2006 IAAF World Cup

2006 IAAF World Cup Athens2006logo.png 240px #81BEF7 Athens, Greece 16–17 September Olympic Stadium ? 40 2002 Madrid 2010 Split The 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event, held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, which took place on 16 and 17 September 2006 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. Teams The teams that took part in the competition were: MenWomenTeamQualificationTeamQualificationGreeceHost nationGreeceHost nationAfricaAfricaAmericaAmericaAsiaAsiaEuropeEuropeOceaniaOceaniaFranceEuropean Cup winnerPolandEuropean Cup runner upRussiaEuropean Cup runner upRussiaEuropean Cup winnerUnited StatesUnited States Overall points table Men Rank Team Result 1 Europe 140 2 136 3 Africa 116 4 Asia 110 5 Americas 104 6 89 7 79 8 Oceania 78 9 44 Women Rank Team Result 1 137 2 Europe 128 3 America 117 4 101.5 5 97 6 Africa 96.5 7 Asia 85.5 8 Oceania 73 9 60.5 Medal summary 2006 IAAF World Cup results Men 100 metresTyson Gay USAUnited States 9.88Francis Obikwelu POREurope 10.09Marc Burns TRIAmericas 10.14200 metresWallace Spearmon USAUnited States 19.87Usain Bolt JAMAmericas 19.96Shingo Suetsugu JPNAsia 20.30400 metresLaShawn Merritt USAUnited States 44.54Gary Kikaya CODAfrica 44.66Dimitrios Regas GREGreece 45.11 NR800 metresYusuf Saad Kamel BHRAsia 1:44.98Bram Som NEDEurope 1:45.13Mbulaeni Mulaudzi RSAAfrica 1:45.141500 metresAlex Kipchirchir KENAfrica 3:52.60Ivan Heshko UKREurope 3:53.33Nick Willis NZLOceania 3:54.763000 metresCraig Mottram AUSOceania 7:32.19 CRKenenisa Bekele ETH 1996Africa 7:36.25Driss Maazouzi FRAFrance 7:47.805000 metresSaif Saaeed Shaheen QATAsia 13:35.30Mike Kigen KENAfrica 13:36.19Matt Tegenkamp USAUnited States 13:36.83110 metres hurdlesAllen Johnson USAUnited States 12.96 CR MWRLiu Xiang CHNAsia 13.03Dayron Robles CUBAmericas 13.06400 metres hurdlesKerron Clement USAUnited States 48.12L. J. van Zyl RSAAfrica 48.35Marek Plawgo POLEurope 48.763000 metres steeplechaseSaif Saaeed Shaheen QATAsia 8:19.09 CRPaul Kipsiele Koech KENAfrica 8:19.37Bouabdellah Tahri FRAFrance 8:29.064×100 metres relay United States Kaaron ConwrightWallace SpearmonTyson GayJason Smoots37.59 CR EuropeDwain ChambersDwayne GrantMarlon DevonishMark Lewis-Francis38.45 AsiaNaoki TsukaharaShingo SuetsuguShinji TakahiraShigeyuki Kojima38.51 4×400 metres relay United StatesJamel AshleyDerrick BrewLaShawn MerrittDarold Williamson3:00.11 AmericasChris BrownMichael BlackwoodCarlos SantaAlleyne Francique3:00.14 AfricaPaul GorriesGary KikayaYoung Talkmore NyonganiMalik Louahla3:00.88 High jumpTomáš Janků CZEEurope 2.28 mAndrey Silnov RUSRussia 2.24 mTora Harris USAUnited States 2.24 m Pole vaultSteven Hooker AUSOceania 5.80 mDaichi Sawano JPNAsia 5.70 mGermán Chiaraviglio ARGAmericas 5.70 m Long jumpIrving Saladino PANAmericas 8.26 mAndrew Howe ITAEurope 8.12 mMohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi KSAAsia 8.11 m Triple jumpWalter Davis USAUnited States 17.54 mJadel Gregório BRAAmericas 17.41 mMarian Oprea ROUEurope 17.05 m Shot putRalf Bartels GEREurope 20.67 mReese Hoffa USAUnited States 20.60 mPavel Sofin RUSRussia 20.45 m Discus throwVirgilijus Alekna LTUEurope 