# 2006 European Athletics Championships – Women's hammer throw

The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden had a total number of 40 participating athletes. The final was held on Tuesday August 8, 2006, and the qualifying round on Monday August 7, 2006 with the mark set at 70.00 metres.

## Medalists

| Gold | Tatyana Lysenko Russia (RUS) |
| Silver | Gulfiya Khanafeyeva Russia (RUS) |
| Bronze | Kamila Skolimowska Poland (POL) |

## Schedule

* All times are Central European Time (UTC+1)
Qualification Round :
| Group A | Group B |
| 07.08.2006 – 10:15h | 07.08.2006 – 12:30h |
| Final Round ||
| 08.08.2006 – 19:30h ||

## Abbreviations

* All results shown are in metres
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2006 European Athletics Championships :
| World Record | Tatyana Lysenko (RUS) | 77.41 m | June 24, 2006 | Zhukovsky, Russia |
| Event Record | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) | 72.94 m | August 9, 2002 | Munich, Germany |
| Broken records during the 2006 European Athletics Championships |||||
| Event Record | Tatyana Lysenko (RUS) | 73.23 m | August 7, 2006 | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Event Record | Tatyana Lysenko (RUS) | 74.85 m | August 8, 2006 | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Event Record | Tatyana Lysenko (RUS) | 76.67 m | August 8, 2006 | Gothenburg, Sweden |

## Qualification
### Group A

| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Distance | Note |
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | Distance | Note |
| 1 | 5 | Kamila Skolimowska (POL) | X | 66.75 | 68.92 | 68.92 m | |
| 2 | 6 | Iryna Sekachyova (UKR) | 68.81 | X | 68.31 | 68.81 m | |
| 3 | 9 | Volha Tsander (BLR) | 67.54 | 65.72 | X | 67.54 m | |
| 4 | 10 | Gulfiya Khanafeyeva (RUS) | X | 67.53 | X | 67.53 m | |
| 5 | 11 | Amélie Perrin (FRA) | 66.10 | 59.83 | 67.28 | 67.28 m | |
| 6 | 12 | Alexandra Papayeoryiou (GRE) | 65.37 | X | 66.81 | 66.81 m | |
| 7 | 13 | Susanne Keil (GER) | 65.90 | 66.45 | X | 66.45 m | |
| 8 | 14 | Sini Pöyry (FIN) | 64.12 | 62.24 | 65.72 | 65.72 m | |
| 9 | 16 | Cecilia Nilsson (SWE) | 64.64 | X | 65.23 | 65.23 m | |
| 10 | 17 | Eileen O'Keeffe (IRL) | 62.36 | 65.07 | X | 65.07 m | |
| 11 | 19 | Ester Balassini (ITA) | 64.20 | 63.48 | X | 64.20 m | |
| 12 | 23 | Aksana Miankova (BLR) | X | 62.85 | X | 62.85 m | |
| 13 | 24 | Mona Holm (NOR) | X | 62.65 | X | 62.65 m | |
| 14 | 25 | Éva Orbán (HUN) | 60.64 | 62.55 | 60.27 | 62.55 m | |
| 15 | 27 | Dolores Pedrares (ESP) | X | 61.69 | 60.68 | 61.69 m | |
| 16 | 32 | Lenka Ledvinová (CZE) | 60.85 | 60.47 | X | 60.85 m | |
| 17 | 33 | Vânia Silva (POR) | 59.29 | 59.96 | 60.51 | 60.51 m | |
| 18 | 34 | Shirley Webb (GBR) | 59.84 | X | 60.30 | 60.30 m | |
| 19 | 35 | Maris Rõngelep (EST) | X | 56.09 | 60.10 | 60.10 m | |
| 20 | 40 | Vanessa Steen Mortensen (DEN) | 55.33 | 55.68 | X | 55.68 m | |

