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.
| Athletics at the 18th Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
The host stadium in Melbourne | |
| Dates | 19–25 March 2006 |
| Host city | Melbourne, Australia |
| Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 47 (+6 disability) |
| Participation | 748 (+disabled) athletes from 63 nations |
| Records set | 11 Games records |
← 2002 Manchester 2006 Commonwealth Games | |
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
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Asafa Powell Jamaica | 10.03 s | Olusoji Fasuba Nigeria | 10.11 s | Marc Burns Trinidad and Tobago | 10.17 s |
| 200 metres | Omar Brown Jamaica | 20.47 s | Stéphan Buckland Mauritius | 20.47 s | Chris Williams Jamaica | 20.52 s |
| 400 metres | John Steffensen Australia | 44.73 s | Alleyne Francique Grenada | 45.09 s | Jermaine Gonzales Jamaica | 45.16 s |
| 800 metres | Alex Kipchirchir Rono Kenya | 1:45.88 min | Achraf Tadili Canada | 1:46.93 min | John Litei Nkamasiai Kenya | 1:46.98 min |
| 1500 metres | Nicholas Willis New Zealand | 3:38.49 min | Nathan Brannen Canada | 3:39.20 min | Mark Fountain Australia | 3:39.33 min |
| 5000 metres | Augustine Choge Kenya | 12:56.41 min GR | Craig Mottram Australia | 12:58.19 min | Benjamin Limo Kenya | 13:05.30 min |
| 10,000 metres | Boniface Kiprop Toroitich Uganda | 27:50.99 min | Geoffrey Kipngeno Kenya | 27:51.16 min | Fabiano Joseph Naasi Tanzania | 27:51.99 min |
| 110 metre hurdles | Maurice Wignall Jamaica | 13.26 s | Chris Baillie Scotland | 13.61 s | Andy Turner England | 13.62 s |
| 400 metre hurdles | L.J. van Zyl South Africa | 48.05 s GR | Alwyn Myburgh South Africa | 48.23 s | Kemel Thompson Jamaica | 48.65 s |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya | 8:18.17 min | Wesley Kiprotich Koech Kenya | 8:19.38 min | Reuben Kosgei Seroney Kenya | 8:19.82 min |
| 4 × 100 metre relay | Jamaica (JAM) Michael Frater Ainsley Waugh Chris Williams Asafa Powell | 38.36 s | South Africa (RSA) Lee-Roy Newton Leigh Julius Snyman Prinsloo Sherwin Vries | 38.98 s | Canada (CAN) Charles Allen Anson Henry Nathan Taylor Emanuel Parris | 39.21 s |
| 4 × 400 metre relay | Australia (AUS) John Steffensen Chris Troode Mark Ormrod Clinton Hill | 3:00.93 min | South Africa (RSA) Jan van der Merwe Ofentse Mogawane Paul Gorries L. J. van Zyl | 3:01.84 min | Jamaica (JAM) Lancford Davies Davian Clarke Lansford Spence Jermaine Gonzales | 3:01.94 min |
| Marathon | Samson Ramadhani Nyonyi Tanzania | 2:11:29 h | Fred Mogaka Tumbo Kenya | 2:12:03 h | Dan Robinson England | 2:14:50 h |
| 20 km walk | Nathan Deakes Australia | 1:19:55 GR | Luke Adams Australia | 1:21:38 | Jared Tallent Australia | 1:23:32 |
| 50 km walk | Nathan Deakes Australia | 3:42.53 GR | Tony Sargisson New Zealand | 3:58.05 | Chris Erickson Australia | 3:58.22 |
| High jump | Mark Boswell Canada | 2.26 m | Martyn Bernard England | 2.26 m | Kyriakos Ioannou Cyprus | 2.23 m |
| Pole vault | Steven Hooker Australia | 5.80 m GR | Dmitri Markov Australia | 5.60 m | Steven Lewis England | 5.50 m |
| Long jump | Ignisious Gaisah Ghana | 8.20 m | Gable Garenamotse Botswana | 8.17 m | Fabrice Lapierre Australia | 8.10 m |
| Triple jump | Phillips Idowu England | 17.45 m | Khotso Mokoena South Africa | 16.95 m | Alwyn Jones Australia | 16.75 m |
| Shot put | Janus Robberts South Africa | 19.76 m | Dorian Scott Jamaica | 19.75 m | Scott Martin Australia | 19.48 m |
