2006 in the sport of athletics

none March 2012 2006 in athletics World ChampionshipsWorld Indoor Championships Asafa PowellSanya Richards 2005 2007 2006 the sport of athletics The following events in the sport of athletics took place in 2006: Championships March: 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships (part of the IAAF World Athletics Series) March: 2006 Commonwealth Games April: 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships (part of the IAAF World Athletics Series) May: 2006 IAAF World Race Walking Cup (part of the IAAF World Athletics Series) July: 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games August: 2006 European Championships in Athletics August: 2006 African Championships in Athletics August: 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics (part of the IAAF World Athletics Series) September: 2006 IAAF World Athletics Final (part of the IAAF World Athletics Series) September: 2006 IAAF World Cup (part of the IAAF World Athletics Series) October: 2006 Lusophony Games October: 2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships (part of the IAAF World Athletics Series) World Athletics Tour The World Athletics Tour is a tournament where athletes accumulate points from placing in designated meets throughout the season. The top-ranking athletes in each event are then allowed entry in the IAAF World Athletics Final. In 2006 the World Athletics Tour consisted of six IAAF Golden League meets (Oslo, Paris, Rome, Zürich, Brussels, Berlin), six Super Grand Prix meets (Doha, Athens, Lausanne, Stockholm, London (Crystal Palace), Monaco), twelve Grand Prix meets (Melbourne, Dakar, Osaka, Belém, Eugene, Hengelo, Ostrava, Gateshead, Madrid, Helsinki, Rieti, Zagreb) as well as 26 Area Permit Meetings all over the world. The World Athletics Final was held in Stuttgart, having been staged in Monaco the three previous years. Challenges In certain events that are not included in the World Athletics Final, currently race walking and combined events (formerly also cross-country running), distinct tournaments, named challenges, are being held. Similarly to the World Athletics Tour, the participating athletes accumulate points in designated meets, however in this case the final ranking is decided by the points table and not a conclusive meet. See IAAF World Race Walking Challenge and IAAF World Combined Events Challenge for the 2006 results. World records Senior Outdoor EventRecordAthleteNationalityDatePlace 100 m Men 9.77 s Asafa Powell June 11, 2006Gateshead, United KingdomAugust 18, 2006Zürich, Switzerland100 mMen9.77Ratified as a record but later nullified due to Gatlin's failed drug testJustin Gatlin USAMay 12, 2006Doha, Qatar5000 mWomen14:24.53Meseret Defar Ethiopia 1996June 3, 2006New York City, USA15 km (road)Women46:55+Kayoko Fukushi February 5, 2006Marugame, Japan20 km (road)Men55:48+Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 1996January 15, 2006Phoenix, United States20 km (road)Women1:03:21Lornah Kiplagat October 8, 2006Debrecen, HungaryHalf marathonMen58:55Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 1996January 15, 2006Phoenix, United States110 m hurdlesMen12.88 sLiu Xiang July 11, 2006Lausanne, Switzerland50 km walk (road)Men3:35:47Nathan Deakes December 6, 2006Geelong, Australia4 × 800 mrelayMen7:02.43Joseph Mutua,William Yiampoy,Ismael Kombich,Wilfred BungeiAugust 25, 2006Brussels, Belgium Hammer throw Women77.26Gulfiya KhanafeyevaJune 12, 2006Tula, Russia77.41Tatyana LysenkoJune 24, 2006Zhukovsky, Russia77.80Tatyana LysenkoAugust 15, 2006Tallinn, EstoniaNOT RATIFIED: 10 km (road) Men 26:54Not ratified due to excessive downhill slopeEliud KipchogeDecember 31, 2006Madrid, SpainZersenay TadeseDecember 31, 2006Madrid, Spain25 