Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games explained

Athletics at the 18th Commonwealth Games
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Colour:	F5D0A9
Host City:	Melbourne, Australia
Dates:	19–25 March 2006
Stadium:	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Nations Participating:	63
Athletes Participating:	748 (+disabled)
Events:	47 (+6 disability)
Records Set:	11 Games records
Level:	Senior
Previous:	2002 Manchester
Next:	2010 Delhi
Games:	2006 Commonwealth Games

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held in Melbourne, Australia from 19 March to 25 March 2006. A total of 47 events were contested, of which 24 by male and 23 by female athletes. Furthermore, three men's and three women's disability events were held within the programme. All athletics events took place within the Melbourne Cricket Ground, while the marathon and racewalking events took place on the streets of Melbourne and finished at the main stadium.^[1]

The hosts Australia easily won the medals table with 16 golds and 41 medals in total. Jamaica came second with 10 golds and 22 medals, while Kenya and England were the next best performers. A total of eleven Games records were broken over the course of the seven-day competition. Six of the records were broken by Australian athletes.

Medal summary

Men

100 metres		10.03 s		10.11 s		10.17 s
200 metres		20.47 s		20.47 s		20.52 s
400 metres		44.73 s		45.09 s		45.16 s
800 metres		1:45.88 min		1:46.93 min		1:46.98 min
1500 metres		3:38.49 min		3:39.20 min		3:39.33 min
5000 metres		12:56.41 min GR		12:58.19 min		13:05.30 min
10,000 metres		27:50.99 min		27:51.16 min		27:51.99 min
110 metre hurdles		13.26 s		13.61 s		13.62 s
400 metre hurdles		48.05 s GR		48.23 s		48.65 s
3000 metre steeplechase		8:18.17 min		8:19.38 min		8:19.82 min
4×100 metre relay		38.36 s		38.98 s	Charles Allen Anson Henry Nathan Taylor Emanuel Parris	39.21 s
4×400 metre relay	John Steffensen Chris Troode Mark Ormrod Clinton Hill	3:00.93 min	Jan van der Merwe Ofentse Mogawane Paul Gorries L. J. van Zyl	3:01.84 min	Lancford Davies Davian Clarke Lansford Spence Jermaine Gonzales	3:01.94 min
Marathon		2:11:29 h		2:12:03 h		2:14:50 h
20 km walk		1:19:55 GR		1:21:38		1:23:32
50 km walk		3:42.53 GR		3:58.05		3:58.22
High jump		2.26 m		2.26 m		2.23 m
Pole vault		5.80 m GR		5.60 m		5.50 m
Long jump		8.20 m		8.17 m		8.10 m
Triple jump		17.45 m		16.95 m		16.75 m
Shot put		19.76 m		19.75 m		19.48 m
Discus throw		63.48 m		63.07 m		61.49 m
Hammer throw		77.53 m GR		74.75 m		73.81 m
Javelin throw		80.10 m		79.89 m		79.89 m
Decathlon		8143		8074		8001

Men's disability events

100 metres T12	11.07 s	11.22 s	11.43 s
200 metres T46	22.96 s	23.12 s	23.16 s
Discus throw (seated)	34.48 m	32.28 m	29.88 m

Women

100 metres		11.19 s		11.31 s		11.39 s
200 metres		22.59 s		22.72 s		22.92 s
400 metres		50.28 s		50.76 s		51.12 s
800 metres		1:57.88 min		1:58.16 min		1:58.77 min
1500 metres		4:06.21 min		4:06.64 min		4:06.76 min
5000 metres		14:57.84 min		14:59.08 min		15:00.20 min
10,000 metres		31:29.66 min		31:30.86 min		31:49.40 min
100 metre hurdles		12.75 s		12.94 s		13.00 s
400 metre hurdles		53.82 s GR		55.17 s		55.25 s
3000 m steeplechase		9:19.51 min GR		9:24.29 min		9:25.05 min
4×100 metre relay	Daniele Browning Sheri-Ann Brooks Peta-Gaye Dowdie Sherone Simpson	43.10 s	Anyika Onuora Kimberly Wall Laura Turner Emma Ania	43.43 s	Sally McLellan Melanie Kleeberg Lauren Hewitt Crystal Attenborough	44.25 s
4×400 metre relay	Jana Pittman Caitlin Willis Tamsyn Lewis Rosemary Hayward	3:28.66 min	Rajwinder Kaur Chitra Soman Manjeet Kaur Pinki Pramanik	3:29.57 min	Kudirat Akhigbe Joy Eze Folashade Abugan Christiana Epukhon	3:31.83 min
Marathon		2:30:54		2:30:56		2:32:19
20 km walk		1:32:46 GR		1:33:33		1:36:03
High jump		1.91 m		1.88 m		1.83 m
High jump		1.91 m		1.88 m		1.83 m
Pole vault		4.62 m GR		4.35 m		4.25 m
Long jump		6.97 m GR		6.57 m		6.57 m
Triple jump		14.39 m		13.53 m		13.42 m
Shot put		19.66 m GR		18.75 m		17.54 m
Discus throw		61.55 m		60.56 m		59.44 m
Hammer throw		67.90 m GR		67.29 m		66.00 m
Javelin throw		60.72 m		60.54 m		58.27 m
Heptathlon		6396		6298		6269

Women's disability events

100 metres T37	14.38 s	14.51 s	14.81 s
800 metres T54 (wheelchair)	1:48.98	1:49.62	1:53.76
Shot put (seated)	6.78 m	6.08 m	5.33 m

References

General

Brown, Matthew (2006-03-19). Marathons kick-off athletics in front of 76,000 crowd - Commonwealth Games, Day One. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-04.
Brown, Matthew (2006-03-20). 79,000 witness Powell saunter to 100m gold - Commonwealth Games, Day Two. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-04.
Brown, Matthew (2006-03-21). Macey defeats injury, and Williams-Darling is beaten - Commonwealth Games, Day Three. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-04.
Brown, Matthew (2006-03-22). Wishing to emulate Freeman – Commonwealth Games, Day Four. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-04.
Brown, Matthew (2006-03-23). 83,000 spectators applaud Pittman's gold - Commonwealth Games, Day Five. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-04.
Brown, Matthew (2006-03-24). Mutola Defeated, Aussies inspired - Commonwealth Games, Day Six . IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-04.
Brown, Matthew (2006-03-25). Jamaican sprint dominance continues as Games conclude - Commonwealth Games Day 7. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-04.

Specific

External links

Official 2006 Commonwealth Games athletics page

Notes and References

Brown, Matthew (2006-03-17). A Gathering of World champions in Melbourne - Commonwealth Games preview. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-04.