2006 in the sport of athletics explained

2006 in athletics
Major World Competitions:
Iaaf Athletes Of The Year:Asafa Powell
Sanya Richards
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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

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDatePlace
100 mMen9.77 sAsafa PowellJune 11, 2006Gateshead, United Kingdom
August 18, 2006Zürich, Switzerland
100 mMen9.77[1] Justin Gatlin United StatesMay 12, 2006Doha, Qatar
5000 mWomen14:24.53Meseret Defar EthiopiaJune 3, 2006New York City, USA
15 km (road)Women46:55Kayoko FukushiFebruary 5, 2006Marugame, Japan
20 km (road)Men55:48Haile Gebrselassie EthiopiaJanuary 15, 2006Phoenix, United States
20 km (road)Women1:03:21Lornah KiplagatOctober 8, 2006Debrecen, Hungary
Half marathonMen58:55Haile Gebrselassie EthiopiaJanuary 15, 2006Phoenix, United States
110 m hurdlesMen12.88 sJuly 11, 2006Lausanne, Switzerland
50 km walk (road)Men3:35:47December 6, 2006Geelong, Australia
4x800 m
relay		Men7:02.43Joseph Mutua,
William Yiampoy,
Ismael Kombich,
Wilfred Bungei		August 25, 2006Brussels, Belgium
Hammer throwWomen77.26Gulfiya KhanafeyevaJune 12, 2006Tula, Russia
77.41Tatyana LysenkoJune 24, 2006Zhukovsky, Russia
77.80Tatyana LysenkoAugust 15, 2006Tallinn, Estonia
NOT RATIFIED:
10 km (road)Men26:54[2] Eliud KipchogeDecember 31, 2006Madrid, Spain
Zersenay TadeseDecember 31, 2006Madrid, Spain
25 km (road)Men1:11:37[3] Haile Gebrselassie EthiopiaMarch 12, 2006Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands
25 km (road)Women1:21:31[4] Constantina TomescuOctober 22, 2006Chicago, United States
30 km (road)Women1:38:30[5] Constantina TomescuOctober 22, 2006Chicago, United States

Indoor

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDatePlace
1500 mWomen3:58.28February 18, 2006Moscow, Russia
3000 mWomen8:27.86February 17, 2006Moscow, Russia
High jumpWomen2.08 mFebruary 4, 2006Arnstadt, Germany
Pole vaultWomen4.91 mFebruary 12, 2006Donetsk, Ukraine
4x400 m
relay		Women3:23.37Yuliya Gushchina,
Olga Kotlyarova,
Olga Zaytseva,
Olesya Krasnomovets		January 28, 2006Glasgow, United Kingdom
NOT RATIFIED:
4x400 m
relay		Men3:01.96[6] Kerron Clement,
Wallace Spearmon,
Darold Williamson,
Jeremy Wariner		February 11, 2006Fayetteville, United States

Junior

Outdoor

EventRecordAthleteNationalityDatePlace
4x100 m
relay		Women43.29Bianca Knight,
Jeneba Tarmoh,
Elizabeth Olear,
Gabrielle Mayo		USAAugust 8, 2006Eugene, United States
Discus throwMen66.35Margus HuntAugust 15, 2006Beijing, China
66.68Margus HuntAugust 16, 2006Beijing, China
67.32Margus HuntAugust 16, 2006Beijing, China
Hammer throwMen82.62July 22, 2006Tula, Russia
NOT RATIFIED:
10 km walkMen39:45February 19, 2006Adler, Russia
39:00October 21, 2006Xi'an, China

Awards

Men

2006 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSWINNER
IAAF World Athlete of the Year
Track & Field Athlete of the Year
European Athlete of the Year Award
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award

Women

2006 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSWINNER
IAAF World Athlete of the Year
Track & Field Athlete of the Year
European Athlete of the Year Award
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award

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.[7]

Transfers of eligibility

See list of eligibility transfers in athletics

Men's Best Year Performances

100 metres

RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.9.77
2.9.84
3.9.85
4.9.91
5.9.99

200 metres

RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.19.63
2.19.65
3.19.68
4.19.88
5.19.90

400 metres

RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.43.62
2.44.10
3.44.14
4.44.45
5.44.53

800 metres

RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.1:43.09
2.1:43.25
3.1:43.31
4.1:43.42
5.1:43.45

1,500 metres

RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.3:29.02
2.3:29.14
3.3:29.68
4.3:31.08
5.3:31.10

Mile

RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.3:50.32
2.3:50.89
3.3:51.53
4.3:52.39
5.3:52.41

3,000 metres

RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.7:28.72
2.7:29.11
3.7:29.74
4.7:30.48
5.7:31.33

5,000 metres

RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.12:48.09
2.12:48.66
3.12:51.98
4.12:52.40
5.12:53.81

10,000 metres

RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.26:35.63
2.26:37.25
3.26:41.95
4.27:02.81
5.27:03.20

Race walking

See main article: article and 2006 Race Walking Year Ranking.