km (road)Men1:11:37Not ratified due to inadequate drug testingHaile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 1996March 12, 2006Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands25 km (road)Women1:21:31+Not ratified due to inadequate drug testingConstantina Tomescu October 22, 2006Chicago, United States30 km (road)Women1:38:30+Not ratified due to inadequate drug testingConstantina Tomescu October 22, 2006Chicago, United States Indoor EventRecordAthleteNationalityDatePlace1500 mWomen3:58.28Yelena Soboleva February 18, 2006Moscow, Russia3000 mWomen8:27.86Liliya Shobukhova February 17, 2006Moscow, RussiaHigh jumpWomen2.08 mKajsa Bergqvist February 4, 2006Arnstadt, GermanyPole vaultWomen4.91 mYelena Isinbayeva February 12, 2006Donetsk, Ukraine4 × 400 mrelayWomen3:23.37Yuliya Gushchina,Olga Kotlyarova,Olga Zaytseva,Olesya KrasnomovetsJanuary 28, 2006Glasgow, United KingdomNOT RATIFIED:4 × 400 mrelayMen3:01.96Not ratified due to inadequate drug testingKerron Clement,Wallace Spearmon,Darold Williamson,Jeremy WarinerFebruary 11, 2006Fayetteville, United States Notes 30em Note Junior Outdoor EventRecordAthleteNationalityDatePlace4 × 100 mrelayWomen43.29Bianca Knight,Jeneba Tarmoh,Elizabeth Olear,Gabrielle MayoUSAAugust 8, 2006Eugene, United States Discus throw Men66.35Margus HuntAugust 15, 2006Beijing, China66.68Margus HuntAugust 16, 2006Beijing, China67.32Margus HuntAugust 16, 2006Beijing, ChinaHammer throwMen82.62Yevgeniy Aydamirov July 22, 2006Tula, RussiaNOT RATIFIED:10 km walkMen39:45Sergey Morozov February 19, 2006Adler, Russia39:00Chu Yafei October 21, 2006Xi'an, China Awards Men 2006 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSWINNERIAAF World Athlete of the YearAsafa Powell JAMTrack & Field Athlete of the YearAsafa Powell JAMEuropean Athlete of the Year AwardFrancis Obikwelu PORBest Male Track Athlete ESPY AwardJustin Gatlin USA Women 2006 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSWINNERIAAF World Athlete of the YearSanya Richards USATrack & Field Athlete of the YearSanya Richards USAEuropean Athlete of the Year AwardCarolina Klüft SWEBest Female Track Athlete ESPY AwardAllyson Felix USA Awards At the 2006 World Athletics Gala in Monaco Asafa Powell and Sanya Richards were given the IAAF World Athlete of the Year awards for men and women respectively. At the same time Liu Xiang and Meseret Defar were recognized with the Performance of the Year awards for men and women, for their new world records (see above). The Rising Star Award was given to Margus Hunt for his world junior records, and the Coaches’ Award was given to Woldemeskel Kostre of Ethiopia. Hicham El Guerrouj, Stefka Kostadinova and Jan Železný were presented Distinguished Career Awards.IAAF IAAF December 2006 IAAF News 83 http://www.iaaf.org/newsfiles/37077.pdf June 5, 2007 International Association of Athletics Federations https://web.archive.org/web/20070621012658/http://www.iaaf.org/newsfiles/37077.pdf June 21, 2007 dead Transfers of eligibility See list of eligibility transfers in athletics Men's Best Year Performances 100 metres RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Asafa Powell JAM9.772.Tyson Gay USA9.843.Olusoji Fasuba NGR9.854.Leonard Scott USA9.915.Francis Obikwelu PRT9.99 200 metres RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Xavier Carter USA19.632.Wallace Spearmon USA19.653.Tyson Gay USA19.684.Usain Bolt JAM19.885.Asafa Powell JAM19.90 400 metres RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Jeremy Wariner USA43.622.Gary Kikaya COD44.103.LaShawn Merritt USA44.144.Andrew Rock USA44.455.Xavier Carter USA44.53 800 metres RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Mbulaeni Mulaudzi RSA1:43.092.Amine Laâlou MAR1:43.253.Wilfred Bungei KEN1:43.314.Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS1:43.425.Bram Som NED1:43.45 1500 metres RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Daniel Kipchirchir Komen KEN3:29.022.Rachid Ramzi BHR3:29.143.Bernard Lagat USA3:29.684.Ivan Heshko UKR3:31.085.Adil Kaouch MAR3:31.10 Mile RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Alex Kipchirchir KEN3:50.322.Ivan Heshko UKR3:50.893.Bernard Lagat USA3:51.534.Rachid Ramzi BHR3:52.395.Daniel Kipchirchir Komen KEN3:52.41 3000 metres RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Isaac Kiprono Songok KEN7:28.722.Tariku Bekele ETH 19967:29.113.Augustine Choge KEN7:29.744.Eliud Kipchoge KEN7:30.485.Boniface Songok KEN7:31.33 5000 metres RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Kenenisa Bekele ETH 199612:48.092.Isaac Kiprono Songok KEN12:48.663.Saif Saeed Shaheen QAT12:51.984.Edwin Cheruiyot KEN12:52.405.Tariku Bekele ETH 199612:53.81 10,000 metres RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Micah Kogo KEN26:35.632.Zersenay Tadese ERI26:37.253.Boniface Kiprop Toroitich UGA26:41.954.Ibrahim Jeylan ETH 199627:02.815.Moses Ndiema Masai KEN27:03.20 Race walking 2006 Race Walking Year Ranking 110 m Hurdles RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Liu Xiang CHN12.882.Dominique Arnold USA12.903.Allen Johnson USA12.964.Dayron Robles CUB13.005.Terrence Trammell USA13.02 400 m Hurdles RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Kerron Clement USA47.392.Bershawn Jackson USA47.483.Periklís Iakovákis GRE47.824.Kenji Narisako JPN47.935.Louis van Zyl RSA48.05 3000 m Steeplechase RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Saif Saeed Shaheen QAT7:56.322.Paul Kipsiele Koech KEN7:59.943.Richard Matelong KEN8:07.504.Brimin Kipruto KEN8:08.325.Abdelkader Hachlaf MAR8:08.78 Pole Vault RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Brad Walker USA6.00 m2.Steven Hooker AUS5.96 m3.Paul Burgess AUS5.92 m4.Tim Lobinger GER5.90 m5.Danny Ecker GER5.86 m Hammer Throw 2006 Hammer Throw Year Ranking Decathlon 2006 Decathlon Year Ranking Women's Best Year Performances 100 metres RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Sherone Simpson JAM10.822.Veronica Campbell JAM10.993.Kerron Stewart JAM11.03Me'Lisa Barber USALaTasha Jenkins USA 200 metres RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Sherone Simpson JAM22.002.Allyson Felix USA22.113.Sanya Richards USA22.174.Kim Gevaert BEL22.205.Carol Rodriguez PUR22.23 Half Marathon RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Edith Masai KEN1:07:162.Kayoko Fukushi JPN1:07:263.Deena Kastor USA1:07:344.Mizuki Noguchi JPN1:07:435.Constantina Tomescu ROU1:08:07 Race walking 2006 Race Walking Year Ranking 100 m Hurdles RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Michelle Perry USA12.432.Damu Cherry USA12.443.Ginnie Powell USA12.484.Brigitte Foster-Hylton JAM12.495.Susanna Kallur SWE12.52 400 m Hurdles RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Lashinda Demus USA53.022.Yuliya Pechonkina RUS53.143.Faní Halkiá GRE53.714.Tiffany Williams USA53.795.Jana Rawlinson AUS53.82 3000 m Steeplechase RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Wioletta Janowska POL9:17.152.Dorcus Inzikuru UGA9:19.513.Alesya Turova BLR9:20.164.Lyubov Ivanova RUS9:21.945.Tatyana Petrova RUS9:22.82 High Jump RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Kajsa Bergqvist SWE2.05 m2.Venelina Veneva BUL2.04 m3.Blanka Vlašić CRO2.03 mTia Hellebaut BEL5.Chaunte Howard USA2.01 m Pole Vault RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Yelena Isinbayeva RUS4.91 m2.Monika Pyrek POL4.75 m3.Anna Rogowska POL4.70 mSvetlana Feofanova RUSVanessa Boslak FRA Hammer Throw 2006 Hammer Throw Year Ranking Heptathlon RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.Carolina