| Discus throw | Scott Martin Australia | 63.48 m | Jason Tunks Canada | 63.07 m | Dariusz Slowik Canada | 61.49 m |
| Hammer throw | Stuart Rendell Australia | 77.53 m GR | James Steacy Canada | 74.75 m | Christiaan Harmse South Africa | 73.81 m |
| Javelin throw | Nicholas Nieland England | 80.10 m | William Hamlyn Harris Australia | 79.89 m | Oliver Dziubak Australia | 79.89 m |
| Decathlon | Dean Macey England | 8143 | Maurice Smith Jamaica | 8074 | Jason Dudley Australia | 8001 |
Men's disability events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres T12 | Adekunle Adesoji Nigeria | 11.07 s | Hilton Langenhoven South Africa | 11.22 s | Eriyo Etinosa Nigeria | 11.43 s |
| 200 metres T46 | Heath Francis Australia | 22.96 s | David Roos South Africa | 23.12 s | Vitalis Lanshima Nigeria | 23.16 s |
| Discus throw (seated) | Tanto Campbell Jamaica | 34.48 m | Jacques Martin Canada | 32.28 m | Ranjith Kumar Jayaseelan India | 29.88 m |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Sheri-Ann Brooks Jamaica | 11.19 s | Geraldine Pillay South Africa | 11.31 s | Delphine Atangana Cameroon | 11.39 s |
| 200 metres | Sherone Simpson Jamaica | 22.59 s | Veronica Campbell Jamaica | 22.72 s | Geraldine Pillay South Africa | 22.92 s |
| 400 metres | Christine Ohuruogu England | 50.28 s | Tonique Williams-Darling Bahamas | 50.76 s | Novlene Williams Jamaica | 51.12 s |
| 800 metres | Janeth Jepkosgei Kenya | 1:57.88 min | Kenia Sinclair Jamaica | 1:58.16 min | Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique | 1:58.77 min |
| 1500 metres | Lisa Dobriskey England | 4:06.21 min | Sarah Jamieson Australia | 4:06.64 min | Hayley Tullett Wales | 4:06.76 min |
| 5000 metres | Isabella Ochichi Kenya | 14:57.84 min | Joanne Pavey England | 14:59.08 min | Lucy Wangui Kabuu Kenya | 15:00.20 min |
| 10,000 metres | Lucy Kabuu Kenya | 31:29.66 min | Evelyne Wambui Nganga Kenya | 31:30.86 min | Mara Yamauchi England | 31:49.40 min |
| 100 metre hurdles | Brigitte Foster-Hylton Jamaica | 12.75 s | Angela Whyte Canada | 12.94 s | Delloreen Ennis-London Jamaica | 13.00 s |
| 400 metre hurdles | Jana Pittman Australia | 53.82 s GR | Natasha Danvers Smith England | 55.17 s | Lee McConnell Scotland | 55.25 s |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Dorcus Inzikuru Uganda | 9:19.51 min GR | Melissa Rollison Australia | 9:24.29 min | Donna MacFarlane Australia | 9:25.05 min |
| 4 × 100 metre relay | Jamaica (JAM) Daniele Browning Sheri-Ann Brooks Peta-Gaye Dowdie Sherone Simpson | 43.10 s | England (ENG) Anyika Onuora Kimberly Wall Laura Turner Emma Ania | 43.43 s | Australia (AUS) Sally McLellan Melanie Kleeberg Lauren Hewitt Crystal Attenborough | 44.25 s |
| 4 × 400 metre relay | Australia (AUS) Jana Pittman Caitlin Willis Tamsyn Lewis Rosemary Hayward | 3:28.66 min | India (IND) Rajwinder Kaur Chitra Soman Manjeet Kaur Pinki Pramanik | 3:29.57 min | Nigeria (NGR) Kudirat Akhigbe Joy Eze Folashade Abugan Christiana Epukhon | 3:31.83 min |
| Marathon | Kerryn McCann Australia | 2:30:54 | Helen Cherono Koskei Kenya | 2:30:56 | Liz Yelling England | 2:32:19 |
| 20 km walk | Jane Saville Australia | 1:32:46 GR | Natalie Saville Australia | 1:33:33 | Cheryl Webb Australia | 1:36:03 |
| High jump | Anika Smith South Africa | 1.91 m | Julie Crane Wales | 1.88 m | Karen Beautle Jamaica | 1.83 m |
| Angela McKee New Zealand | ||||||
| Pole vault | Kym Howe Australia | 4.62 m GR | Tatiana Grigorieva Australia | 4.35 m | Stephanie McCann Canada | 4.25 m |
