July 7. 2006
Results Meeting Gaz de France, Paris Saint-Denis France
Marcus Brunson finishes second in the men's 100m 10.08
In the men's 400m hurdles Kerron Clement finishes second with a time of 48.57
Dwight Philips is third with a Jump of 8.16m
July 3. 2006
Results Athens Super Grand Prix, Greece
Dwight Philips got second in the men's Long Jump (8.30m)
June 22-25. 2006
Results USA Outdoor Track&Field Championships, Indianapolis USA
Kerron Clement US Champion 400mH in the fastest time of the year 47.39
Rose Richmond, crowned US Champions with a superb jump of 6.93meter
Dwight Phillips jumps to second (8.08m/26-6.25).
The men's 400 Hurdles was strictly a two-man race - and fast. Bershawn Jackson and Kerron Clement took turns leading over hurdles 5, 6, 7 and 8, but Clement hit the ninth barrier and Jackson led by more than two metres coming off the tenth. It wasn't enough: Clement's sheer speed (44.57 indoors) carried him past the 2005 World champion to win for the second straight year, finishing in 47.37 to Jackson's 47.48, the two fastest times of the year. James Carter, the World silver medallist, was never in the race, and finished a distant third in 48.44.
The men's long jump was another three-way battle - among world and Olympic champion Dwight Phillips, defending U.S. champion Miguel Pate, and Brian Johnson - but the marks weren't as dazzling because the jumpers were facing a headwind. Johnson third-round jump of 8.10 (-1.7) proved just enough to edge Phillips 8.08 (-2.5), with Pate's 7.96 (-0.2). The location of the runway and pit, just a couple of metres from the grandstand, made it especially exciting for the fans.
Rose Richmond has been hovering near the top of the U.S. women's Long Jump list, and she made it to the top today. She took the lead with her third jump of 6.84m (PB), raised it to 6.93m (+2.2) on her fourth, and was a clear winner over World champion Tianna Madison's 6.77m w and Grace Upshaw's 6.65m. Richmond said, happily, "things finally came together."
More about the meet on the IAAF website (day 1,2,3 and 4).
June 11. 2006
Results Norwich Union British Grand Prix, Gateshead UK
Daichi Sawano finishes second in the men's Pole Vault with a jump of 5.75m
June 5. 2006
Results Josef Odložil Memorial Prague Czech Republic
Daichi Sawano win the men's Pole Vault in Prague (5.70m).
June 3. 2006
Results Reebok Grand Prix New York USA
Kerron Clement runs a personal best on the men's 400m in a supper time of 44.71
June 2. 2006
Results Bislett Games, Oslo Norway
Marcus Brunson finishes 3rd in the men's 100m (10.06)
Dwight Philips got second in the men's Long Jump (8.21m).
May 28. 2006
Results Steve Prefontaine Classic, Eugene USA
Kerron Clement 2nd on the 400m hurdles 49.18
Dwight Phillips 2nd on the Long Jump 8.20m
Results Thales Fanny Blankers-Koen Games, Hengelo The Netherlands
Caimin Douglas finishes second on the men's 100m
May 21. 2006
Results Carson Home Depot, USA
Marcus Brunson wins the men's 100m in a time of 10.01 and improves his personal best.
May 6. 2006
Results 2006 IAAF World Athletics Tour Osaka - Osaka (JPN)
Paul Burgess of Australia won the men's Pole Vault with 5.75m, 5cm ahead of Japanese Daichi Sawano. "It was very windy (in the original location), but because the pit was moved, I was able to jump well," said Burgess. Sawano: "In the beginning we could not even practice because of the wind. I am grateful to the organizers who decided to move the pit. Next year at the World Championships, I hope that Pole Vault will be contested in the infield (inside the track)". Marcus Brunson got second in the men's 100m with a time of 10.14. More about the meet on IAAF website.