67.19 mEhsan Haddadi IRIAsia 62.60 mIan Waltz USAUnited States 62.12 m Hammer throwKoji Murofushi JPNAsia 82.01 mIvan Tsikhan BLREurope 80.00 mIlya Konovalov RUSRussia 77.14 m Javelin throwAndreas Thorkildsen NOREurope 87.17 mGerhardus Pienaar RSAAfrica 83.62 mAleksandr Ivanov RUSRussia 81.87 m Women 100 metresSherone Simpson JAMAmericas 10.97Torri Edwards USAUnited States 11.19Vida Anim GHAAfrica 11.21200 metresSanya Richards USAUnited States 22.23Kim Gevaert BELEurope 22.72Vida Anim GHAAfrica 22.81 PB400 metresSanya Richards USAUnited States 48.70 WLVania Stambolova BULEurope 50.09Novlene Williams JAMAmericas 50.24800 metresZulia Calatayud CUBAmericas 2:00.06Janeth Jepkosgei KENAfrica 2:00.09Olga Kotlyarova RUSRussia 2:00.841500 metresMaryam Yusuf Jamal BHRAsia 4:00.84Tatyana Tomashova RUSRussia 4:02.45Sarah Jamieson AUSOceania 4:02.823000 metresTirunesh Dibaba ETH 1996Africa 8:33.78 CRLidia Chojecka POLPoland 8:39.69Kara Goucher USAUnited States 8:41.42 PB5000 metresMeseret Defar ETH 1996Africa 14:39.11 CRLiliya Shobukhova RUSRussia 15:05.33Kayoko Fukushi JPNAsia 15:06.69100 metres hurdlesBrigitte Foster-Hylton JAMAmericas 12.67Susanna Kallur SWEEurope 12.77Ginnie Powell USAUnited States 12.90400 metres hurdlesYuliya Pechonkina RUSRussia 53.88Lashinda Demus USAUnited States 54.06Anna Jesień POLPoland 54.483000 metres steeplechaseAlesia Turava BLREurope 9:29.10Jeruto Kiptum KENAfrica 9:31.44Wioletta Janowska POLPoland 9:35.084×100 metres relay AmericasAleen BaileyDebbie Ferguson-McKenzieCydonie MothersilleSherone Simpson42.26 WL RussiaYuliya GushchinaNatalia RusakovaIrina KhabarovaYekaterina Grigoryeva42.36 AfricaEne Franca IdokoEndurance OjokoloEsther DankwahVida Anim43.61 4×400 metres relay AmericasShericka WilliamsTonique DarlingChristine AmertilNovlene Williams3:19.84 WL United StatesDeeDee TrotterMonique HendersonMoushaumi RobinsonLashinda Demus3:20.69 RussiaSvetlana PospelovaOlga KotlyarovaYuliya PechonkinaTatyana Veshkurova3:21.21 High jumpYelena Slesarenko RUSRussia 1.97 mTia Hellebaut BELEurope 1.97 mMarina Aitova KAZAsiaAmy Acuff USAUnited States 1.94 m Pole vaultYelena Isinbayeva RUSRussia 4.60 m CRFabiana Murer BRAAmericas 4.55 mGao Shuying CHNAsia 4.50 m Long jumpLyudmila Kolchanova RUSRussia 6.78 mNaide Gomes POREurope 6.68 mHrysopiyi Devetzi GREGreece 6.64 m Triple jumpTatyana Lebedeva RUSRussia 15.13 mHrysopiyi Devetzi GREGreece 15.04 mYamilé Aldama SUDAfrica 14.78 m Shot putValerie Vili NZLOceania 19.87 mOlga Ryabinkina RUSRussia 19.54 mYumileidi Cumbá CUBAmericas 19.12 m Discus throwFranka Dietzsch GEREurope 66.07 mAretha Thurmond USAUnited States 61.83 mSong Aimin CHNAsia 61.47 m Hammer throwKamila Skolimowska POLPoland 75.29 m CRTatyana Lysenko RUSRussia 74.44 mYipsi Moreno CUBAmericas 73.99 m Javelin throwSteffi Nerius GEREurope 63.37 mSonia Bisset CUBAmericas 61.74 mJustine Robbeson RSAAfrica 61.38 m External links 2006 IAAF World cup IAAF homepage Category:IAAF Continental Cup World Cup IAAF World Cup Category:Athletics competitions in Athens Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Greece Category:2000s in Athens Category:September 2006 sports events in Europe Category:2006 in international sports