2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's high jump

Women's high jump
at the European Athletics Championships

The final of the Women's High Jump event at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenborg, Sweden was held on August 11, 2006. Belgium's Tia Hellebaut won the competition setting a new championship and a national record (2.03 metres). By winning Hellebaut gave Belgium its second gold medal at these championships after Kim Gevaert had already won the women's 100 metres event. Ten minutes after the high jump competition ended, Gevaert ran the final of the women's 200 metres and won a third gold medal for Belgium.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
Tia Hellebaut
 Belgium
Venelina Veneva
 Bulgaria
Kajsa Bergqvist
 Sweden

Schedule

Date Time Round
August 8, 2006 18:45 Qualification
August 11, 2006 18:30 Final

Records

World Record  Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) 2.09 m Rome, Italy 30 August 1989

Results

Qualification

Qualification: Qualifying Performance 1.92 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Rank Group Name Nationality 1.78 1.83 1.87 1.90 1.92 Result Notes
1 A Venelina Veneva  Bulgaria - o o o o 1.92 Q
1 A Blanka Vlašić  Croatia - - o o o 1.92 Q
1 B Kajsa Bergqvist  Sweden - - o o o 1.92 Q
1 B Iryna Mykhalchenko  Ukraine o o o o o 1.92 Q
1 B Yelena Slesarenko  Russia o o o o o 1.92 Q
1 B Tia Hellebaut  Belgium - o o o o 1.92 Q
1 B Anna Chicherova  Russia - o o o o 1.92 Q
8 A Ruth Beitia  Spain o o o xxo o 1.92 Q
9 B Deirdre Ryan  Ireland o o xo xxo o 1.92 Q, NR
10 A Yekaterina Savchenko  Russia o o o o xxo 1.92 Q
10 A Antonietta Di Martino  Italy o o o o xxo 1.92 Q
12 A Emma Green  Sweden - o o xo xxo 1.92 Q, SB
13 B Elena Meuti  Italy o o xxo xo xxo 1.92 Q, PB
14 A Romana Dubnová  Czech Republic o o xxo o xxx 1.90
15 B Marta Mendía  Spain o o xo xxo xxx 1.90 SB
16 A Julia Hartmann  Germany o o o xxx 1.87
16 B Barbora Laláková  Czech Republic o o o xxx 1.87
18 B Dóra Győrffy  Hungary o xo o xxx 1.87
19 A Iryna Kovalenko  Ukraine o o xo xxx 1.87
20 A Anna Iljuštšenko  Estonia o o xxo xxx 1.87
20 B Inna Gliznuta  Moldova o o xxo xxx 1.87
22 B Iva Straková  Czech Republic xo xo xxx 1.83
23 A María Papayeoryiou  Greece o xxo xxx 1.83
A Anne Gerd Eieland  Norway xxx NM

Final

Rank Name Nationality 1.79 1.84 1.88 1.92 1.95 1.97 1.99 2.01 2.03 2.05 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tia Hellebaut  Belgium - o o o o o o xo o xx- 2.03 CR, NR,PB
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Venelina Veneva  Bulgaria - o o o xo o o o xo xxx 2.03 CR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kajsa Bergqvist  Sweden - o - o - o o o x- xx 2.01
4 Blanka Vlašić  Croatia - o o o o - xo o xx- x 2.01
5 Yelena Slesarenko  Russia - o o o o o xo xxx 1.99
6 Iryna Mykhalchenko  Ukraine o o o o o xxx 1.95 SB
7 Yekaterina Savchenko  Russia o o o o xo xxx 1.95 SB
7 Anna Chicherova  Russia - o o o xo xxx 1.95 SB
9 Ruth Beitia  Spain o o o o xxx 1.92
10 Antonietta Di Martino  Italy xo o o o xxx 1.92
11 Emma Green  Sweden o xo xo xxo xxx 1.92 SB
12 Elena Meuti  Italy o xo xo xxx 1.88
13 Deirdre Ryan  Ireland o xxo xxx 1.84

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