May 3. 2006
Results Shizuoka (JPN) International Meet
Daichi Sawano, a national record holder at PV, won his specialty in 5.60m. He has improved from 5.53m he vaulted in Mt SAC.
April 29. 2006
Results 112th Penn Relays, Franklin Field, Philadelphia USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - World bests in the women's sprint medley and the men's distance medley relasy highlighted the USA vs. The World competition on the third and final day of the 112th Penn Relays before a crowd of 49,771 at the University of Pennsylvania's Franklin Field on Saturday, 29 April. The USA "Red 4x400m " team of Tyree Washington (45.4), Derrick Brew (45.0), Otis Harris (44.7) and Wallace Spearmon (45.0) won in 3:00.09 in a race that had four teams run 3:01 or better. The USA "Blue 4x400m " team of LaShawn Merritt (45.8), Andrew Rock (44.7), Kerron Clement (45.1) and Darold Williamson (44.5) was a close second in 3:00.19.
Rodney Martin runs a new Personal best in Penn's relays on the 100m. He finishes 3rd in the 4x100m. Marcus Brunson finishes second with his team on the 4x100m. More about the meet on the IAAF website.
Other meets.
Rose Richmond finishes 2nd in Martinique jumping 6.60m
James Davis win the 400m in Hiroshima, Japan
April 12. 2006
OSAKA 2007 – 500 days to go! Osaka, Japan – Today marks the 500th day prior to the start of 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, Osaka, Japan.
‘Osaka 2007' will be hosted in and around the Nagai Stadium, Osaka, from 25 August to 2 September 2007.
To mark this occasion, a “D-500 Countdown Event” was held at Osaka Central Station today, to help celebrate the beginning of the 16-month final run into the championships and to help boost the awareness of the citizen's of Osaka to this event, which after the Olympic Games and World Cup Football is the largest global sports event.
Leading the celebrations today were Junichi Seki, the Mayor of Osaka City, and Hiromasa Hemmi, General Secretary of Local Organising Committee for Osaka 2007, who were joined by three of Japan's top athletes including two-time World Championship 400m Hurdles bronze medallist Dai Tamesue.
April 4. 2006
Churandy Martina runs 10.17 in first Outdoor 100m of the season.
UTEP freshman Churandy Martina was named the Conference USA’s Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week on Tuesday.
Martina was a triple winner last weekend at the UTEP Springtime Invitational, posting NCAA Midwest Regional qualifying times in each event.
He ran 10.17 to take the gold in the 100-meter dash. His time is currently the fastest in the nation this season and is the fourth best in school history.
Martina took the 200-meter crown in 21.01 and anchored the 400-meter relay to a victory in 39.43. The relay time is the second fastest in the NCAA this year.
March 12. 2006
Results 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics, Moscow 2006 Russia
Men's 4x400m Relay Round One.
Like the Russians in the women's event, the U.S. arrived in Moscow as the heavy favorites in the men's 4x400, a position solidified by their World Indoor record* of 3:01.96 in Fayetteville early last month. After a dominating, if relaxed 3:03.66 win in their heat, the American squad looks virtually unstoppable as they chase their sixth title in the event. James Davis (46.44), Obra Hogans (45.73), Tyree Washington (45.57), and Wallace Spearmon (45.92) finished nearly two-and-a-half seconds clear of Poland, the champions in 2001, who clocked 3:06.10. Further behind, Sweden was third and will move on to the final as well after their 3:07.10 national record. It was a substantial improvement for the Swedes, whose previous national best was 3:10.09 set in 2002.
The result of men's 4x400m relay final was hardly surprising. The United States quartet powered to a commanding 3:03.24 win, more than a second ahead of Poland who clocked a notably brisk 3:04.67. The Americans, never challenged, won their sixth title in the event, while Poland, the champions in 2001, claimed their second silver. Dmitriy Petrov anchored the Russian squad, the runners-up in 2004, to a surprise third place finish. They reached the line in 3:06.91.
