The 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event, held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, which took place on 16 and 17 September 2006 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece.
Teams The teams that took part in the competition were: MenWomenTeamQualificationTeamQualificationHost nationHost nationAfricaAfricaAmericaAmericaAsiaAsiaEuropeEuropeOceaniaOceaniaEuropean Cup winnerEuropean Cup runner upEuropean Cup runner upEuropean Cup winner
Overall points table
Men Rank Team Result 1 Europe 140 2 136 3 Africa 116 4 Asia 110 5 Americas 104 6 89 7 79 8 Oceania 78 9 44
Women Rank Team Result 1 137 2 Europe 128 3 America 117 4 101.5 5 97 6 Africa 96.5 7 Asia 85.5 8 Oceania 73 9 60.5
Medal summary
Men 100 metresUnited States 9.88Europe 10.09Americas 10.14200 metresUnited States 19.87Americas 19.96Asia 20.30400 metresUnited States 44.54Africa 44.66Greece 45.11 NR800 metresAsia 1:44.98Europe 1:45.13Africa 1:45.141500 metresAfrica 3:52.60Europe 3:53.33Oceania 3:54.763000 metresOceania 7:32.19 CRAfrica 7:36.25France 7:47.805000 metresAsia 13:35.30Africa 13:36.19United States 13:36.83110 metres hurdlesUnited States 12.96 CR MWRAsia 13.03Americas 13.06400 metres hurdlesUnited States 48.12Africa 48.35Europe 48.763000 metres steeplechaseAsia 8:19.09 CRAfrica 8:19.37France 8:29.064×100 metres relay United States Kaaron ConwrightWallace SpearmonTyson GayJason Smoots37.59 CR EuropeDwain ChambersDwayne GrantMarlon DevonishMark Lewis-Francis38.45 AsiaNaoki TsukaharaShingo SuetsuguShinji TakahiraShigeyuki Kojima38.51 4×400 metres relay United StatesJamel AshleyDerrick BrewLaShawn MerrittDarold Williamson3:00.11 AmericasChris BrownMichael BlackwoodCarlos SantaAlleyne Francique3:00.14 AfricaPaul GorriesGary KikayaYoung Talkmore NyonganiMalik Louahla3:00.88 High jumpEurope 2.28 mRussia 2.24 mUnited States 2.24 m Pole vaultOceania 5.80 mAsia 5.70 mAmericas 5.70 m Long jumpAmericas 8.26 mEurope 8.12 mAsia 8.11 m Triple jumpUnited States 17.54 mAmericas 17.41 mEurope 17.05 m Shot putEurope 20.67 mUnited States 20.60 mRussia 20.45 m Discus throwEurope 67.19 mAsia 62.60 mUnited States 62.12 m Hammer throwAsia 82.01 mEurope 80.00 mRussia 77.14 m Javelin throwEurope 87.17 mAfrica 83.62 mRussia 81.87 m
Women 100 metresAmericas 10.97United States 11.19Africa 11.21200 metresUnited States 22.23Europe 22.72Africa 22.81 PB400 metresUnited States 48.70 WLEurope 50.09Americas 50.24800 metresAmericas 2:00.06Africa 2:00.09Russia 2:00.841500 metresAsia 4:00.84Russia 4:02.45Oceania 4:02.823000 metresAfrica 8:33.78 CRPoland 8:39.69United States 8:41.42 PB5000 metresAfrica 14:39.11 CRRussia 15:05.33Asia 15:06.69100 metres hurdlesAmericas 12.67Europe 12.77United States 12.90400 metres hurdlesRussia 53.88United States 54.06Poland 54.483000 metres steeplechaseEurope 9:29.10Africa 9:31.44Poland 9:35.084×100 metres relay AmericasAleen BaileyDebbie Ferguson-McKenzieCydonie MothersilleSherone Simpson42.26 WL RussiaYuliya GushchinaNatalia RusakovaIrina KhabarovaYekaterina Grigoryeva42.36 AfricaEne Franca IdokoEndurance OjokoloEsther DankwahVida Anim43.61 4×400 metres relay AmericasShericka WilliamsTonique DarlingChristine AmertilNovlene Williams3:19.84 WL United StatesDeeDee TrotterMonique HendersonMoushaumi RobinsonLashinda Demus3:20.69 RussiaSvetlana PospelovaOlga KotlyarovaYuliya PechonkinaTatyana Veshkurova3:21.21 High jumpRussia 1.97 mEurope 1.97 mAsiaUnited States 1.94 m Pole vaultRussia 4.60 m CRAmericas 4.55 mAsia 4.50 m Long jumpRussia 6.78 mEurope 6.68 mGreece 6.64 m Triple jumpRussia 15.13 mGreece 15.04 mAfrica 14.78 m Shot putOceania 19.87 mRussia 19.54 mAmericas 19.12 m Discus throwEurope 66.07 mUnited States 61.83 mAsia 61.47 m Hammer throwPoland 75.29 m CRRussia 74.44 mAmericas 73.99 m Javelin throwEurope 63.37 mAmericas 61.74 mAfrica 61.38 m
External links 2006 IAAF World cup IAAF homepage