Netherlands at the 2010 European Athletics Championships
WA code	NED
National federation	NOC*NSF
Website	www.nocnsf.nl
in Barcelona
Medals Ranked 16th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 3
European Athletics Championships appearances (overview)
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The Netherlands were represented at the 2006 European Athletics Championships by the following athletes.

2006 Gothenburg	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Netherlands (NED)	1	1	1	3

Place	Athlete	Event	Result
1	Bram Som	800 metres	1:46.56 min
2	Karin Ruckstuhl	Heptathlon	6423 pts (NR)
3	Rutger Smith	Shot put	20.90

Men's 200 metres:

• Caimin Douglas - Round 2, 21.18 s (did not advance)
• Patrick van Luijk - Round 2, 21.46 s (did not advance)
• Guus Hoogmoed - Semi final, 20.80 s (did not advance)

Women's 200 metres:

• Jacqueline Poelman - Round 2, 24.01 s (did not advance)

Men's 400 metres:

• Youssef El Rhalfioui - Round 1, 47.12 s (did not advance)

Women's 400 metres:

• Romara van Noort - Round 1, 52.64 s (PB, did not advance)

Men's 800 metres:

• Bram Som - Final, 1:46.56 min (gold medal)

Women's 1500 metres:

• Bob Winter - Semi final, 3:48.35 min (did not advance)

Women's 1500 metres:

• Adriënne Herzog - Semi final, 4:11.16 min (PB, did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres:

• Gert-Jan Liefers - Final, 13:58.70 min (8th place)

Women's 10,000 metres:

• Lornah Kiplagat - Final, 30:37.26 min (SB, 5th place)
• Selma Borst - Final, 32:41.12 min (PB, 19th place)

Men's marathon:

• Luc Krotwaar - 2:12:44 hrs (4th place)
• Kamiel Maase - 2:13:46 hrs (9th place)
• Sander Schutgens - 2:17:11 hrs (PB, 19th place)
• Hugo van den Broek - 2:17:25 hrs (22nd place)

Men's 110 metre hurdles:

• Marcel van der Westen - Round 1, 13.73 s (did not advance)
• Gregory Sedoc - Semi final, DQ (did not advance)

Men's 3000 metre steeplechase:

• Simon Vroemen - Final, DNS

Women's 3000 metre steeplechase:

• Andrea Deelstra - Semi final, 10:46.12 min (did not advance)
• Miranda Boonstra - Final, 10:20.01 min (12th place)

Men's 4x100 metre relay:

• Timothy Beck, Caimin Douglas, Guus Hoogmoed, and Patrick van Luijk - 39.64 (8th place)

Men's high jump:

• Jan-Peter Larsen - Qualification, 2.05 metres (did not advance)
• Wilbert Pennings - Final, 2.20 metres (12th place)

Men's pole vault:

• Laurens Looije - Final, 5.50 metres (8th place)
• Christian Tamminga - Final, 5.40 metres (15th place)

Women's pole vault:

• Rianna Galiart - Qualification, 4.00 metres (did not advance)

Women's long jump:

• Karin Ruckstuhl - Qualification, 6.29 metres (did not advance)

Men's shot put:

• Rutger Smith - Final, 20.90 metres (4th place)

Women's shot put:

• Denise Kemkers - Qualification, 15.98 metres (did not advance)

Men's discus:

• Rutger Smith - Final, 64.46 metres (7th place)

Men's decathlon:

• Eugène Martineau - 8035 points (11th place)

Women's heptathlon:

• Karin Ruckstuhl - 6423 points (NR, silver medal)

Netherlands at other European Championships in 2006

• Netherlands at the 2006 European Road Championships

• Complete results of the 2006 European Championships