110m Hurdles

RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.12.88
2.12.90
3.12.96
4.13.00
5.13.02

400m Hurdles

RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.47.39
2.47.48
3.47.82
4.47.93
5.48.05

3,000m Steeplechase

RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.7:56.32
2.7:59.94
3.8:07.50
4.8:08.32
5.8:08.78

Pole Vault

RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.6.00 m
2.5.96 m
3.5.92 m
4.5.90 m
5.5.86 m

Hammer Throw

See main article: article and 2006 Hammer Throw Year Ranking.

Decathlon

See main article: article and 2006 Decathlon Year Ranking.

Women's Best Year Performances

100 metres

RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.10.82
2.10.99
3.11.03

200 metres

RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.22.00
2.22.11
3.22.17
4.22.20
5.22.23

Half Marathon

RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.1:07:16
2.1:07:26
3.1:07:34
4.1:07:43
5.1:08:07

Race walking

See main article: article and 2006 Race Walking Year Ranking.

100m Hurdles

RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.12.43
2.12.44
3.12.48
4.12.49
5.12.52

400m Hurdles

RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.53.02
2.53.14
3.53.71
4.53.79
5.53.82

3,000m Steeplechase

RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.9:17.15
2.9:19.51
3.9:20.16
4.9:21.94
5.9:22.82

High Jump

RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.2.05 m
2.2.04 m
3.2.03 m
5.2.01 m

Pole Vault

RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.4.91 m
2.4.75 m
3.4.70 m

Hammer Throw

See main article: article and 2006 Hammer Throw Year Ranking.

Heptathlon

RANK2006 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS
1.6740
2.6463
3.6448
4.6423
5.6420

Marathon

Men's competition

Commonwealth Games
RANK ATHLETETIME
2:11:29
2:12:03
2:14:50
4.2:16:32
5.2:17:10
6.2:17:31
7.2:19:15
8.2:19:39
9.2:19:40
10.2:19:57
European championships
RANK ATHLETETIME
2:11:32
2:11:50
2:12:37
4.2:12:44
5.2:13:04
6.2:13:09
7.2:13:10
8.2:13:14
9.2:13:46
10.2:14:15
Asian Games
RANK ATHLETETIME
2:12:44
2:15:36
2:15:36
4.2:17:24
5.2:17:43
6.2:18:55
7.2:19:35
8.2:20:19
9.2:23:46
10.2:23:50
Best Year Performances
RANK ATHLETETIMEEVENT
1.2:05:56Berlin Marathon
2.2:06:37Rotterdam Marathon
3.2:06:39London Marathon
4.2:06:41London Marathon
5.2:06:43Rotterdam Marathon
6.2:06:51London Marathon
7.2:06:52Hamburg Marathon
—2:06:52Fukuoka Marathon
9.2:06:55London Marathon
10.2:07:04London Marathon

Women's competition

Commonwealth Games
RANK ATHLETETIME
2:30:54
2:30:56
2:32:19
4.2:33:13
5.2:36:27
6.2:36:43
7.2:38:31
8.2:39:13
9.2:39:39
10.2:39:54
European championships
RANK ATHLETETIME
2:30:01
2:30:27
2:30:53
4.2:31:01
5.2:31:15
6.2:31:23
7.2:31:31
8.2:32:04
9.2:32:53
10.2:32:56
Asian Games
RANK ATHLETETIME
2:27:03
2:30:34
2:30:38
4.2:42:34
5.2:44:20
6.2:48:49
7.2:54:33
8.2:59:55
9.3:08:10
—DNF
Best Year Performances
RANK ATHLETETIMEEVENT
1.2:19:36London Marathon
2.2:19:51Seoul International Marathon
3.2:20:42Chicago Marathon
4.2:20:47Chicago Marathon
5.2:21:29London Marathon
6.2:21:34Berlin Marathon
7.2:21:46Chicago Marathon
8.2:21:52London Marathon
9.2:21:58London Marathon
10.2:22:36Chicago Marathon

Deaths

References


Notes and References

  1. Ratified as a record but later nullified due to Gatlin's failed drug test
  2. Not ratified due to excessive downhill slope
  3. Not ratified due to inadequate drug testing
  4. Not ratified due to inadequate drug testing
  5. Not ratified due to inadequate drug testing
  6. Not ratified due to inadequate drug testing
  7. IAAF . IAAF . December 2006 . IAAF News . 83 . June 5, 2007 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20070621012658/http://www.iaaf.org/newsfiles/37077.pdf . June 21, 2007 . dead .

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