title: 2006 European Cup (athletics)
text: # 2006 European Cup (athletics)
  
  The 2006 Spar European Cup (the 27th) took place in Málaga, Spain and attracted over 2000 athletes from 49 countries. The mascot for the 2006 games was "Manolito" the Octopus, it was chosen from the drawings submitted in a contest aimed at Andalusian schoolchildren, the winner was Eva Simancas Rubio, aged 11 from ‘Julio Caro Baroja’. The top two teams for both men and women qualified for the 2006 IAAF World Cup.
  
  ## Super League
  
  ### Stadium
  
  The Athletics Stadium Ciudad de Málaga is located in the city's western area, and is easily accessible by road, not far from the airport and in front of the 'José María Martín Carpena' Sports Hall. It also has 9 lanes on the track which allows a 9th team to be able to compete.
  
  ### Team standings
  
  | Pos | Country | Pts |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | France | 118 |
  | 2 | Russia | 116 |
  | 3 | Great Britain | 109 |
  | 4 | Poland | 107 |
  | 5 | Ukraine | 103 |
  | 6 | Spain | 99.5 |
  | 7 | Italy | 93 |
  | 8 | Germany | 86.5 |
  | 9 | Finland | 65 |
  | Pos | Country | Pts |
  | 1 | Russia | 155 |
  | 2 | Poland | 115.5 |
  | 3 | Ukraine | 99 |
  | 4 | France | 98 |
  | 5 | Germany | 93 |
  | 6 | Spain | 90 |
  | 7 | Great Britain | 85 |
  | 8 | Sweden | 81 |
  | 9 | Romania | 76.5 |
  
  ### Results summary
  
  **Men's events**
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 100 m (Wind: +2.6 m/s) | Ronald Pognon France | 10.13w | Dwain Chambers Great Britain | 10.19w | Andrey Yepishin Russia | 10.19w |
  | 200 m (Wind: +1.8 m/s) | Christian Malcolm Great Britain | 20.29 | Ronald Pognon France | 20.37 | Marcin Urbaś Poland | 20.55 |
  | 400 m | Marc Raquil France | 45.89 | Vladislav Frolov Russia | 46.13 | Daniel Dąbrowski Poland | 46.37 |
  | 800 m | Juan de Dios Jurado Spain | 1:46.00 | Ivan Heshko Ukraine | 1:46.24 | Florent Lacasse France | 1:46.44 |
  | 1500 m | Ivan Heshko Ukraine | 3:50.34 | Juan Carlos Higuero Spain | 3:50.85 | Aleksandr Krivchonkov Russia | 3:51.96 |
  | 3000 m | Sergio Gallardo Spain | 8:27.78 | Mo Farah Great Britain | 8:27.91 | Driss Maazouzi France | 8:28.64 |
  | 5000 m | Sergey Lebid Ukraine | 14:16.83 | Juan Carlos de la Ossa Spain | 14:17.65 | Sergey Ivanov Russia | 14:18.14 |
  | 3000 m steeplechase | Antonio Jiménez Spain | 8:25.59 | Vincent Le Dauphin France | 8:28.77 | Jukka Keskisalo Finland | 8:30.45 |
  | 110 m hurdles (Wind: -1.5 m/s) | Ladji Doucouré France | 13.27 | Andy Turner Great Britain | 13.47 | Igor Peremota Russia | 13.50 |
  | 400 m hurdles | Naman Keïta France | 50.20 | Aleksandr Derevyagin Russia | 50.35 | Gianni Carabelli Italy | 50.45 |
  | 4 × 100 m | Poland Dariusz Kuć Łukasz Chyła Marcin Jędrusiński Marcin Urbaś | 39.07 | Italy Luca Verdecchia Stefano Anceschi Massimiliano Donati Francesco Scuderi | 39.14 | Great Britain Tim Abeyie Marlon Devonish Christian Malcolm Harry Aikines-Aryeetey | 39.31 |
  | 4 × 400 m | France Leslie Djhone Brice Panel Naman Keïta Marc Raquil | 3:03.59 | Poland Rafał Wieruszewski Piotr Klimczak Marcin Marciniszyn Daniel Dąbrowski | 3:03.86 | Italy Andrew Howe Gianni Carabelli Luca Galletti Andrea Barberi | 3:04.27 |
  | High jump | Andrey Silnov Russia | 2.31 | Giulio Ciotti Italy | 2.29 | Germaine Mason Great Britain | 2.27 |
  | Pole vault | Romain Mesnil France | 5.70 | Giuseppe Gibilisco Italy | 5.65 | Mikko Latvala Finland | 5.45 |
  | Long jump | Andrew Howe Italy | 8.29 | Salim Sdiri France | 8.15 | Marcin Starzak Poland | 8.09 |
  | Triple jump | Fabrizio Donato Italy | 16.99 | Viktor Yastrebov Ukraine | 16.91 | Julien Kapek France | 16.80 |
  | Shot put | Pavel Sofin Russia | 20.59 | Manuel Martínez Spain | 20.58 | Ralf Bartels Germany | 20.43 |
  | Discus throw | Piotr Małachowski Poland | 66.21 | Lars Riedel Germany | 63.47 | Mario Pestano Spain | 62.35 |
  | Hammer throw | Szymon Ziółkowski Poland | 79.31 | Andrey Skvaruk Ukraine | 78.71 | Olli-Pekka Karjalainen Finland | 77.08 |
  | Javelin throw | Tero Pitkämäki Finland | 85.30 | Sergey Makarov Russia | 82.43 | Igor Janik Poland | 79.30 |
  | WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |
  
