The Netherlands were represented at the 2006 European Athletics Championships by the following athletes.
Results
PlaceAthleteEventResult1 Bram Som 800 metres 1:46.56 min2 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)
See also Netherlands at other European Championships in 2006 Netherlands at the 2006 European Road Championships
References Complete results of the 2006 European Championships