2006 IAAF World Cup - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics
IAAF World Cup in Athletics
The IAAF Continental Cup is an international athletics competition which comprises track and field events. It is the only world cup contested by teams representing entire continents, rather than just those of individual nations...

was an international track and field

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

sporting event, held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations

International Association of Athletics Federations

The International Association of Athletics Federations is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. It was founded in 1912 at its first congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation...

, which took place on 16 and 17 September 2006 at the Olympic Stadium

Olympic Stadium (Athens)

The Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" , is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. It is named after the first modern Olympic marathon race winner in 1896, Spiros Louis.-History:...

in Athens

Athens

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, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

Teams

The teams that took part in the competition were:

Men		Women
Team	Qualification	Team	Qualification
Greece	Host nation	Greece	Host nation
Africa Africa Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...		Africa Africa Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
America Americas The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...		America Americas The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
Asia Asia Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...		Asia Asia Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...		Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
Oceania Oceania Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...		Oceania Oceania Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
Early Modern France	European Cup winner European Cup in Athletics 2006 The 2006 Spar European Cup took place in Málaga, Spain and attracted over 2000 athletes from 49 countries. The mascot for the 2006 games was "Manolito" the Octopus, it was chosen from the drawings submitted in a contest aimed at Andalusian schoolchildren, the winner was Eva Simancas Rubio, aged 11...	Poland	European Cup runner up European Cup in Athletics 2006 The 2006 Spar European Cup took place in Málaga, Spain and attracted over 2000 athletes from 49 countries. The mascot for the 2006 games was "Manolito" the Octopus, it was chosen from the drawings submitted in a contest aimed at Andalusian schoolchildren, the winner was Eva Simancas Rubio, aged 11...
Russia	European Cup runner up European Cup in Athletics 2006 The 2006 Spar European Cup took place in Málaga, Spain and attracted over 2000 athletes from 49 countries. The mascot for the 2006 games was "Manolito" the Octopus, it was chosen from the drawings submitted in a contest aimed at Andalusian schoolchildren, the winner was Eva Simancas Rubio, aged 11...	Russia	European Cup winner European Cup in Athletics 2006 The 2006 Spar European Cup took place in Málaga, Spain and attracted over 2000 athletes from 49 countries. The mascot for the 2006 games was "Manolito" the Octopus, it was chosen from the drawings submitted in a contest aimed at Andalusian schoolchildren, the winner was Eva Simancas Rubio, aged 11...
United States		United States

Men

Rank	Team	Result
1	Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...	140
2		136
3	Africa Africa Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...	116
4	Asia Asia Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...	110
5	Americas Americas The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...	104
6		89
7		79
8	Oceania Oceania Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...	78
9		44

Women

Rank	Team	Result
1		137
2	Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...	128
3	America Americas The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...	117
4		101.5
5		97
6	Africa Africa Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...	96.5
7	Asia Asia Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...	85.5
8	Oceania Oceania Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...	73
9		60.5

