Overview of the——events of 2006 in the sport of athletics
The following events in the sport of athletics took place in 2006:
Championships※
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※
Event
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Record
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Athlete
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Nationality
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Date
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Place
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100 m
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Men
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9.77 s
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Asafa Powell
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Jamaica
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June 11, 2006
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Gateshead, United Kingdom
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August 18, 2006
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Zürich, Switzerland
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100 m
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Men
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9.77
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Justin Gatlin |
USA
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May 12, 2006
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Doha, Qatar
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5000 m
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Women
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14:24.53
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Meseret Defar |
Ethiopia
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June 3, 2006
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New York City, USA
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15 km (road)
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Women
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46:55+
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Kayoko Fukushi |
Japan
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February 5, 2006
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Marugame, Japan
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20 km (road)
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Men
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55:48+
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Haile Gebrselassie |
Ethiopia
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January 15, 2006
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Phoenix, United States
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20 km (road)
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Women
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1:03:21
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Lornah Kiplagat |
Netherlands
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October 8, 2006
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Debrecen, Hungary
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Half marathon
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Men
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58:55
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Haile Gebrselassie |
Ethiopia
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January 15, 2006
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Phoenix, United States
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110 m hurdles
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Men
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12.88 s
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Liu Xiang |
China
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July 11, 2006
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Lausanne, Switzerland
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50 km walk (road)
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Men
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3:35:47
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Nathan Deakes |
Australia
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December 6, 2006
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Geelong, Australia
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4x800 m relay
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Men
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7:02.43
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Joseph Mutua, William Yiampoy, Ismael Kombich, Wilfred Bungei
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Kenya
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August 25, 2006
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Brussels, Belgium
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Hammer throw
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Women
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77.26
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Gulfiya Khanafeyeva
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Russia
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June 12, 2006
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Tula, Russia
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77.41
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Tatyana Lysenko
|
Russia
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June 24, 2006
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Zhukovsky, Russia
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77.80
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Tatyana Lysenko
|
Russia
|
August 15, 2006
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Tallinn, Estonia
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NOT RATIFIED:
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10 km (road)
|
Men
|
26:54
|
Eliud Kipchoge |
Kenya
|
December 31, 2006
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Madrid, Spain
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Zersenay Tadese |
Eritrea
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December 31, 2006
|
Madrid, Spain
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25 km (road)
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Men
|
1:11:37
|
Haile Gebrselassie |
Ethiopia
|
March 12, 2006
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Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
|
25 km (road)
|
Women
|
1:21:31+
|
Constantina Tomescu |
Romania
|
October 22, 2006
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Chicago, United States
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30 km (road)
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Women
|
1:38:30+
|
Constantina Tomescu |
Romania
|
October 22, 2006
|
Chicago, United States
|
Indoor※
Event
|
Record
|
Athlete
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Nationality
|
Date
|
Place
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1500 m
|
Women
|
3:58.28
|
Yelena Soboleva |
Russia
|
February 18, 2006
|
Moscow, Russia
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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
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4x400 m relay
|
Women
|
3:23.37
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Yuliya Gushchina, Olga Kotlyarova, Olga Zaytseva, Olesya Krasnomovets
|
Russia
|
January 28, 2006
|
Glasgow, United Kingdom
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NOT RATIFIED:
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4x400 m relay
|
Men
|
3:01.96
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Kerron Clement, Wallace Spearmon, Darold Williamson, Jeremy Wariner
|
United States
|
February 11, 2006
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Fayetteville, United States
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Notes※
- ^ Ratified as a record. But later nullified due to Gatlin's failed drug test
- ^ Not ratified due to excessive downhill slope
- ^ Not ratified due to inadequate drug testing
Junior※
Outdoor※
Event
|
Record
|
Athlete
|
Nationality
|
Date
|
Place
|
4x100 m relay
|
Women
|
43.29
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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
|
Awards※
Men※
Women※
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.
Transfers of eligibility※
See list of eligibility transfers in athletics
Men's Best Year Performances※
100 metres※
200 metres※
400 metres※
800 metres※
1,500 metres※
Mile※
3,000 metres※
5,000 metres※
10,000 metres※
Race walking※
110m Hurdles※
400m Hurdles※
3,000m Steeplechase※
Pole Vault※
Hammer Throw※
Decathlon※
Women's Best Year Performances※
100 metres※
200 metres※
Half Marathon※
Race walking※
100m Hurdles※
400m Hurdles※
3,000m Steeplechase※
High Jump※
Pole Vault※
Hammer Throw※
Heptathlon※
Marathon※
Men's competition※
Commonwealth Games※
European championships※
Asian Games※
Best Year Performances※
Women's competition※
Commonwealth Games※
European championships※
Asian Games※
Best Year Performances※
Deaths※
- March 9 – Erik Elmsäter (86), Swedish long-distance runner (b. 1919)
- August 9 – Chinatsu Mori (26), Japanese shot putter (b. 1980)
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