- Ireland at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics
Ireland competed at the2006 European Championships in Athletics 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 x 100 m relay national record and a national record equalling performance from Deirdre Ryan in thehigh jump .Results
Results by event
Men's competition
Men's 200 m
*Paul Brizzell
*# Round 1 — 20.84
*# Round 2 — DNF*
Paul Hession
*# Round 1 — 20.81
*# Round 2 — 20.80
*# Semi-Final — 21.09 (did not advance)*
Gary Ryan
*# Round 1 — 21.14 (did not advance)Men's 400 m
* Paul "Junior" McKee
*# Round 1 — 46.48 (did not advance)*
David Gillick
*# Round 1 — 46.16
*# Semi-Final — 46.84 (did not advance)*
David McCarthy
*# Round 1 — 46.53 (did not advance)Men's 800 m
* David Campbell
*# Round 1 — 01:48.70 (did not advance)*
Thomas Chamney
*# Round 1 — 01:50.12 (did not advance)Men's 1,500 m
*James Nolan
*# Semi-Final — 03:49.94 (did not advance)*
Liam Reale
*# Semi-Final — 03:41.97
*# Final — 03:42.65 (8th place)Men's 5,000 m
*Alistair Cragg
*# Semi-Final — 13:50.12
*# Final — DNFMen's 10,000 m
* Martin Fagan
*# Round 1 — 28:54.04 (11th place)Men's 4x400 m
*Paul McKee , Brian Doyle,David Gillick ,David McCarthy
*# Semi-Final — 03:04.59
*# Final — 03:05.57 (9th place)Women's competition
Women's 100 m
*Anna Boyle
*# Round 1 — 11.60 (did not advance)
*Emily Maher
*# Round 1 — DNSWomen's 200 m
*Anna Boyle
*# Round 1 — 23.94 (did not advance)
*Ciara Sheehy
*# Round 1 — DNFWomen's 400 m
*Joanne Cuddihy
*# Round 1 — 51.41
*# Semi-Final — 51.09 (PB)
*# Final — 51.46 (8th place)Women's 1,500 m
*Aoife Byrne
*# Semi-Final — 4:16.07 (did not advance)Women's 5,000 m
*Mary Cullen
*# Final — 15:25.80 (PB) (12th Place)
*Marie Davenport
*# Final — DNFWomen's 10,000 m
*Marie Davenport
*# Final — 33:05.48 (22nd place)Women's 100 m Hurdles
*Derval O'Rourke
*# Round 1 — 13.03
*# Semi final — 12.94
*# Final — 12.72 NR (2nd - Silver medal)Women's 3000 m Steeplechase
*Roísín McGettigan
*# Semi-Final — 09:47.31 (did not advance)
*Fionnuala Britton
*# Semi-Final — 09:49.20 (PB) (did not advance)Women's 4x100 m
*Derval O'Rourke ,Joanne Cuddihy ,Ailis McSweeney andAnna Boyle
*# Semi-Final — 44.38 (NR) (did not advance)Women's High Jump
*Deirdre Ryan
*# Qualifying — 1.92 m (=NR)
*# Final — 1.84 m (13th place)Women's Hammer Throw
*Eileen O'Keefe
*# Qualifying — 65.07 m (did not advance)MedalSummary|gamesyear=2006 European Championships in Athletics|gamesloc=2006 Gothenburg
NOC=IRL|gold=0|silver=1|bronze=0|total=1Competitors
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