Ireland at the 2006 European Athletics Championships

Ireland competed at the 2006 European Athletics Championships held in Sweden. Derval O'Rourke's silver medal, combined with a new national record, in the 100 metre hurdles was the highlight of the championship, which also saw a new women's 4 × 100 m relay national record and a national record equalling performance from Deirdre Ryan in the high jump.

Results by event

Men's competition

Men's 200 m

Paul Brizzell
1. Round 1 — 20.84
2. Round 2 — DNF
Paul Hession
1. Round 1 — 20.81
2. Round 2 — 20.80
3. Semi-Final — 21.09 (did not advance)
Gary Ryan
1. Round 1 — 21.14 (did not advance)

Men's 400 m

Paul "Junior" McKee
1. Round 1 — 46.48 (did not advance)
David Gillick
1. Round 1 — 46.16
2. Semi-Final — 46.84 (did not advance)
David McCarthy
1. Round 1 — 46.53 (did not advance)

Men's 800 m

David Campbell
1. Round 1 — 01:48.70 (did not advance)
Thomas Chamney
1. Round 1 — 01:50.12 (did not advance)

Men's 1,500 m

James Nolan
1. Semi-Final — 03:49.94 (did not advance)
Liam Reale
1. Semi-Final — 03:41.97
2. Final — 03:42.65 (8th place)

Men's 5,000 m

Alistair Cragg
1. Semi-Final — 13:50.12
2. Final — DNF

Men's 10,000 m

Martin Fagan
1. Round 1 — 28:54.04 (11th place)

Men's 4 × 400 m

Paul McKee, Brian Doyle, David Gillick, David McCarthy
1. Semi-Final — 03:04.59
2. Final — 03:05.57 (9th place)

Women's competition

Women's 100 m

Anna Boyle
1. Round 1 — 11.60 (did not advance)
Emily Maher
1. Round 1 — DNS

Women's 200 m

Anna Boyle
1. Round 1 — 23.94 (did not advance)
Ciara Sheehy
1. Round 1 — DNF

Women's 400 m

Joanne Cuddihy
1. Round 1 — 51.41
2. Semi-Final — 51.09 (PB)
3. Final — 51.46 (8th place)

Women's 1,500 m

Aoife Byrne
1. Semi-Final — 4:16.07 (did not advance)

Women's 5,000 m

Mary Cullen
1. Final — 15:25.80 (PB) (12th Place)
Marie Davenport
1. Final — DNF

Women's 10,000 m

Marie Davenport
1. Final — 33:05.48 (22nd place)

Women's 100 m Hurdles

Derval O'Rourke
1. Round 1 — 13.03
2. Semi final — 12.94
3. Final — 12.72 NR (2nd - Silver medal)

Women's 3000 m Steeplechase

Roísín McGettigan
1. Semi-Final — 09:47.31 (did not advance)
Fionnuala Britton
1. Semi-Final — 09:49.20 (PB) (did not advance)

Women's 4 × 100 m

Derval O'Rourke, Joanne Cuddihy, Ailis McSweeney and Anna Boyle
1. Semi-Final — 44.38 (NR) (did not advance)

Women's High Jump

Deirdre Ryan
1. Qualifying — 1.92 m (=NR)
2. Final — 1.84 m (13th place)

Women's Hammer Throw

Eileen O'Keefe
1. Qualifying — 65.07 m (did not advance)

2006 Gothenburg	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Ireland (IRL)	0	1	0	1

Competitors

Men

200 m: Paul Hession, Paul Brizzel, Gary Ryan
400 m: David Gillick, David McCarthy, Paul McKee
800 m: David Campbell, Thomas Chamney
1,500 m: James Nolan, Liam Reale
5,000 m: Martin Fagan, Alistair Cragg
10,000: Martin Fagan
4 × 400 m Relay: David Gillick, David McCarthy, Paul McKee, Antoine Burke, Brian Doyle, Bryan Murphy

Women

100 m: Anna Boyle, Emily Maher
200 m: Ciara Sheehy, Joanne Cuddihy, Emily Maher, Anna Boyle
400 m: Joanne Cuddihy, Michelle Carey
1,500 m: Aoife Byrne
5,000 m: Marie Davenport, Mary Cullen
10,000 m: Marie Davenport
3,000 m Steeplechase: Roisin McGettigan, Fionnuala Britton
100 m Hurdles: Derval O'Rourke
400 m Hurdles: Michelle Carey
4 × 100 m Relay: Anna Boyle, Ciara Sheehy, Joanne Cuddihy, Derval O'Rourke, Emily Maher, Ailis McSweeney

High Jump: Deirdre Ryan
Hammer: Eileen O'Keeffe

References

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