2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's high jump

The men's high jump at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi

Ullevi

Ullevi is a stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden. The stadium was built for the 1958 FIFA World Cup, but since then Ullevi has also hosted the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 2006 European Championships in Athletics, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1983 and 1990, the UEFA Euro 1992...

on August 7 and August 9.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Andrey Silnov Andrey Silnov Andrey Alexandrovich Silnov is a Russian high jumper and the 2008 Olympic champion. Born in Shakhty, Rostov Oblast, he is 1.98 m and weighs 83 kg ....	Tomáš Janků Tomáš Janku Tomáš Janků is a Czech high jumper.His personal best jump is 2.34 metres, achieved at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg. In 2010, he married a former Czech pole vaulter Kateřina Baďurová. His older brother Jan Janků is also a prominent high jumper.-Achievements:-References:...	Stefan Holm Stefan Holm Stefan Christian Holm is a retired Swedish high jumper. He has won an Olympic gold medal, a silver in the World Championships, and one silver and one bronze medal in the European Championships...

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
August 7, 2006	17:45	Qualification
August 9, 2006	18:10	Final

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 2.28 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Group	Name	Nationality	2.05	2.15	2.19	2.23	2.26	Result	Notes
	A	Nicola Ciotti Nicola Ciotti Nicola Ciotti is an Italian high jumper. He is the twin brother of Giulio Ciotti.He finished fifth at the 2005 World Championships and sixth at the 2006 European Championships...
o	o	o	o	2.26	q
	A	Linus Thörnblad Linus Thörnblad Linus Thörnblad is a Swedish athlete competing in high jump. He won the bronze medal at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships.Thörnblad started high jumping at age 16 jumping 2.06 m his first year. Two years later he jumped 2.30 m....
o	o	o	o	2.26	q
	A	Tomáš Janků Tomáš Janku Tomáš Janků is a Czech high jumper.His personal best jump is 2.34 metres, achieved at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg. In 2010, he married a former Czech pole vaulter Kateřina Baďurová. His older brother Jan Janků is also a prominent high jumper.-Achievements:-References:...
o	o	o	o	2.26	q
	B	Oskari Frösén Oskari Frösén Oskari Frösén is a Finnish high jumper, who won a total of five national titles in the men's high jump event....
o	o	o	o	2.26	q
	B	Stefan Holm Stefan Holm Stefan Christian Holm is a retired Swedish high jumper. He has won an Olympic gold medal, a silver in the World Championships, and one silver and one bronze medal in the European Championships...
o	o	o	o	2.26	q
	B	Svatoslav Ton Svatoslav Ton Svatoslav Ton is a Czech high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.33 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Prague.-Achievements:-External links:...
o	o	o	o	2.26	q
	A	Niki Palli		o	o	o	o	xo	2.26	q
	B	Yaroslav Rybakov Yaroslav Rybakov Yaroslav Vladimirovich Rybakov is a Russian high jumper.He is the 2002 European Champion high jumper, and at the 2005 World Championships he shared the silver medal with Victor Moya of Cuba....
o	o	o	xo	2.26	q
	B	Giulio Ciotti Giulio Ciotti Giulio Ciotti is an Italian high jumper. He is the twin brother of Nicola Ciotti.-Career:He won the silver medal from the 2001 Mediterranean Games, finished seventh at the 2006 World Indoor Championships and tenth at the 2006 European Championships...
o	xo	o	xo	2.26	q
10	A	Andrey Silnov Andrey Silnov Andrey Alexandrovich Silnov is a Russian high jumper and the 2008 Olympic champion. Born in Shakhty, Rostov Oblast, he is 1.98 m and weighs 83 kg ....
o	o	o	xxo	2.26	q
11	A	Ivan Ukhov Ivan Ukhov Ivan Sergeyevich Ukhov is a Russian high jumper. He won gold medals at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He was also the silver medallist at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and the winner of the high jump at the inaugural 2010...
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2.23	q
11	A	Andrea Bettinelli Andrea Bettinelli Andrea Bettinelli is an Italian high jumper.He was born in Bergamo. He finished ninth at the 2002 European Championships, sixth at the 2005 European Indoor Championships, eleventh at the 2006 European Championships and fifth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships...
o	o	o	xxx	2.23	q
11	B	Wilbert Pennings Wilbert Pennings Wilbert Bernard Roger Pennings is a Dutch high jumper. He is a thirteen-time Dutch champion and holds the national indoor and outdoor records....
o	o	o	xxx	2.23	q
14	A	Martyn Bernard Martyn Bernard Martyn John Bernard is a British athlete competing in high jump.He has won a silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and a bronze medal in the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships.In Osaka in 2007 he set an outdoor best of 2.29 in qualifying, and in the final after...
o	xxo	xo	xxx	2.23
15	B	Peter Horák Peter Horák Peter Horák is a Slovak high jumper.-Achievements:-References:...
o	o	xxo	xxx	2.23
15	B	Normunds Pūpols Normunds Pūpols Normunds Pūpols is a Latvian high jumper.He is a six-time Latvian champion in high jump and has a personal best of 2.28 metres, set in 2006.-Achievements:-Personal bests:-References:...
o	o	xxo	xxx	2.23
17	A	Germaine Mason Germaine Mason Germaine Mason is a Jamaican-born athlete competing in high jump. In 2006 he switched sporting allegiance, and now represents Great Britain. He attended Wolmer's School in Kingston...
o	o	xxx		2.19
17	B	Rožle Prezelj Rožle Prezelj Rožle Prezelj is a Slovenian high jumper. Prezelj respresented Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he finished 12th in high jump.-References:...		o	o	o	xxx		2.19
19	A	Heikki Taneli Heikki Taneli Heikki Taneli is a retired Finnish high jumper.He finished sixth at the 2005 Summer Universiade and competed at the 2006 European Championships without reaching the final. He became Finnish champion in 2006....
xo	o	xxx		2.19
19	B	Andriy Sokolovskyy Andriy Sokolovskyy Andriy Sokolovskyy is a Ukrainian high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.38 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Rome .-Achievements:-External links:...
xo	o	xxx		2.19
21	B	Mickaël Hanany Mickaël Hanany Mickaël Hanany is a French high jumper.He finished seventh at the 2002 World Junior Championships. He also competed at the 2002 European Indoor Championships, the 2005 World Championships and the 2006 European Championships without reaching the final round.His personal best jump is 2.32 metres,...
xo	xo	xxx		2.19
22	B	Javier Bermejo		o	o	xxx			2.15
23	A	Osku Torro Osku Torro Osku Torro is a Finnish high jumper.He was born in Jyväskylä. He competed at the 2006 European Championships, the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2010 World Indoor Championships and the 2010 European Championships without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 2.27 metres, achieved...
xo	x-	x		2.15
24	A	Jan-Peter Larsen		o	xxx				2.05

