2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's javelin throw
The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden had a total number of 27 participating athletes. The final was held on Sunday August 13, 2006, and the qualifying round on Saturday August 12, 2006 with the mark set at 61.00 metres.
Medalists
| Gold |  Steffi NeriusGermany (GER) |
| Silver |  Barbora ŠpotákováCzech Republic (CZE) |
| Bronze |  Mercedes ChillaSpain (ESP) |
Schedule
- All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| Group A | Group B |
| 12.08.2006 – 10:30h | 12.08.2006 – 12:00h |
| Final Round | |
| 13.08.2006 – 14:35h | |
Abbreviations
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2002 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) | 71.70 m | August 14, 2005 |  Helsinki, Finland |
| Event Record |  Mirela Manjani (GRE) | 67.47 m | August 8, 2002 | Munich, Germany |
Qualification
Group A
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | Barbora Špotáková (CZE) | 66.12 | — | — | 66.12 m | NR |
| 2 | 2 | Steffi Nerius (GER) | 63.35 | — | — | 63.35 m | |
| 3 | 3 |  Zahra Bani (ITA) | X | 54.74 | 61.15 | 61.15 m | |
| 4 | 4 |  Christina Scherwin (DEN) | 60.07 | X | X | 60.07 m | |
| 5 | 6 | Mikaela Ingberg (FIN) | 56.41 | 59.79 | X | 59.79 m | |
| 6 | 9 |  Rumyana Karapetrova (BUL) | 59.03 | 58.65 | X | 59.03 m | |
| 7 | 12 |  Goldie Sayers (GBR) | 56.60 | 58.65 | X | 58.65 m | |
| 8 | 14 |  Lada Chernova (RUS) | 52.93 | 57.82 | 55.89 | 57.82 m | |
| 9 | 16 |  Felicia Ţilea-Moldovan (ROM) | 56.48 | 57.21 | 57.10 | 57.21 m | |
| 10 | 19 |  Séphora Bissoly (FRA) | 56.48 | 54.00 | 53.06 | 56.48 m | |
| 11 | 20 | Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi (GRE) | 54.00 | 55.62 | 54.71 | 55.62 m | |
| 12 | 22 |  Ilze Gribule (LAT) | X | 51.93 | 54.48 | 54.48 m | |
| 13 | 25 |  Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir (ISL) | X | 45.51 | 51.33 | 51.33 m | |
| 14 | 27 |  Annika Petersson (SWE) | 45.08 | 44.00 | 47.34 | 47.34 m | |
Group B
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 5 | Christina Obergföll (GER) | 60.06 | 56.37 | X | 60.06 m | |
| 2 | 7 |  Barbara Madejczyk (POL) | 59.65 | 58.91 | X | 59.65 m | |
| 3 | 8 | Mercedes Chilla (ESP) | 59.54 | 54.00 | 56.16 | 59.54 m | |
| 4 | 10 | Paula Tarvainen (FIN) | 58.95 | X | X | 58.95 m | |
| 5 | 11 | Annika Suthe (GER) | 58.04 | 57.39 | 58.92 | 58.92 m | |
| 6 | 13 | Inga Kožarenoka (LAT) | 56.20 | 58.25 | 56.06 | 58.25 m | |
| 7 | 15 |  Natallia Shymchuk (BLR) | 56.75 | 57.11 | 57.40 | 57.40 m | |
| 8 | 17 | Savva Lika (GRE) | 48.33 | 54.09 | 56.81 | 56.81 m | |
| 9 | 18 | Jarmila Klimešová (CZE) | X | 56.02 | 56.76 | 56.76 m | |
| 10 | 21 |  Martina Ratej (SLO) | 55.49 | X | 51.16 | 55.49 m | |
| 11 | 23 | Claudia Coslovich (ITA) | 50.80 | 52.65 | 54.44 | 54.44 m | |
| 12 | 24 | Kirsi Ahonen (FIN) | 53.33 | 53.29 | X | 53.33 m | |
| 13 | 26 |  Alexandra Tsisiou (CYP) | 47.04 | 49.68 | 49.44 | 49.68 m | |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | Note | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
 | Steffi Nerius (GER) | 64.60 | 60.69 | 63.09 | 65.82 | 65.35 | — | 65.82 m | SB |
 | Barbora Špotáková (CZE) | 65.64 | X | 62.14 | 59.46 | 59.09 | — | 65.64 m | |
 | Mercedes Chilla (ESP) | 57.26 | 59.63 | X | X | 61.98 | X | 61.98 m | |
| 4 | Christina Obergföll (GER) | 55.29 | 59.59 | 59.60 | X | 61.89 | 58.20 | 61.89 m | |
| 5 | Christina Scherwin (DEN) | 61.33 | 59.31 | 61.06 | 61.81 | X | 60.79 | 61.81 m | |
| 6 | Rumyana Karapetrova (BUL) | 54.28 | X | 61.78 | 56.09 | 55.78 | 54.14 | 61.78 m | PB |
| 7 | Barbara Madejczyk (POL) | 55.63 | 57.53 | 58.02 | 55.78 | 55.76 | 59.92 | 59.92 m | |
| 8 | Annika Suthe (GER) | 58.25 | 57.03 | 56.03 | X | X | 54.88 | 58.25 m | |
| 9 | Zahra Bani (ITA) | 57.91 | 55.58 | X | 57.91 m | ||||
| 10 | Mikaela Ingberg (FIN) | 55.27 | 53.32 | 56.70 | 56.70 m | ||||
| 11 | Paula Tarvainen (FIN) | 54.01 | 55.59 | 44.47 | 55.59 m | ||||
| 12 | Goldie Sayers (GBR) | 54.70 | X | X | 54.70 m | ||||
See also
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