Men

100 metres	United States	9.88	Europe	10.09	Americas	10.14
200 metres	United States	19.87	Americas	19.96	Asia	20.30
400 metres	United States	44.54	Africa	44.66	Greece	45.11 NR Greek records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Greece maintained by Greece's national athletics federation: Association Hellenique d'Athlétisme Amateur .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:# = not officially ratified by IAAF...
800 metres	Asia	1:44.98	Europe	1:45.13	Africa	1:45.14
1500 metres	Africa	3:52.60	Europe	3:53.33	Oceania	3:54.76
3000 metres	Oceania	7:32.19 CR	Africa	7:36.25	France	7:47.80
5000 metres	Asia	13:35.30	Africa	13:36.19	United States	13:36.83
110 metres hurdles	United States	12.96 CR	Asia	13.03	Americas	13.06
400 metres hurdles	United States	48.12	Africa	48.35	Europe	48.76
3000 metres steeplechase	Asia	8:19.09 CR	Africa	8:19.37	France	8:29.06
4×100 metres relay	United States Kaaron Conwright Kaaron Conwright Kaaron Conwright is an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.As a sprinter at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Kaaron Conwright was a 3 time all-American in the 100m and a 2 time all-American in the 200m. In the Big West Conference, he was a 4 time champion in the 100m from the years of... Wallace Spearmon Wallace Spearmon Wallace Spearmon, Jr., is a sprint athlete, who specializes in the 200 meters. He is a two-time NCAA outdoor champion in the 200 m and won the silver medal in the event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics... Tyson Gay Tyson Gay Tyson Gay is an American track and field sprinter. His primary events are the 100 meters and 200 meters. His personal bests establish him as the second fastest athlete in the 100 meters and the fifth fastest athlete in the history of the 200 meters, with times of 9.69 and... Jason Smoots Jason Smoots Jason Smoots is an American sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.At the 2002 IAAF World Cup he won the 4 x 100 metres relay race together with Jon Drummond, Kaaron Conwright and Coby Miller...	37.59 CR	Europe Dwain Chambers Dwain Chambers Dwain Anthony Chambers is an English sprinter of Afro-Caribbean descent. He has won medals on the international stage numerous times and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of recorded athletics. His primary event is the 100 metres sprint, in which he has the second... Dwayne Grant Marlon Devonish Marlon Devonish Marlon Ronald Devonish, MBE is an English sprint athlete.He is a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club and is coached by Tony Lester. Early in his career he was successful at both 100 and 200 metre distances, winning English Schools and European Junior titles at both, but in recent... Mark Lewis-Francis Mark Lewis-Francis Mark Anthony Lewis-Francis is a British track and field athlete, specifically a sprinter, who specialises in the 100 metres. A renowned junior, his greatest sporting achievement at senior level has been to anchor the Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4 x 100 metres relay team to a shock gold...	38.45	Asia Naoki Tsukahara Naoki Tsukahara is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres.Tsukahara represented Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where he competed at the 100 metre sprint and placed second in his first heat after Churandy Martina in a time of 10.39 seconds... Shingo Suetsugu Shingo Suetsugu is a Japanese sprinter. He is the Asian record holder in the 200 metres and 4×100 metres relay.Suetsugu won a bronze medal in the 200 metres event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in a time of 20.38 seconds. The same year he set an Asian record of 20.03 seconds at the Japanese... Shinji Takahira Shinji Takahira is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres.Tsukahara competed in the 200 m at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2005 World Championships but failed to progress beyond the heats. He took the silver medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade... Shigeyuki Kojima Shigeyuki Kojima is a Japanese sprinter.-Achievements:-References:...	38.51
