| 26th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | Volos, Greece |
| Dates | 27 to 30 April 2006 |
| Nations | Members of the European Union of Gymnastics |
The 26th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held from 27 April to 30 April 2006 in Volos, Greece.
Led by new senior Vanessa Ferrari, Italy became the first team besides Romania, Russia, and the Soviet Union to win the senior team title. [1] Ferrari went on to win the All-Around gold medal for Italy at that year's world championships. Katja Abel's bronze medal on vault was the first medal for unified Germany at the European Championships.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr | 10.30 – 21.00 | Seniors Qualification |
| 29 Apr | 16.00 – 18.00 | Seniors Team Final |
| 30 Apr | 15.00 – 17.20 | Seniors Event Final |
| Rank | Team |  |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  Italy | 42.975 (2) | 43.400 (3) | 44.875 (2) | 43.975 (2) | 175.225 |
| Vanessa Ferrari | 14.300 | 15.600 | 15.600 | 15.250 | ||
| Lia Parolari | 14.000 | 14.300 | 14.475 | |||
| Monica Bergamelli | 13.800 | 14.975 | ||||
| Federica Macrì | 14.500 | 14.250 | ||||
| Carlotta Giovannini | 14.175 | |||||
 |  Romania | 42.700 (3) | 42.825 (5) | 45.125 (1) | 44.475 (1) | 175.125 |
| Sandra Izbașa | 14.825 | 14.275 | 15.100 | 15.500 | ||
| Cătălina Ponor | 14.325 | 15.175 | 14.600 | |||
| Alina Stănculescu | 14.850 | 14.375 | ||||
| Florica Leonida | 13.550 | 13.525 | ||||
| Steliana Nistor | 15.025 | |||||
 |  Russia | 43.525 (1) | 44.025 (1) | 42.100 (5) | 43.725 (3) | 173.375 |
| Yulia Lozhechko | 14.550 | 15.200 | 14.475 | |||
| Irina Isayeva | 13.900 | 14.200 | 14.950 | |||
| Polina Miller | 14.400 | 14.925 | ||||
| Anna Grudko | 14.575 | 14.325 | ||||
| Nadezhda Ivanova | 13.425 | 14.450 | ||||
| 4 |  Spain | 41.600 (6) | 43.800 (2) | 44.000 (3) | 42.000 (5) | 171.400 |
| Lenika de Simone | 13.650 | 14.625 | 15.000 | 14.175 | ||
| Thais Escolar | 13.675 | 15.050 | 13.800 | |||
| Tania Gener | 14.275 | 14.725 | ||||
| Laura Campos | 14.450 | 13.950 | ||||
| Patricia Moreno | 14.025 | |||||
| 5 |  Ukraine | 42.650 (4) | 42.850 (4) | 42.950 (4) | 42.400 (4) | 170.850 |
| Marina Proskurina | 14.475 | 14.400 | 15.075 | |||
| Alina Kozich | 13.950 | 13.575 | 14.150 | |||
| Dariya Zgoba | 14.450 | 14.300 | ||||
| Maryna Kostiuchenko | 14.00 | 14.275 | ||||
| Olga Sherbatykh | 14.225 | 13.975 | ||||
| 6 |  France | 42.150 (5) | 41.825 (6) | 41.900 (6) | 40.650 (7) | 166.525 |
| Rose-Eliandre Bellemare | 14.300 | 14.575 | 14.100 | 13.675 | ||
| Katheleen Lindor | 14.025 | 13.600 | 14.025 | 13.825 | ||
| Erika Morel | 13.775 | 13.150 | ||||
| Lindsay Lindor | 13.825 | |||||
| Julie Martinez | 13.650 | |||||
| 7 |  Great Britain | 41.400 (7) | 40.175 (7) | 40.350 (7) | 40.800 (6) | 162.725 |
| Melanie Roberts | 13.650 | 13.950 | 14.275 | 13.400 | ||
| Imogen Cairns | 14.100 | 13.475 | 12.900 | 13.900 | ||
| Amy Nunes | 13.650 | 12.750 | 13.175 | 13.500 | ||
