The 2006 European Cup Winter Throwing was held on 18 and 19 March at Hadar Yosef Stadium in Tel Aviv, Israel.Poland won five of the eight contests while Russia provided the silver medallist in six events.Russia was the winner in the men's and women's team points competition.Andrei Mikhnevich of Belarus was the original winner of the shot put (and a frequent world medallist during the period).[3] Romania's Gheorghe Guşet was promoted to first place in the European Cup field.