2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw

The women's discus throw 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 8 and August 10.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Darya Pishchalnikova Darya Pishchalnikova Darya Vitalyevna Pishchalnikova is a female discus thrower from Russia. Her personal best throw is 65.78 metres, achieved when she won the silver medal at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, August 2007....	Franka Dietzsch Franka Dietzsch Franka Dietzsch is a German discus thrower best known for winning gold medals at three World Championships in Athletics...	Nicoleta Grasu Nicoleta Grasu Lenuţa Nicoleta Grasu is a Romanian discus thrower. She was born on 11 September 1971 in Secuieni as Nicoleta Grădinaru, but took a new surname when she married fellow discus thrower Costel Grasu....

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
August 10, 2006	10:10	Qualification
August 12, 2006	19:30	Final

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 61.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank	Group	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	Result	Notes
	A	Franka Dietzsch Franka Dietzsch Franka Dietzsch is a German discus thrower best known for winning gold medals at three World Championships in Athletics...	65.93			65.93	Q
	B	Dragana Tomašević Dragana Tomaševic Dragana Tomašević is a Serbian discus thrower.Her personal best throw is 63.63 metres, achieved in August 2006 in Gothenburg.-Achievements:-References:...	56.37	63.63		63.63	Q, NR Serbian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Serbia maintained by its national athletics federation: Atletski Savez Srbije .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratifiedht = hand timing-External links:* *...
	A	Nicoleta Grasu Nicoleta Grasu Lenuţa Nicoleta Grasu is a Romanian discus thrower. She was born on 11 September 1971 in Secuieni as Nicoleta Grădinaru, but took a new surname when she married fellow discus thrower Costel Grasu....			63.27	63.27	Q
	B	Anna Söderberg Anna Söderberg Anna Söderberg is a female discus thrower from Sweden. Her personal best throw of 64.54 metres, achieved in July 1999 in Aremark, is the Swedish record for the event. She has represented her country at the Olympic Games on three occasions – in 2000, 2004 and 2008...	59.71	59.41	62.26	62.26	Q
	B	Wioletta Potępa Wioletta Potepa Wioletta Potępa is a female discus thrower from Poland. Her personal best throw is 66.01 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Halle.-Achievements:-References:...		62.01		62.01	Q
	A	Joanna Wisniewska Joanna Wisniewska Joanna Wiśniewska is a female discus thrower from Poland. Her personal best throw is 63.97 metres, achieved at the 1999 Summer Universiade in Palma. She competed at the 2004 and Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics....	61.83			61.83	Q, SB
	B	Nataliya Semenova Natalya Fokina-Semenova Natalya Fokina-Semenova is a Ukrainian discus thrower.Her personal best throw is 63.11 metres, achieved at the 2003 Summer Universiade in Daegu.-Achievements:-References:...	58.08	55.24	61.11	61.11	Q
	A	Iryna Yatchenko	61.00			61.00	Q
	A	Kateryna Karsak Kateryna Karsak Kateryna Karsak is a female discus thrower from Ukraine.She finished 4th in the discus final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg with a throw of 62.45m....	58.04	60.91	57.33	60.91	q
10	B	Věra Cechlová Vera Pospíšilová-Cechlová Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová is a Czech athlete, competing in the discus throw and the shot put. She married Czech professional wrestler Jakub Cechl on 17 October 2003....		60.45	57.83	60.45	q
11	A	Darya Pishchalnikova Darya Pishchalnikova Darya Vitalyevna Pishchalnikova is a female discus thrower from Russia. Her personal best throw is 65.78 metres, achieved when she won the silver medal at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, August 2007....	57.18	57.79	59.15	59.15	q
12	B	Ellina Zvereva Ellina Zvereva Ellina Zvereva is a Belarusian discus thrower best known for winning the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She became world champion in 1995, and again in 2001 after the disqualification of Natalya Sadova....			58.72	58.72	q
13	B	Veronika Watzek	53.55	57.20		57.20	PB
14	A	Vera Begić Vera Begic Vera Begić is Croatian athlete specialized in discus throwing discipline. Since Vera's mother Jadranka Antunović also was a successful athlete and member of the national team in the former Yugoslavia , Vera has been connected to athletics from the early childhood...	48.71		55.61	55.61
15	A	Laura Bordignon	55.50	55.42	53.80	55.50
16	A	Grete Etholm Snyder	52.84		54.44	54.44
17	B	Mélina Robert-Michon Mélina Robert-Michon Mélina Robert-Michon is a French discus thrower. Her personal best throw is 65.78 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Salon-de-Provence. Melina is now the mother a little Elyssa born on 24/08/10.-Achievements:-References:*...		53.55	53.77	53.77
18	B	Zinaida Sendriūtė Zinaida Sendriūtė Zinaida Sendriūtė is a Lithuanian discus thrower. Her personal best is 62.00 metres, achieved in June 2011 in Bydgoszcz....	53.22			53.22
19	B	Sivan Jean		47.70	49.98	49.98