| 8 |  Netherlands | 26.725 (8) | 30.450 (8) | 27.925 (8) | 27.850 (8) | 112.950 |
| Loes Linders | 13.275 | 12.850 | 14.200 | 13.850 | ||
| Hanneke Hoefnagel | 12.775 | 13.725 | ||||
| Suzanne Harmes | 14.000 | |||||
| Verona van de Leur | 13.450 | |||||
| Lichelle Wong | 4.825 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Score 1 | Score 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Grudko (RUS) | 14.925 | 13.800 | 14.362 |
| Olga Sherbatykh (UKR) | 14.275 | 14.325 | 14.300 |
|  Katja Abel (GER) | 14.500 | 13.950 | 14.225 |
| 4 |  Jana Komrsková (CZE) | 14.175 | 14.125 | 14.150 |
| 5 | Carlotta Giovannini (ITA) | 13.900 | 14.350 | 14.125 |
| 6 |  Ariella Käslin (SUI) | 14.050 | 13.950 | 14.000 |
| 7 | Sandra Izbașa (ROU) | 14.675 | 13.225 | 13.950 |
| 8 | Imogen Cairns (GBR) | 14.000 | 13.700 | 13.850 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Tweddle (GBR) | 16.050 |
| Jana Šikulová (CZE) | 15.050 |
| Lenika de Simone (ESP) | 14.825 |
| 4 | Yulia Lozhechko (RUS) | 14.625 |
| 5 | Rose-Eliandre Bellemare (FRA) | 14.575 |
| 6 | Steliana Nistor (ROU) | 14.525 |
| 7 | Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) | 14.300 |
| 8 | Dariya Zgoba (UKR) | 14.225 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Cătălina Ponor (ROU) | 15.800 |
| Lenika de Simone (ESP) | 15.350 |
| Sandra Izbașa (ROU) | 15.300 |
| Marina Proskurina (UKR) | 15.300 |
| 5 | Irina Isayeva (RUS) | 15.050 |
| 6 | Yulia Lozhechko (RUS) | 14.925 |
| 7 | Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) | 14.875 |
| 8 |  Stefani Bismpikou (GRE) | 14.800 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Sandra Izbașa (ROU) | 15.550 |
| Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) | 15.450 |
| Cătălina Ponor (ROU) | 14.600 |
| 4 | Irina Isayeva (RUS) | 14.475 |
| 5 | Maryna Kostiuchenko (UKR) | 14.325 |
| 5 | Rose-Eliandre Bellemare (FRA) | 14.325 |
| 7 | Thais Escolar (ESP) | 14.300 |
| 8 | Olga Sherbatykh (UKR) | 13.900 |
| Rank | Gymnast | | | | | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darya Elizarova (RUS) | 13.700 | 15.150 | 15.525 | 14.875 | 59.250 |
| Karina Myasnikova (RUS) | 14.450 | 15.475 | 14.875 | 14.000 | 58.800 |
| Marie-Sophie Hindermann (GER) | 14.375 | 14.725 | 14.650 | 14.050 | 57.800 |
| 4 | Aluissa Lăcusteanu (ROU) | 14.450 | 14.000 | 14.625 | 14.575 | 57.650 |
| 5 | Andreea Grigore (ROU) | 14.500 | 13.625 | 14.925 | 14.000 | 57.050 |
| 6 |  Gaelle Mys (BEL) | 13.700 | 14.025 | 14.675 | 14.250 | 56.650 |
| 7 | Tahnee Masela (NED) | 13.825 | 14.825 | 13.400 | 13.850 | 55.900 |
| 8 | Rebecca Downie (GBR) | 13.850 | 14.225 | 13.725 | 13.975 | 55.775 |
| 9 | Valentina Holenkova (UKR) | 12.500 | 14.300 | 14.750 | 13.675 | 55.225 |
| 10 |  Dorina Böczögő (HUN) | 13.425 | 14.525 | 13.600 | 13.475 | 55.025 |
| 11 | Cassy Vericel (FRA) | 13.675 | 13.100 | 13.950 | 13.900 | 54.625 |
| 12 | Georgia Bonanni (ITA) | 13.625 | 14.100 | 14.050 | 12.850 | 54.625 |
