.82 64.75 62.89 62.00 - 64.82
6 Piotr Małachowski  Poland 61.81 64.57 62.52 61.83 63.77 x 64.57
7 Rutger Smith  Netherlands 63.52 63.33 64.06 62.14 62.61 64.46 64.46
8 Lars Riedel  Germany 64.11 x 59.88 64.07 59.56 58.43 64.11
9 Sergiu Ursu  Romania 58.14 62.48 x 62.48
10 Andrzej Krawczyk  Poland x 59.77 61.56 61.56
11 Roland Varga  Hungary x x 60.52 60.52
12 Gábor Máté  Hungary 56.52 57.35 x 57.35

External links

Discus throw at the European Athletics Championships
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European Athletics Championships champions in men's discus throw
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