2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw

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

Men's discus throw
at the European Athletics Championships

Medalists

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

Schedule

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

Results

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Qualification

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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

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Rank Athlete Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
  Virgilijus Alekna   Lithuania 68.67 67.63 67.34 67.37 67.33 66.57 68.67
  Gerd Kanter   Estonia 61.04 x 68.03 x x x 68.03
  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
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