4×400 metres relay	United States Jamel Ashley Jamel Ashley Jamel Ashley is an American athlete, competing in the sprint events.-References:... Derrick Brew Derrick Brew Derrick Brew is a 2004 Olympic Gold medalist in the Men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States. Earlier in the games he took third in the US sweep of the 400m. He went to Klein Forest High School... LaShawn Merritt LaShawn Merritt LaShawn Merritt is an American track and field athlete who competes in sprinting events, specializing in the 400 meters. He is the reigning Olympic champion over the distance and his personal best of 43.75 seconds makes him the fifth fastest of all time... Darold Williamson Darold Williamson Darold Williamson is an American track athlete.He ran the anchor leg on the gold medal winning 4x400 meter relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He is 2005 graduate of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he won the Big 12 Conference championship in the 400 meter run three years in...	3:00.11	Americas Chris Brown Michael Blackwood Michael Blackwood Michael Blackwood is a male track and field athlete from Jamaica, who specializes in 400 Metres, his personal best being 44.60 set in Madrid in 2002. He is the brother of Catherine Scott.-Achievements:... Carlos Santa Carlos Santa Carlos Johelín Santa is a sprinter from the Dominican Republic who specializes in the 400 metres.He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics as well as the World Championships in 1999, 2003 and 2005, and finished fifth at the 2005 World Athletics Final.In 2006 he finished fifth in 4 x 400... Alleyne Francique Alleyne Francique Alleyne Jeremy Francique is a retired Grenadian athlete who specialized in 400 metres, his personal best being 44.47 seconds set in 2004. He is the 400m two time world indoor champion in 2004 and 2006....	3:00.14	Africa Paul Gorries Paul Gorries Paul Gorries is a South African sprinter.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres - 10.43 s 200 metres - 20.59 s *400 metres - 45.30 s -References:... Gary Kikaya Gary Kikaya Gary Kikaya is an athlete competing internationally for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 400 metres. He was born in Lubumbashi.... Young Talkmore Nyongani Young Talkmore Nyongani Young Talkmore Nyongani is a Zimbabwean sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 44.96 seconds, achieved in March 2005 in Pretoria... Malik Louahla Malik Louahla Malik Louahla is an Algerian sprinter, he specializes in the 200 and 400 metres.In the 400m heats at the 2001 World Championships, Louahla ran a career best of 45.13 seconds. The following day, he ran a time of 45.14 seconds, but was eliminated from the competition in the semi-final...	3:00.88
High jump	Europe	2.28 m	Russia	2.24 m	United States	2.24 m
Pole vault	Oceania	5.80 m	Asia	5.70 m	Americas	5.70 m
Long jump	Americas	8.26 m	Europe	8.12 m	Asia	8.11 m
Triple jump	United States	17.54 m	Americas	17.41 m	Europe	17.05 m
Shot put	Europe	20.67 m	United States	20.60 m	Russia	20.45 m
Discus throw	Europe	67.19 m	Asia	62.60 m	United States	62.12 m
Hammer throw	Asia	82.01 m	Europe	80.00 m	Russia	77.14 m
Javelin throw	Europe	87.17 m	Africa	83.62 m	Russia	81.87 m

