The women's 10,000 metres at the 2006 European Athletics Championships were held at the Ullevi on August 7.

All three medallists set personal bests, with Norway's Wigene bettering her time by more than two minutes. Lornah Kiplagat of the Netherlands finished fifth after leading for most of the race, while Elvan Abeylegesse of Turkey, world season best holder, did not finish.

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeInga AbitovaSusanne WigeneLidiya Grigoryeva

Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 7, 2006 20:10 Final

Results KEY:NRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Inga Abitova 30:31.42 PB Susanne Wigene 30:32.36 PB Lidiya Grigoryeva 30:32.72PB 4 Galina Bogomolova 30:35.90 SB 5 Lornah Kiplagat 30:37.26SB 6 Jeļena Prokopčuka 30:38.78 NR 7 Marta Domínguez 30:51.69 NR 8 Sabrina Mockenhaupt 31:40.28 SB 9 Irina Mikitenko 31:44.82 SB 10 Nathalie De Vos 31:45.94 PB 11 Constantina Tomescu 31:49.47 PB 12 Kathy Butler 32:01.04 SB 13 Mara Yamauchi 32:07.90 14 Silvia Weissteiner 32:09.26 PB 15 Hayley Yelling 32:12.50 SB 16 Christelle Daunay 32:15.54 SB 17 Mirja Jenni-Moser 32:37.66 PB 18 Renate Rungger 32:38.17 PB 19 Selma Borst 32:41.12 PB 20 Grażyna Syrek 32:53.33 PB 21 María Elena Moreno 32:55.10 22 Marie Davenport 33:05.48 23 Zahia Dahmani 34:47.46 Elvan Abeylegesse DNF Fatiha Baouf DNF Yesenia Centeno DNF Susanne Pumper DNF Anja Smolders DNF

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