2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's 50 kilometres walk
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The Men's 50 km walk event at the 2006 European Championships was held on Thursday August 10, 2006 in Gothenburg, Sweden, with the start at 09:40h.
| Men's 50 kilometres walk at the European Athletics Championships |
|---|
Medalists
| Gold |  Yohann DinizFrance (FRA) |
| Silver |  Jesús Ángel GarcíaSpain (ESP) |
| Bronze |  Yuriy AndronovRussia (RUS) |
Abbreviations
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| WR | world record |
| WL | world leading |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2006 European Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record | Denis Nizhegorodov (RUS) | 3:35:29 | June 13, 2004 | Cheboksary, Russia |
| Event Record |  Robert Korzeniowski (POL) | 3:36:39 | August 8, 2002 |  Munich, Germany |
Results
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Yohann Diniz (FRA) | 3:41:39 | PB |
 | Jesús Ángel García (ESP) | 3:42:48 | SB |
 | Yuriy Andronov (RUS) | 3:43:26 | |
| 4 |  Trond Nymark (NOR) | 3:44:17 | |
| 5 | Mikel Odriozola (ESP) | 3:46:34 | |
| 6 | Roman Magdziarczyk (POL) | 3:47:37 | |
| 7 |  Marco De Luca (ITA) | 3:48:08 | PB |
| 8 |  Peter Korčok (SVK) | 3:51:16 | SB |
| 9 | Vladimir Kanaykin (RUS) | 3:51:51 | |
| 10 | Grzegorz Sudoł (POL) | 3:53:33 | |
| 11 | Diego Cafagna (ITA) | 3:55:22 | SB |
| 12 |  Fredrik Svensson (SWE) | 3:56:15 | SB |
| 13 |  Ingus Janevics (LAT) | 3:56:32 | PB |
| 14 |  Jarkko Kinnunen (FIN) | 3:56:54 | PB |
| 15 | David Boulanger (FRA) | 3:57:08 | |
| 16 |  Andrei Stepanchuk (BLR) | 3:57:27 | |
| 17 | Kamil Kalka (POL) | 4:01:28 | |
| 18 | Ugis Bruvelis (LAT) | 4:02:03 | |
| 19 |  Jorge Costa (POR) | 4:03:48 | |
| 20 | António Pereira (POR) | 4:07:46 | |
| 21 |  Miloš Holuša (CZE) | 4:12:11 | |
| DID NOT FINISH (DNF) | |||
| — | José Alejandro Cambil (ESP) | DNF | |
| — | Alex Schwazer (ITA) | DNF | |
| — | Antti Kempas (FIN) | DNF | |
| — | Pedro Martins (POR) | DNF | |
| — |  Aleksandar Raković (SRB) | DNF | |
| DISQUALIFIED (DSQ) | |||
| — | Eddy Riva (FRA) | DSQ | |
| — | Denis Nizhegorodov (RUS) | DSQ | |