Women

100 metres	Americas	10.97	United States	11.19	Africa	11.21
200 metres	United States	22.23	Europe	22.72	Africa	22.81 PB
400 metres	United States	48.70 WL	Europe	50.09	Americas	50.24
800 metres	Americas	2:00.06	Africa	2:00.09	Russia	2:00.84
1500 metres	Asia	4:00.84	Russia	4:02.45	Oceania	4:02.82
3000 metres	Africa	8:33.78 CR	Poland	8:39.69	United States	8:41.42 PB
5000 metres	Africa	14:39.11 CR	Russia	15:05.33	Asia	15:06.69
100 metres hurdles	Americas	12.67	Europe	12.77	United States	12.90
400 metres hurdles	Russia	53.88	United States	54.06	Poland	54.48
3000 metres steeplechase	Europe	9:29.10	Africa	9:31.44	Poland	9:35.08
4×100 metres relay	Americas Aleen Bailey Aleen Bailey Aleen Bailey is a track and field sprint specialist, competing internationally for Jamaica. She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal as a member of the 4 x 100 m relay team... Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie Cydonie Mothersille Sherone Simpson Sherone Simpson Sherone Simpson is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She is a gold medalist in the 4 x 100 meter relay from the 2004 Olympics and silver medalist in 2005 World Championships and now is the silver medalist in the individual event at the 2008 Summer Olympics...	42.26 WL	Russia Yuliya Gushchina Yuliya Gushchina Yuliya Aleksandrovna Gushchina is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Gushchina represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing competing at the 4x100 metres relay, together with Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yuliya Chermoshanskaya and Yevgeniya Polyakova. In their first round... Natalia Rusakova Natalia Rusakova Nataliya Mikhaylovna Kresova-Rusakova is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Russia.She won the bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.... Irina Khabarova Irina Khabarova Irina Sergeyevna Khabarova is a Russian sprinter.She won the silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2004 Olympics and a bronze medal in the same event at both the 2002 and 2006 European Championships.-References:... Yekaterina Grigoryeva Yekaterina Grigoryeva Yekaterina Leshcheva-Grigoryeva is a Russian sprint athlete. She became the Summer Universiade champion in the 200 metres at the 1997 Games. She reached the European podium at the 2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships, taking the silver medal in the women's 200 m. She was given a...	42.36	Africa Ene Franca Idoko Ene Franca Idoko Ene Franca Idoko is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. Her personal best time over 100 m is 11.22 seconds, achieved in July 2007 in Athens. Her personal best time over 60 m is 7.09 seconds, achieved in February 2008 in Chemnitz.She won the bronze medal with the African 4 x 100... Endurance Ojokolo Endurance Ojokolo Endurance Ojokolo is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in the 100 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:60 metres - 7.08 s 100 metres - 11.06 s *200 metres - 23.09 s -References:... Esther Dankwah Esther Dankwah Esther Dankwah is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. She lives in the Netherlands since 2003.She won the bronze medal with the African 4 x 100 metres relay team at the 2006 IAAF World Cup... Vida Anim Vida Anim Vida Anim is a Ghanaian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. Together with Mavis Akoto, Monica Twum and Vida Nsiah she holds the Ghanaian record in 4 x 100 metres relay with 43.19 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.Anim represented Ghana at the...	43.61
4×400 metres relay	Americas Shericka Williams Shericka Williams Shericka Williams is a Jamaican sprinter and former student of St. Elizabeth Technical High School.... Tonique Darling Tonique Williams-Darling Tonique Williams-Darling is a Bahamian sprint athlete. She won the gold medal in the 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-College:... Christine Amertil Christine Amertil Christine Amertil is a Bahamian athlete competing mainly in the 400 metres. She graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University.- Achievements :*2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships - bronze medal... Novlene Williams	3:19.84 WL	United States DeeDee Trotter DeeDee Trotter De'Hashia Tonnek Trotter is an American athlete.She currently lives in Orlando, Florida, and trains at the University of Central Florida under Head Coach and former University Of Tennessee college coach Caryl Smith Gilbert.In 2007 she won the American championship in the 400m in a personal best... Monique Henderson Monique Henderson Monique Henderson is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for the United States. She was a gold medalist in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.... Moushaumi Robinson Moushaumi Robinson Moushaumi Robinson is an American athlete. She represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she won a gold medal in the 4×400 metres relay for her contributions in the preliminary round.-External links:* , from http://www.sports-reference.com/.... Lashinda Demus Lashinda Demus Lashinda Demus is an American hurdler who specialises in the 400 meter hurdles.Her personal best time over 400m hurdles is 52.47 seconds in Daegu, South Korea on September 1, 2011, which is currently the women's 3rd fastest time ever. Also she is the American Record holder in 400m Hurdles...	3:20.69	Russia Svetlana Pospelova Svetlana Pospelova Svetlana Pospelova is a Russian sprinter who primarily competes over 400 metres.She was banned from competing in 2000 after she failed an out-of-competition test at the 2000 Summer Olympics... Olga Kotlyarova Olga Kotlyarova Olga Kotlyarova is a Russian runner. She used to compete mainly in 400 metres, and has an Olympic bronze medal from 2000 in relay... Yuliya Pechonkina Yuliya Pechonkina Yuliya Sergeyevna Pechonkina, née Nosova is a Russian former athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles and 4 x 400 metres relay.... Tatyana Veshkurova Tatyana Veshkurova Tatyana Leonidovna Veshkurova is a Russian sprint athlete.She won the silver medal in the 400m at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, as well as a gold medal in the 4 x 400 m relay.-External links:* at rusathletics.com...	3:21.21
High jump	Russia	1.97 m	Europe	1.97 m	Asia United States	1.94 m
Pole vault	Russia	4.60 m CR	Americas	4.55 m	Asia	4.50 m
Long jump	Russia	6.78 m	Europe	6.68 m	Greece	6.64 m
Triple jump	Russia	15.13 m	Greece	15.04 m	Africa	14.78 m
Shot put	Oceania	19.87 m	Russia	19.54 m	Americas	19.12 m
Discus throw	Europe	66.07 m	United States	61.83 m	Asia	61.47 m
Hammer throw	Poland	75.29 m CR	Russia	74.44 m	Americas	73.99 m
Javelin throw	Europe	63.37 m	Americas	61.74 m	Africa	61.38 m

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