| Long jump | Bronwyn Thompson Australia | 6.97 m GR | Kerrie Taurima Australia | 6.57 m | Celine Laporte Seychelles | 6.57 m |
| Triple jump | Trecia Smith Jamaica | 14.39 m | Otonye Iworima Nigeria | 13.53 m | Nadia Williams England | 13.42 m |
| Shot put | Valerie Vili New Zealand | 19.66 m GR | Vivian Chukwuemeka Nigeria | 18.75 m | Cleopatra Borel-Brown Trinidad and Tobago | 17.54 m |
| Discus throw | Elizna Naude South Africa | 61.55 m | Seema Antil India | 60.56 m | Dani Samuels Australia | 59.44 m |
| Hammer throw | Brooke Krueger Australia | 67.90 m GR | Jennifer Joyce Canada | 67.29 m | Lorraine Shaw England | 66.00 m |
| Javelin throw | Sunette Viljoen South Africa | 60.72 m | Laverne Eve Bahamas | 60.54 m | Olivia McKoy Jamaica | 58.27 m |
| Heptathlon | Kelly Sotherton England | 6396 | Kylie Wheeler Australia | 6298 | Jessica Ennis England | 6269 |
Women's disability events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres T37 | Elizabeth McIntosh Australia | 14.38 s | Katrina Webb Australia | 14.51 s | Beverley Jones Wales | 14.81 s |
| 800 metres T54 (wheelchair) | Chantal Petitclerc Canada | 1:48.98 | Eliza Stankovic Australia | 1:49.62 | Diane Roy Canada | 1:53.76 |
| Shot put (seated) | Njideka Iyiazi Nigeria | 6.78 m | Virginia Ohagwu Nigeria | 6.08 m | Asti Poole Australia | 5.33 m |
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (AUS)* | 16 | 12 | 13 | 41 |
| 2 | Jamaica (JAM) | 10 | 4 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | Kenya (KEN) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | England (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 5 | South Africa (SAF) | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Nigeria (NGR) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Uganda (UGA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Tanzania (TAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Ghana (GHA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | India (IND) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Wales (WAL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Grenada (GRN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Seychelles (SEY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 53 | 53 | 54 | 160 | |
Participating nations
- Anguilla (2)
- Antigua and Barbuda (8)
- Australia (103)
- Bahamas (16)
- Bangladesh (2)
- Belize (3)
- Bermuda (5)
- Botswana (10)
- British Virgin Islands (2)
- Cameroon (8)
- Canada (38)
- Cayman Islands (6)
- Cook Islands (1)
- Cyprus (9)
- Dominica (3)
- England (83)
- Fiji (10)
- Gambia (7)
- Ghana (12)
- Grenada (4)
- Guernsey (2)
- Guyana (3)
- Isle of Man (2)
- India (18)
- Jamaica (40)
- Jersey (2)
- Kenya (38)
- Kiribati (2)
- Lesotho (6)
- Malawi (4)
- Malaysia (6)
- Maldives (4)
- Mauritius (13)
- Montserrat (3)
- Mozambique (3)
- Namibia (2)
- New Zealand (25)
- Nigeria (30)
- Niue (1)
- Northern Ireland (7)
- Pakistan (6)
- Papua New Guinea (11)
- Saint Helena (1)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis (2)
- Saint Lucia (6)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (4)
- Samoa (4)
- Scotland (18)
- Seychelles (3)
- Sierra Leone (14)
- Singapore (2)
- Solomon Islands (4)
- Sri Lanka (7)
- South Africa (50)
- Swaziland (2)
- Tanzania (13)
- Tonga (3)
- Trinidad and Tobago (16)
- Turks and Caicos Islands (5)
- Uganda (8)
- Wales (19)
- Vanuatu (4)
- Zambia (3)
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