Final

Rank	Athlete	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	Result	Notes
	Darya Pishchalnikova Darya Pishchalnikova Darya Vitalyevna Pishchalnikova is a female discus thrower from Russia. Her personal best throw is 65.78 metres, achieved when she won the silver medal at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, August 2007....	55.76	55.40	60.81	65.55		61.05	65.55	PB
	Franka Dietzsch Franka Dietzsch Franka Dietzsch is a German discus thrower best known for winning gold medals at three World Championships in Athletics...	63.88			62.58	64.35		64.35
	Nicoleta Grasu Nicoleta Grasu Lenuţa Nicoleta Grasu is a Romanian discus thrower. She was born on 11 September 1971 in Secuieni as Nicoleta Grădinaru, but took a new surname when she married fellow discus thrower Costel Grasu....	63.58			62.99		62.48	63.58
4	Kateryna Karsak Kateryna Karsak Kateryna Karsak is a female discus thrower from Ukraine.She finished 4th in the discus final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg with a throw of 62.45m....	61.66	60.40		56.76	62.45		62.45
5	Wioletta Potępa Wioletta Potepa Wioletta Potępa is a female discus thrower from Poland. Her personal best throw is 66.01 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Halle.-Achievements:-References:...	61.03	57.88	61.78	61.20	56.75		61.78
6	Ellina Zvereva Ellina Zvereva Ellina Zvereva is a Belarusian discus thrower best known for winning the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She became world champion in 1995, and again in 2001 after the disqualification of Natalya Sadova....	61.29	61.72	59.26		59.69		61.72
7	Věra Cechlová Vera Pospíšilová-Cechlová Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová is a Czech athlete, competing in the discus throw and the shot put. She married Czech professional wrestler Jakub Cechl on 17 October 2003....	58.36	60.54	57.08	56.04	60.71		60.71
8	Dragana Tomašević Dragana Tomaševic Dragana Tomašević is a Serbian discus thrower.Her personal best throw is 63.63 metres, achieved in August 2006 in Gothenburg.-Achievements:-References:...	60.20	56.87		59.77	59.52		60.20
9	Nataliya Semenova Natalya Fokina-Semenova Natalya Fokina-Semenova is a Ukrainian discus thrower.Her personal best throw is 63.11 metres, achieved at the 2003 Summer Universiade in Daegu.-Achievements:-References:...	59.12	59.99					59.99
10	Iryna Yatchenko	59.65						59.65
11	Anna Söderberg Anna Söderberg Anna Söderberg is a female discus thrower from Sweden. Her personal best throw of 64.54 metres, achieved in July 1999 in Aremark, is the Swedish record for the event. She has represented her country at the Olympic Games on three occasions – in 2000, 2004 and 2008...	53.06		59.60				59.60
12	Joanna Wisniewska Joanna Wisniewska Joanna Wiśniewska is a female discus thrower from Poland. Her personal best throw is 63.97 metres, achieved at the 1999 Summer Universiade in Palma. She competed at the 2004 and Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics....		59.41					59.41

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