USA-team James Davis, Obra Hogans, Tyree Washington, LaShawn Merritt, Miton Campbell and Wallace Spearmon
March 1. 2006
Clement named Sullivan Award finalist. Kerron Clement has been named as a finalist for the 2006 AAU James E. Sullivan Memorial Award, which annually recognizes the nation's top amateur athlete. The 76th Annual James E. Sullivan Award will be presented April 12th, 2006 at the New York Athletic Club.
As a 19-year-old sophomore at the University of Florida, Clement shocked the track world in winning the 2005 NCAA Indoor 400m title in 44.57 seconds, which shattered the great Michael Johnson's world record of 44.63 set on March 4, 1995. Clement then anchored Florida's 4x400m relay team to the NCAA indoor title in a collegiate record time of 3:03.51, which bettered the previous standard held by Baylor University (3:03.96) from 2004.
Clement won 23 events in 2005 including relays, and captured the NCAA Outdoor 400m hurdles title in 47.56 seconds. Named the U.S. Track Coaches Association Indoor Track Athlete of t he Year, Clement won six NCAA All-America honors in 2005.
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February 26. 2006
Results USA Indoor Championships, Boston USA
Kellie Suttle got her first national title on Sunday. Kellie won the women's Pole Vault with 4.55m on fewer misses over Jillian Shwartz. Jenn Struczynski was third on 4.50m.
Results KBC Indoor, Gent Belgium
Brigita Langerholc finished fourth in the woman's 800m with a time of 2:01.95 and improves her Personal Best.
February 12. 2006
Results Pole Vault Stars competition, Donetsk Ukraine
Kellie Suttle finished fifth with a result of 4.51m.
More about the meet on the IAAF website.
February 11. 2006
Results Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, Arkansas USA
The U.S. squad of Kerron Clement, Wallace Spearmon, Darold Williamson and Jeremy Wariner capped the second day of the Tyson Invitational with a World indoor record of 3:01.96* in the 4 x 400m relay.
The quartet eclipsed the previous mark of 3:02.83 set by Andre Morris, Dameon Johnson, Deon Minor And Milton Campbell with their win at the 1997 World Indoor Championships in Maebashi, Japan.
"Yesterday was a challenge. Today was just like icing on the cake," said Spearmon, who set a World best of 31.88 in the 300m on Friday evening. "With guys like this you really don't have a choice but to break a world record. Darold and Jeremy have done it for the last four years. We had Kerron on the team, he was a great guy to add. So I was the weakest link. It kind of felt like I was along for the ride."
Leading off with Clement, the indoor World record holder in the 400m, the team got off to a fast start. Moving to the inside lane, Clement cruised down the back stretch and held on to a four-step lead against the field before handing off to Spearmon, completing his leg of the relay in 46.1 seconds.
Spearmon charged around the first turn to the cheers of his howetown crowd and opened up a sizeable lead on the field through the opening 200 meters. Continuing to press his advantage, Spearmon, the novice 400m runner of the group, split 45.94 before handing to Williamson.
The anchor leg of Team USA's 2004 Olympic gold-medal relay, Williamson took the baton and extended his team's advantage around with a 45.18 split. Wariner, the Olympic and World 400m champion, took the baton for the final two laps.
Coming around the final bend the clock read 2:55, it was a race against the clock. Splitting 44.74, Wariner secured the record. "They set me up with a great time,"
Wariner said. "They gave me enough time to work with it. I just ran my usual race that I usually do. Coach (Clyde) Hart was telling me before the race to not try and force it and to run my own race. He said enjoy myself. I wasn't trying to force the record. If it came it came. If it didn't, oh well we are young we can do it another year. I was just out there to run my race and see what I could do right now."
When asked about his feeling coming down the final stretch with the world record in sight, Wariner said, "That is usually how I run my races. I have a good kick at the end. My training has been great so far, so I came out a little stronger than I thought I was going to be able to. I was just worried about keeping my form the rest of the race." More about the meet on the IAAF website.