  **Women's events**
  
  | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 100 m (Wind: +2.4 m/s) | Yuliya Gushchina Russia | 11.13w | Joice Maduaka Great Britain | 11.29w | Fabienne Beret-Martinel France | 11.35w |
  | 200 m (Wind: +0.6 m/s) | Olga Zaytseva Russia | 22.73 | Angela Moroșanu Romania | 22.91 | Monika Bejnar Poland | 22.97 |
  | 400 m | Svetlana Pospelova Russia | 50.77 | Nicola Sanders Great Britain | 51.92 | Claudia Hoffmann Germany | 52.81 |
  | 800 m | Svetlana Klyuka Russia | 2:01.99 | Monika Gradzki Germany | 2:04.13 | Mayte Martínez Spain | 2:04.16 |
  | 1500 m | Yuliya Chizhenko Russia | 4:14.39 | Latifa Essarokh France | 4:14.76 | Natalya Tobias Ukraine | 4:15.36 |
  | 3000 m | Joanne Pavey Great Britain | 8:52.54 | Olesya Syreva Russia | 8:58.27 | Justyna Lesman Poland | 9:02.64 |
  | 5000 m | Liliya Shobukhova Russia | 16:18.23 | Marta Domínguez Spain | 16:25.21 | Natalya Berkut Ukraine | 16:26.12 |
  | 3000 m steeplechase | Yelena Sidorchenkova Russia | 9:45.73 | Rosa María Morató Spain | 9:49.81 | Katarzyna Kowalska Poland | 9:56.10 |
  | 100 m hurdles (Wind: +0.8 m/s) | Susanna Kallur Sweden | 12.69 | Kirsten Bolm Germany | 12.74 | Adrianna Lamalle France | 12.90 |
  | 400 m hurdles | Natasha Danvers-Smith Great Britain | 55.65 | Yevgeniya Isakova Russia | 55.82 | Tatyana Tereshchuk Ukraine | 55.87 |
  | 4 × 100 m | Russia Natalya Rusakova Yuliya Gushchina Yekaterina Kondratyeva Larisa Kruglova | 43.71 | France Adrianna Lamalle Fabienne Beret-Martinel Céline Distel Carima Louami | 43.75 | Ukraine Olena Chebanu Olena Sinyavina Iryna Shtanhyeyeva Oksana Shcherbak | 43.86 |
  | 4 × 400 m | Russia Yelena Migunova Olga Zaytseva Tatyana Veshkurova Natalya Antyukh | 3:23.51 | Poland Zuzanna Radecka Monika Bejnar Małgorzata Pskit Grażyna Prokopek | 3:26.60 | Great Britain Helen Karagounis Nicola Sanders Melanie Purkiss Lee McConnell | 3:26.98 |
  | High jump | Kajsa Bergqvist Sweden | 1.97 | Ruth Beitia Spain | 1.95 | Anna Chicherova Russia | 1.92 |
  | Pole vault | Monika Pyrek Poland | 4.75 CR | Vanessa Boslak France | 4.70 | Nastja Ryshich Germany | 4.55 |
  | Long jump | Tatyana Kotova Russia | 6.67 | Eunice Barber France | 6.61 | Daniela Lincoln-Saavedra Sweden | 6.55 |
  | Triple jump | Olga Saladukha Ukraine | 14.10 | Viktoriya Gurova Russia | 14.06 | Adelina Gavrilă Romania | 14.00 |
  | Shot put | Petra Lammert Germany | 19.36 | Irina Khudoroshkina Russia | 18.29 | Krystyna Zabawska Poland | 17.78 |
  | Discus throw | Franka Dietzsch Germany | 65.54 | Darya Pishchalnikova Russia | 64.24 | Nicoleta Grasu Romania | 61.91 |
  | Hammer throw | Tatyana Lysenko Russia | 76.50 CR | Kamila Skolimowska Poland | 68.16 | Irina Sekachova Ukraine | 67.96 |
  | Javelin throw | Barbara Madejczyk Poland | 64.08 | Felicia Moldovan Romania | 60.49 | Mercedes Chilla Spain | 60.22 |
  | WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |
  
