| 2006 European Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Moscow, Russia |
| Dates | 25 – 30 April 2006 |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle | Russia |
| Greco-Roman |  Turkey |
| Women | Russia |
The 2006 European Wrestling Championships was held from 25 April to 30 April 2006 in Moscow, Russia. [1] [2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 12 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 2 |  Armenia | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Turkey | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  Ukraine | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Poland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 |  France | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 |  Hungary | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Germany | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 |  Belarus | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Georgia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 |  Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Greece | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 14 |  Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Moldova | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Romania | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 |  Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 21 | 21 | 42 | 84 | |
* In women 48 kg the Ukrainian Mariya Stadnik won gold medal, but later she was disqualified because she use Furosemide. [3]
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