### Group B

| Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Distance | Note |
| Rank | Overall | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | Distance | Note |
| 1 | 1 | Tatyana Lysenko (RUS) | 73.23 | — | — | 73.23 m | CR |
| 2 | 2 | Betty Heidler (GER) | 71.40 | — | — | 71.40 m | |
| 3 | 3 | Maryna Smalyachkova (BLR) | 67.58 | 69.19 | X | 69.19 m | |
| 4 | 4 | Clarissa Claretti (ITA) | 68.43 | 67.33 | 69.02 | 69.02 m | |
| 5 | 7 | Nataliya Zolotukhina (UKR) | 65.78 | 64.56 | 68.65 | 68.65 m | SB |
| 6 | 8 | Kathrin Klaas (GER) | 66.78 | 67.59 | X | 67.59 m | |
| 7 | 15 | Stéphanie Falzon (FRA) | X | 65.53 | 65.71 | 65.71 m | |
| 8 | 18 | Katarzyna Kita (POL) | 64.77 | X | X | 64.77 m | |
| 9 | 20 | Mihaela Melinte (ROM) | 63.96 | X | 63.48 | 63.96 m | |
| 10 | 21 | Ivana Brkljačić (CRO) | 63.31 | 56.66 | X | 63.31 m | |
| 11 | 22 | Yekaterina Khoroshikh (RUS) | X | X | 62.97 | 62.97 m | |
| 12 | 26 | Martina Danisová (SVK) | 62.39 | X | X | 62.39 m | |
| 13 | 28 | Silvia Salis (ITA) | 57.60 | X | 61.69 | 61.69 m | |
| 14 | 29 | Vanda Nickl (HUN) | 61.64 | 57.70 | 56.88 | 61.64 m | |
| 15 | 30 | Katalin Divós (HUN) | 57.86 | 60.91 | X | 60.91 m | |
| 16 | 31 | Merja Korpela (FIN) | 55.76 | 60.86 | 60.64 | 60.86 m | |
| 17 | 36 | Lucie Vrbenská (CZE) | 55.83 | 59.94 | X | 59.94 m | |
| 18 | 37 | Berta Castells (ESP) | X | X | 58.93 | 58.93 m | |
| 19 | 38 | Tracey Andersson (SWE) | X | 58.77 | X | 58.77 m | |
| 20 | 39 | Zoe Derham (GBR) | 56.94 | X | X | 56.94 m | |

## Final

| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Attempts | Distance | Note |
| Rank | Athlete | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Distance | Note |
| | Tatyana Lysenko (RUS) | 74.85 | 73.00 | 76.67 | 72.35 | 73.37 | X | 76.67 m | CR |
| | Gulfiya Khanafeyeva (RUS) | 70.40 | X | 71.04 | 68.47 | 74.50 | 73.94 | 74.50 m | |
| | Kamila Skolimowska (POL) | 72.58 | 67.35 | 67.73 | X | X | X | 72.58 m | |
| 4 | Maryna Smalyachkova (BLR) | 69.27 | 71.54 | 69.10 | 69.40 | 71.87 | 71.80 | 71.87 m | |
| 5 | Betty Heidler (GER) | X | 70.89 | 69.61 | 70.12 | 70.11 | 65.55 | 70.89 m | |
| 6 | Kathrin Klaas (GER) | 68.81 | 70.59 | 64.29 | X | X | 66.06 | 70.59 m | |
| 7 | Clarissa Claretti (ITA) | 64.27 | 68.47 | 66.76 | 69.00 | X | 69.78 | 69.78 m | |
| 8 | Iryna Sekachyova (UKR) | 67.51 | X | 68.50 | 69.08 | 65.36 | 68.97 | 69.08 m | |
| 9 | Alexandra Papayeoryiou (GRE) | X | X | 67.95 | | | | 67.95 m | |
| 10 | Nataliya Zolotukhina (UKR) | 65.30 | 63.56 | X | | | | 65.30 m | |
| 11 | Amélie Perrin (FRA) | 62.36 | X | X | | | | 62.36 m | |
| — | Volha Tsander (BLR) | X | X | X | | | | NM | |