2006 European Athletics Championships
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
5000 m	men	women
10,000 m	men	women
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men	women
4 × 100 m relay	men	women
4 × 400 m relay	men	women
Road events
Marathon	men	women
20 km walk	men	women
50 km walk	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men	women
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
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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.

Gold	Steffi Nerius Germany (GER)
Silver	Barbora Špotáková Czech Republic (CZE)
Bronze	Mercedes Chilla Spain (ESP)

• All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)

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

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

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

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

• 2004 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Athens)
• 2005 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw (Helsinki)
• 2007 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw (Osaka)
• 2008 Women's Olympic Javelin Throw (Beijing)

• Official results
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