| 13 | Silvia Zanolo (ITA) | 13.425 | 13.950 | 13.250 | 13.975 | 54.600 |
| 14 | Hannah Clowes (GBR) | 13.575 | 13.375 | 14.125 | 13.325 | 54.400 |
| 15 | Anne Tritten (NED) | 13.200 | 13.800 | 13.775 | 13.425 | 54.200 |
| 16 | Anja Brinker (GER) | 13.300 | 14.925 | 12.850 | 13.050 | 54.125 |
| 17 | Anastasia Koval (UKR) | 12.950 | 14.400 | 13.800 | 12.900 | 54.050 |
| 18 | Mercedes Alcaide (ESP) | 13.175 | 13.650 | 13.575 | 13.625 | 54.025 |
| 19 | Kristýna Pálešová (CZE) | 13.625 | 13.250 | 12.975 | 13.700 | 53.550 |
| 20 | Anna Orfanou (GRE) | 12.925 | 13.725 | 13.800 | 13.050 | 53.500 |
| 21 | Despoina Grigoriadou (GRE) | 13.000 | 12.950 | 14.225 | 12.550 | 52.725 |
| 22 | Stefanie Van Meerbeeck (BEL) | 13.350 | 12.350 | 13.950 | 13.050 | 52.700 |
| 23 | Eva Verbová (CZE) | 13.100 | 13.625 | 12.725 | 13.075 | 52.525 |
| 24 | Cloe Briand (FRA) | 12.900 | 12.675 | 13.425 | 13.300 | 52.300 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Score 1 | Score 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karina Myasnikova (RUS) | 14.425 | 13.925 | 14.175 |
| Marie-Sophie Hindermann (GER) | 14.550 | 13.225 | 13.887 |
|  Mandy Loes (LUX) | 13.925 | 13.550 | 13.737 |
| 4 | Maria Parsantanian (GRE) | 13.550 | 13.775 | 13.662 |
| 5 | Cerasela Pătrașcu (ROU) | 13.650 | 13.225 | 13.437 |
| 6 | Cassy Véricel (FRA) | 13.475 | 13.225 | 13.350 |
| 7 | Gaelle Mys (BEL) | 13.825 | 12.650 | 13.237 |
| 8 | Darya Elizarova (RUS) | 12.725 | 13.475 | 13.100 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Karina Myasnikova (RUS) | 15.400 |
| Elena Kokareva (RUS) | 15.125 |
| Marie-Sophie Hindermann (GER) | 14.925 |
| 4 | Anastasia Koval (UKR) | 14.900 |
| 5 | Tahnee Masela (NED) | 14.800 |
| 6 | Valentina Holenkova (UKR) | 14.725 |
| 7 | Anja Brinker (GER) | 14.600 |
| 8 | Dorina Böczögő (HUN) | 14.500 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Darya Elizarova (RUS) | 15.375 |
| Andreea Grigore (ROU) | 15.200 |
| Aluissa Lăcusteanu (ROU) | 14.725 |
| 4 | Valentina Holenkova (UKR) | 14.700 |
| 5 | Laura Jones (GBR) | 14.550 |
| 6 | Gaelle Mys (BEL) | 13.900 |
| 7 | Karina Myasnikova (RUS) | 13.875 |
| 8 | Marie-Sophie Hindermann (GER) | 13.850 |
| Rank | Gymnast | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Aluissa Lăcusteanu (ROU) | 14.650 |
| Andreea Grigore (ROU) | 14.150 |
| Gaelle Mys (BEL) | 14.125 |
| 4 | Silvia Zanolo (ITA) | 13.950 |
| 5 | Nadezhda Chikhireva (RUS) | 13.925 |
| 6 | Rebecca Downie (GBR) | 13.850 |
| 7 | Darya Elizarova (RUS) | 13.625 |
| 8 | Marie-Sophie Hindermann (GER) | 13.075 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Romania | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 nations) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 nations) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Romania | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 nations) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
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