  ## First League
  
  The First League was held on 17 and 18 June
  
  ### Men
  
  | Pos. | Nation | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Belgium | 120 |
  | 2 | Sweden | 115 |
  | 3 | Czech Republic | 104 |
  | 4 | Belarus | 88 |
  | 5 | Switzerland | 79 |
  | 6 | Estonia | 78 |
  | 7 | Norway | 72 |
  | 8 | Austria | 63 |
  | Pos. | Nation | Points |
  | 1 | Greece | 122 |
  | 2 | Netherlands | 108 |
  | 3 | Portugal | 102 |
  | 4 | Romania | 102 |
  | 5 | Slovenia | 83 |
  | 6 | Hungary | 80 |
  | 7 | Croatia | 62 |
  | 8 | Turkey | 56 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Pos. | Nation | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Belarus | 126.5 |
  | 2 | Italy | 107 |
  | 3 | Czech Republic | 91 |
  | 4 | Ireland | 84 |
  | 5 | Finland | 80 |
  | 6 | Belgium | 79 |
  | 7 | Switzerland | 77 |
  | 8 | Latvia | 76 |
  | Pos. | Nation | Points |
  | 1 | Greece | 136 |
  | 2 | Bulgaria | 109 |
  | 3 | Netherlands | 100 |
  | 4 | Portugal | 98.5 |
  | 5 | Slovenia | 85 |
  | 6 | Hungary | 81 |
  | 7 | Turkey | 67.5 |
  | 8 | Lithuania | 42 |
  
  ## Second League
  
  The Second League was held on 17 and 18 June
  
  ### Men
  
  | Pos. | Nation | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Slovakia | 129.5 |
  | 2 | Ireland | 109 |
  | 3 | Israel | 108 |
  | 4 | Denmark | 108 |
  | 5 | Latvia | 80 |
  | 6 | Moldova | 75.5 |
  | 7 | Iceland | 67 |
  | 8 | Andorra | 40 |
  | Pos. | Nation | Points |
  | 1 | Serbia and Montenegro | 199 |
  | 2 | Bulgaria | 190 |
  | 3 | Lithuania | 183 |
  | 4 | Cyprus | 177 |
  | 5 | Luxembourg | 141 |
  | 6 | Azerbaijan | 130 |
  | 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 128 |
  | 5 | Georgia | 98 |
  | 6 | Armenia | 91 |
  | 7 | Albania | 87 |
  | 8 | Macedonia | 47 |
  | 9 | AASSE | 43 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Pos. | Nation | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Norway | 124 |
  | 2 | Slovakia | 120 |
  | 3 | Croatia | 117 |
  | 4 | Israel | 88 |
  | 5 | Denmark | 87 |
  | 6 | Moldova | 86.5 |
  | 7 | Iceland | 68.5 |
  | 8 | Andorra | 26 |
  | Pos. | Nation | Points |
  | 1 | Cyprus | 186.5 |
  | 2 | Serbia and Montenegro | 179 |
  | 3 | Austria | 176.5 |
  | 4 | Estonia | 174 |
  | 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 108.5 |
  | 6 | AASSE | 106 |
  | 7 | Georgia | 80.5 |
  | 8 | Albania | 80 |
  | 9 | Armenia | 79 |
  | 10 | Azerbaijan | 72 |
  | 11 | Macedonia | 49 |
  