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Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	2.15	2.20	2.24	2.27	2.30	2.32	2.34	2.36	2.38	Result	Notes
	Andrey Silnov Andrey Silnov Andrey Alexandrovich Silnov is a Russian high jumper and the 2008 Olympic champion. Born in Shakhty, Rostov Oblast, he is 1.98 m and weighs 83 kg ....
o	o	o	o	o	o	o	-	xxx	2.36	CR, WL
	Tomáš Janků Tomáš Janku Tomáš Janků is a Czech high jumper.His personal best jump is 2.34 metres, achieved at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg. In 2010, he married a former Czech pole vaulter Kateřina Baďurová. His older brother Jan Janků is also a prominent high jumper.-Achievements:-References:...		o	xo	o	o	xo	o	xo	xx-	x	2.34	PB
	Stefan Holm Stefan Holm Stefan Christian Holm is a retired Swedish high jumper. He has won an Olympic gold medal, a silver in the World Championships, and one silver and one bronze medal in the European Championships...
o	o	o	o	o	xxo	xxx			2.34	SB
4	Linus Thörnblad Linus Thörnblad Linus Thörnblad is a Swedish athlete competing in high jump. He won the bronze medal at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships.Thörnblad started high jumping at age 16 jumping 2.06 m his first year. Two years later he jumped 2.30 m....
o	o	o	xo	o	xxo	xxx			2.34	PB
5	Yaroslav Rybakov Yaroslav Rybakov Yaroslav Vladimirovich Rybakov is a Russian high jumper.He is the 2002 European Champion high jumper, and at the 2005 World Championships he shared the silver medal with Victor Moya of Cuba....
o	o	o	o	x-	xx				2.30
6	Niki Palli		o	xo	o	o	xxx					2.27
6	Nicola Ciotti Nicola Ciotti Nicola Ciotti is an Italian high jumper. He is the twin brother of Giulio Ciotti.He finished fifth at the 2005 World Championships and sixth at the 2006 European Championships...		o	o	xo	o	xxx					2.27
6	Svatoslav Ton Svatoslav Ton Svatoslav Ton is a Czech high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.33 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Prague.-Achievements:-External links:...		o	xo	o	o	xxx					2.27
9	Oskari Frösén Oskari Frösén Oskari Frösén is a Finnish high jumper, who won a total of five national titles in the men's high jump event....		o	xo	xo	o	xxx					2.27
10	Giulio Ciotti Giulio Ciotti Giulio Ciotti is an Italian high jumper. He is the twin brother of Nicola Ciotti.-Career:He won the silver medal from the 2001 Mediterranean Games, finished seventh at the 2006 World Indoor Championships and tenth at the 2006 European Championships...		o	o	o	xo	xxx					2.27
11	Andrea Bettinelli Andrea Bettinelli Andrea Bettinelli is an Italian high jumper.He was born in Bergamo. He finished ninth at the 2002 European Championships, sixth at the 2005 European Indoor Championships, eleventh at the 2006 European Championships and fifth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships...		o	xx-	o	xxx						2.24
12	Wilbert Pennings Wilbert Pennings Wilbert Bernard Roger Pennings is a Dutch high jumper. He is a thirteen-time Dutch champion and holds the national indoor and outdoor records....		o	o	xxx							2.20
12	Ivan Ukhov Ivan Ukhov Ivan Sergeyevich Ukhov is a Russian high jumper. He won gold medals at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He was also the silver medallist at the 2010 European Athletics Championships and the winner of the high jump at the inaugural 2010...
o	-	xxx							2.20

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