Turkey sent 15 athletes, among them 8 women, to the 2006 European Athletics Championships held between August 7 and August 13, 2006 in Gothenburg, Sweden. It won 1 bronze medal. Elvan Abeylegesse won the bronze medal in the women's 5000 meter race.
Results
List of Turkey's all results, including the performances in qualifications, quarter-finals and semi-finals.
PlaceAthleteEventResult 3 Elvan Abeylegesse 5,000 m W F: 14:59.29 SB 4 Halil Akkaş 5,000 m M F: 13:46.53 12 Esen Kızıldağ 100 m Hurdles W SF: 13.24 14 Gülay Kırşan Kılıç, Nevin Yanıt, Esen Kızıldağ, Saliha Memiş Özyurt 100 m Relay W SF: 46.32 16 Recep Çelik 20 km Walk M F: 1:27:18 16 Filiz Kadoğan 100 m Relay W Q: 15.78 17 Tuncay Örs 400 m Hurdles M SF: 51.14 SB 18 Selahattin Çobanlıoğlu 800 m M R1: 1:49.07 PB 19 Eşref Apak Hammer Throw M Q: 70.17 23 Fatih Eryıldırım Hammer Throw M Q: 67.54 28 Türkan Erişmiş 3,000 m Steeplechase W SF: 10:21.36 30 Özge Gürler 400 m Hurdles W R1: 58.39 38 İsmail Aslan 100 m M R1:10.71 DNF Elvan Abeylegesse 10,000 m W F: DNF DNF Nevin Yanıt 100 m Hurdles W R1: DNF
R1: Round 1, Q: Qualification, SF: Semi-final, F: Final DNF: Did not finish, PB: Personal best, SB: Seasonal best
Competitors
Men 100 m: İsmail Aslan 800 m: Selahattin Çobanoğlu 5,000 m: Halil Akkaş 400 m Hurdles: Tuncay Örs 20 km Walk: Recep Çelik Hammer Throw: Eşref Apak, Fatih Eryıldırım
Women 100 m: Esen Kızıldağ, Saliha Özyurt 5,000 m: Elvan Abeylegesse 10,000 m: Elvan Abeylegesse 100 m Hurdles: Esen Kızıldağ, Nevin Yanıt 400 m Hurdles: Özge Gürler 4 × 100 m Relay: Gülay Kırşan Kılıç, Saliha Memiş Özyurt, Esen Kızıldağ, Nevin Yanıt 3,000 m Steeplechase: Türkan Erişmiş Shot Put: Filiz Kadoğan
References
Participants Results