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| Turkey at the 2006 European Athletics Championships | |
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| Medals Ranked 30th |
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| European Athletics Championships appearances (overview) | |
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. [1] Elvan Abeylegesse won the bronze medal in the women's 5000 meter race.
| 2006 Gothenburg | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
List of Turkey's all results, including the performances in qualifications, quarter-finals and semi-finals.
| Place | Athlete | Event | Result |
| 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
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