Overview of the events of 2006 in the sport of athletics
The following events in the sport of athletics took place in 2006:
Championships [ edit ]
World Athletics Tour [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Outdoor [ edit ]
Event
Record
Athlete
Nationality
Date
Place
100 m
Men
9.77 s
Asafa Powell
Jamaica
June 11, 2006
Gateshead , United Kingdom
August 18, 2006
Zürich , Switzerland
100 m
Men
9.77[Note 1]
Justin Gatlin
USA
May 12, 2006
Doha , Qatar
5000 m
Women
14:24.53
Meseret Defar
Ethiopia
June 3, 2006
New York City , USA
15 km (road)
Women
46:55+
Kayoko Fukushi
Japan
February 5, 2006
Marugame , Japan
20 km (road)
Men
55:48+
Haile Gebrselassie
Ethiopia
January 15, 2006
Phoenix , United States
20 km (road)
Women
1:03:21
Lornah Kiplagat
Netherlands
October 8, 2006
Debrecen , Hungary
Half marathon
Men
58:55
Haile Gebrselassie
Ethiopia
January 15, 2006
Phoenix , United States
110 m hurdles
Men
12.88 s
Liu Xiang
China
July 11, 2006
Lausanne , Switzerland
50 km walk (road)
Men
3:35:47
Nathan Deakes
Australia
December 6, 2006
Geelong , Australia
4x800 m relay
Men
7:02.43
Joseph Mutua ,William Yiampoy ,Ismael Kombich ,Wilfred Bungei
Kenya
August 25, 2006
Brussels , Belgium
Hammer throw
Women
77.26
Gulfiya Khanafeyeva
Russia
June 12, 2006
Tula , Russia
77.41
Tatyana Lysenko
Russia
June 24, 2006
Zhukovsky , Russia
77.80
Tatyana Lysenko
Russia
August 15, 2006
Tallinn , Estonia
NOT RATIFIED:
10 km (road)
Men
26:54[Note 2]
Eliud Kipchoge
Kenya
December 31, 2006
Madrid , Spain
Zersenay Tadese
Eritrea
December 31, 2006
Madrid , Spain
25 km (road)
Men
1:11:37[Note 3]
Haile Gebrselassie
Ethiopia
March 12, 2006
Alphen aan den Rijn , Netherlands
25 km (road)
Women
1:21:31+ [Note 3]
Constantina Tomescu
Romania
October 22, 2006
Chicago , United States
30 km (road)
Women
1:38:30+ [Note 3]
Constantina Tomescu
Romania
October 22, 2006
Chicago , United States
Event
Record
Athlete
Nationality
Date
Place
1500 m
Women
3:58.28
Yelena Soboleva
Russia
February 18, 2006
Moscow , Russia
3000 m
Women
8:27.86
Liliya Shobukhova
Russia
February 17, 2006
Moscow , Russia
High jump
Women
2.08 m
Kajsa Bergqvist
Sweden
February 4, 2006
Arnstadt , Germany
Pole vault
Women
4.91 m
Yelena Isinbayeva
Russia
February 12, 2006
Donetsk , Ukraine
4x400 m relay
Women
3:23.37
Yuliya Gushchina ,Olga Kotlyarova ,Olga Zaytseva ,Olesya Krasnomovets
Russia
January 28, 2006
Glasgow , United Kingdom
NOT RATIFIED:
4x400 m relay
Men
3:01.96[Note 3]
Kerron Clement ,Wallace Spearmon ,Darold Williamson ,Jeremy Wariner
United States
February 11, 2006
Fayetteville , United States
^ Ratified as a record but later nullified due to Gatlin's failed drug test
^ Not ratified due to excessive downhill slope
^ a b c d Not ratified due to inadequate drug testing
Outdoor [ edit ]
Event
Record
Athlete
Nationality
Date
Place
4x100 m relay
Women
43.29
Bianca Knight ,Jeneba Tarmoh ,Elizabeth Olear ,Gabrielle Mayo
USA
August 8, 2006
Eugene , United States
Discus throw
Men
66.35
Margus Hunt
Estonia
August 15, 2006
Beijing , China
66.68
Margus Hunt
Estonia
August 16, 2006
Beijing, China
67.32
Margus Hunt
Estonia
August 16, 2006
Beijing, China
Hammer throw
Men
82.62
Yevgeniy Aydamirov
Russia
July 22, 2006
Tula , Russia
NOT RATIFIED:
10 km walk
Men
39:45
Sergey Morozov
Russia
February 19, 2006
Adler , Russia
39:00
Chu Yafei
China
October 21, 2006
Xi'an , China
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 .[1]
Transfers of eligibility [ edit ]
See list of eligibility transfers in athletics
Men's Best Year Performances [ edit ]
100 metres [ edit ]
200 metres [ edit ]
400 metres [ edit ]
800 metres [ edit ]
1,500 metres [ edit ]
3,000 metres [ edit ]
5,000 metres [ edit ]
10,000 metres [ edit ]
Race walking [ edit ]
110m Hurdles [ edit ]
400m Hurdles [ edit ]
3,000m Steeplechase [ edit ]
Pole Vault [ edit ]
Hammer Throw [ edit ]
Decathlon [ edit ]
Women's Best Year Performances [ edit ]
100 metres [ edit ]
200 metres [ edit ]
Half Marathon [ edit ]
Race walking [ edit ]
100m Hurdles [ edit ]
400m Hurdles [ edit ]
3,000m Steeplechase [ edit ]
High Jump [ edit ]
Pole Vault [ edit ]
Hammer Throw [ edit ]
Heptathlon [ edit ]
Marathon [ edit ]
Men's competition [ edit ]
Commonwealth Games [ edit ]
European championships [ edit ]
Asian Games [ edit ]
Best Year Performances [ edit ]
Women's competition [ edit ]
Commonwealth Games [ edit ]
European championships [ edit ]
Asian Games [ edit ]
Best Year Performances [ edit ]
March 9 – Erik Elmsäter (86), Swedish long-distance runner (b. 1919)
August 9 – Chinatsu Mori (26), Japanese shot putter (b. 1980)
References [ edit ]
World Regional
Championships Games Cross country Other Age group
Seasonal
National