Results Asian Indoor Championships, Pattaya Thailand
Daichi Sawano of Japan cleared a meeting record 5.60 to win the Pole Vault.
Yansheng Yang of China (5.40) and Alexandr Ashamed of Kazahkstan (5.30) collected the silver and bronze medals respectively.
More about the meet on the IAAF website.
Results Reunión Internacional de Atletismo Ciudad, Valencia Spain
Hayley Tullett finished fifth in the women's 1500m.
More about the meet on the IAAF website.
February 8. 2006
Results Samsung Eurojump, Götenborg Sweden
Christopher Williams win's the men's 60m in a time of 6.72.
The flat sprint was extremely close with Jamaican Christopher winning a photo-finish decision by .01 in 6.72. More about the meet on the IAAF website.
February 4. 2006
Results Sparkassen-cup, Stuttgart Germany
Marcus Brunson appeared to exit the blocks fastest in the Men's 60 metres, but he had Joshua Norman bearing down on him for every bit of the race. The American pair held their relative positions into the finish, as Brunson's 6.56 nudged Norman's 6.57. European record holder Ronald Pognon of France was third in 6.64, ahead of Nigeria's Olusoji Fasuba and Kostyantyn Vasyukov of Ukraine, both timed in 6.66.
Tobias Unger from nearby Kirchheim brought the crowd of 8000 to its feet by holding off Christopher Williams to win the faster section of the Men's 200 metres. The Athens and Helsinki finalist looked in danger of losing out to the Jamaican coming off the final curve, but a strong finish brought him to a 20.99, a creditable time on the four-lane track, ahead of Williams' 21.15.
More about the meet on the IAAF website.
February 2. 2006
Results GE Gallan, Stockholm Sweden
Hayley Tullett finished seventh in the women's 1500m.
More about the meet on the IAAF website.
January 29. 2006
Results LBBW-Meeting, Karlsruhe Germany
In the men's 60m Marcus Brunson finished second (6.60) and Christopher Williams fourth in a time of 6.68.
Christopher is second in the men's 200m with a time of 20.96 For both it was the start of this indoor season.
More about the meet on the IAAF website.
January 21. 2006
Results 11th New Balance Games, New York
Hayley Tullett wins New Balance Games.
In a time of 4.29.23 Hayley won her first Indoor race, the International Invitational Mile in New York.
More about the meet on the IAAF website.
November 28. 2005
There will be ten IAAF Golden League Events contested at each of the six meetings in the 2006 series.
Once again the IAAF Golden League will offer the crème of international one-day track and field action with the series opening in Oslo on 2 June and concluding in Berlin on 3 September 2006. In addition to the ten Golden League events, at least six other ‘promotional' disciplines will be contested at each meeting. In a decision also designed to ensure parity, the ten IAAF Golden League events are divided equally, five for men and five for women, as follows…
Men: 100m, 400m, 1500m, Long Jump, Javelin Throw
Women: 100m, 400m, 3000/5000m, 100m Hurdles, High Jump
IAAF Golden League Events in 2006:
Oslo (NOR), Paris (FRA), Rome (ITA), Zurich (SUI), Brussels (BEL) and Berlin (GER)
More on this at the IAAF website.
November 14. 2005
With 24 IAAF Meetings in 2006 (in 2005 there were 34) - the objective is to ensure that only the best quality competitions are staged under the IAAF brand. At least one Meeting from each Continental Area will be included in the IAAF World Athletics Tour. More on this at the IAAF website.
Season 2005
Read here the news from last season.
For the 2005 outdoor results click here.
For the Helsinki 2005 World Championships results click here.
For the 2005 indoor results click here.
Season 2004
Read here the news from last season.
For the 2004 outdoor results click here.
For the Athens 2004 Olympic Games results click here.
