2006 New York City Marathon Explained

Competition:	37th New York City Marathon
Venue:	New York City, United States
Date:	November 5
Men:	Marílson Gomes dos Santos
Men Win Value:	2:09:58
Women:	Jeļena Prokopčuka
Women Win Value:	2:25:05
Wheelchair Men:	Kurt Fearnley
Wheelchair Men Win Value:	1:29:22
Wheelchair Women:	Amanda McGrory
Wheelchair Women Win Value:	1:54:17
Prev:	2005
Next:	2007

The 2006 New York City Marathon was the 37th running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on Sunday, November 5. The men's elite race was won by Brazil's Marílson Gomes dos Santos in a time of 2:09:58 hours while the women's race was won by Latvia's Jeļena Prokopčuka in 2:25:05.

In the wheelchair races, Australia's Kurt Fearnley (1:29:22) and America's Amanda McGrory (1:54:17) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. In the handcycle race, Lebanon's Edward Maalouf (1:25:36) and Monique van der Vorst (1:35:48) were the winners.

A total of 37,936 runners finished the race, 25,607 men and 12,329 women.^[1]

Results

Men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			2:09:58
			2:10:06
			2:10:10
4			2:10:34
5			2:11:24
6			2:11:33
7			2:11:54
8			2:12:12
9			2:13:04
10			2:13:13
11			2:14:01
12			2:15:58
13			2:16:33
14			2:16:59
15			2:17:30
16			2:18:40
17			2:19:04
18			2:19:53
19			2:19:53
20			2:22:02
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Rachid Ghanmouni of Morocco originally finished in place in a time of hours, but was retrospectively disqualified for doping.^[2]

Women

Position	Athlete	Time
		2:25:05
		2:26:05
		2:26:58
4		2:26:59
5		2:27:21
6		2:27:54
7		2:31:19
8		2:32:31
9		2:32:36
10		2:32:45
11		2:33:17
12		2:34:14
13		2:35:04
14	Sonia O'Sullivan†	2:42:05
15		2:42:38
16		2:42:50
17		2:44:09
18		2:45:05
19		2:45:15
20		2:45:58
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† Ran in mass race

Wheelchair men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			1:29:22
			1:35:30
			1:37:42
4			1:38:15
5			1:40:48
6			1:40:49
7			1:40:49
8			1:40:50
9			1:42:23
10			1:43:38

Wheelchair women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			1:54:17
			1:54:19
			1:54:38
4			1:56:16
5			1:56:29
6			1:57:14
7			2:07:45
8			2:10:09
9			2:29:55
10			3:36:03

Handcycle men

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			1:25:36
			1:27:03
			1:29:07
4			1:31:43
5			1:31:45

Handcycle women

Position	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			1:35:48
			1:53:54
			2:25:15
4			2:28:49
5			2:31:27

References

Results

2006 New York Marathon Results. New York Road Runners. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
Men's results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
Women's results. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 2020-04-12.

External links

New York Road Runners website

Notes and References

http://www.marathonguide.com/results/browse.cfm?MIDD=472061105 New York City Marathon - Race Results
News: Ghanmouni suspendu 2 ans. Chenaille. Louis. 25 February 2009. RMC.fr. French. 5 March 2010.