Klüft SWE67402.Yuliya Ignatkina RUS64633.Lyudmila Blonska UKR64484.Karin Ruckstuhl NED64235.Lilli Schwarzkopf GER6420 Marathon Men's competition Commonwealth Games RANK ATHLETETIMEFile:Med 1.pngSamson Ramadhani TAN2:11:29File:Med 2.pngFred Tumbo KEN2:12:03File:Med 3.pngDan Robinson ENG2:14:504.Scott Westcott AUS2:16:325.Andrew Letherby AUS2:17:106.Jacob Yator KEN2:17:317.Shane Nankervis AUS2:19:158.Francis Naali TAN2:19:399.Lebenya Nkoka LES2:19:4010.Teboho Sello LES2:19:57 European championships RANK ATHLETETIMEFile:Med 1.pngStefano Baldini ITA2:11:32File:Med 2.pngViktor Röthlin SUI2:11:50File:Med 3.pngJulio Rey ESP2:12:374.Luc Krotwaar NED2:12:445.Francesco Ingargiola ITA2:13:046.Dmitriy Semyonov RUS2:13:097.Janne Holmén FIN2:13:108.Alberto Chaíça POR2:13:149.Kamiel Maase NED2:13:4610.Luís Jesus POR2:14:15 Asian Games RANK ATHLETETIMEFile:Med 1.pngMubarak Hassan Shami QAT2:12:44File:Med 2.pngKhalid Kamal Yaseen BHR2:15:36File:Med 3.pngSatoshi Osaki JPN2:15:364.Satoshi Irifune JPN2:17:245.Ahmed Jumah Jaber QAT2:17:436.Wei Su CHN2:18:557.Ji Young-Jun KOR2:19:358.Ri Kum-Song PRK2:20:199.Ri Kyong-Chol PRK2:23:4610.Chia Chang TPE2:23:50 Best Year Performances RANK ATHLETETIMEEVENT1.Haile Gebrselassie ETH 19962:05:56Berlin Marathon2.Sammy Korir KEN2:06:37Rotterdam Marathon3.Felix Limo KEN2:06:39London Marathon4.Martin Lel KEN2:06:41London Marathon5.Paul Kirui KEN2:06:43Rotterdam Marathon6.Charles Kibiwott KEN2:06:51London Marathon7.Julio Rey ESP2:06:52Hamburg Marathon—Haile Gebrselassie ETH 19962:06:52Fukuoka Marathon9.Hendrick Ramaala RSA2:06:55London Marathon10.Khalid Khannouchi USA2:07:04London Marathon Women's competition Commonwealth Games RANK ATHLETETIMEFile:Med 1.pngKerryn McCann AUS2:30:54File:Med 2.pngHellen Cherono Koskei KEN2:30:56File:Med 3.pngElizabeth Yelling ENG2:32:194.Tracey Morris WAL2:33:135.Josephine Deemay TAN2:36:276.Lioudmila Kortchaguina CAN2:36:437.Kate Smythe AUS2:38:318.Lauren Shelley AUS2:39:139.Hayley Haining SCO2:39:3910.Susan Partridge SCO2:39:54 European championships RANK ATHLETETIMEFile:Med 1.pngUlrike Maisch GER2:30:01File:Med 2.pngOlivera Jevtić SER2:30:27File:Med 3.pngIrina Permitina RUS2:30:534.Zivile Balciunaite LTU2:31:015.Bruna Genovese ITA2:31:156.Alevtina Biktimirova RUS2:31:237.Deborah Toniolo ITA2:31:318.Giovanna Volpato ITA2:32:049.Anna Incerti ITA2:32:5310.Anália Rosa POR2:32:56 Asian Games RANK ATHLETETIMEFile:Med 1.pngZhou Chunxiu CHN2:27:03File:Med 2.pngKiyoko Shimahara JPN2:30:34File:Med 3.pngKayako Obata JPN2:30:384.Jo Pun-Hui PRK2:42:345.Choi Kyong-Hee KOR2:44:206.Jong Yong-Ok PRK2:48:497.Kim Eun-jung KOR2:54:338.Otgonbayar Luvsanlkhundeg MGL2:59:559.Wang Ci CHN3:08:10—Maria Pia Nehme LIBDNF Best Year Performances RANK ATHLETETIMEEVENT1.Deena Kastor USA2:19:36London Marathon2.Zhou Chunxiu CHN2:19:51Seoul International Marathon3.Berhane Adere ETH 19962:20:42Chicago Marathon4.Galina Bogomolova RUS2:20:47Chicago Marathon5.Lyudmila Petrova RUS2:21:29London Marathon6.Getenesh Wami ETH 19962:21:34Berlin Marathon7.Susan Chepkemei KEN2:21:46Chicago Marathon8.Berhane Adere ETH 19962:21:52London Marathon9.Galina Bogomolova RUS2:21:58London Marathon10.Benita Johnson AUS2:22:36Chicago Marathon Deaths March 9 – Erik Elmsäter (86), Swedish long-distance runner (b. 1919) August 9 – Chinatsu Mori (26), Japanese shot putter (b. 1980) References World Athletics Tour 2006 – official IAAF site World Combined Events Challenge 2006 – official IAAF site IAAF IAAF February 2007 IAAF News 84 http://www.iaaf.org/newsfiles/37766.pdf June 5, 2007 International Association of Athletics Federations https://web.archive.org/web/20070316063156/http://www.iaaf.org/newsfiles/37766.pdf March 16, 2007 World records. ARRS Marathon results. Category:Sport of athletics by year