Netherlands at the 2006 European Athletics Championships
# Netherlands at the 2006 European Athletics Championships

The Netherlands were represented at the 2006 European Athletics Championships by the following athletes.

## Results

| 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 |

## Athletes

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)
