# 2006 IAAF World Athletics Final – Results

These are the results of the 2006 IAAF World Athletics Final, which took place in at the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany between September 9–10.
The year's top seven athletes, based on their points ranking of the 2006 IAAF World Athletics Tour, qualified to compete in each event, with an extra four athletes selected for races of 1500 metres and above. One additional athlete, a wildcard, was allocated to each event by the IAAF and replacement athletes were admitted to replace the qualified athletes that could not attend the final.

## Track
### Key

Wild card athlete
Events :
| 100 m | 200 m | 400 m | 800 m | 1500 m | 3000 m | 5000 m | 110/100 m h | 400 m h | 3000 m st |

### 100 metres

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (sec) | Notes |
| 1 | Sherone Simpson | Jamaica (JAM) | 10.89 |
| 2 | Torri Edwards | United States (USA) | 11.06 | SB |
| 3 | Allyson Felix | United States (USA) | 11.07 |
| 4 | Me'Lisa Barber | United States (USA) | 11.10 |
| 5 | LoLo Jones | United States (USA) | 11.24 | PB |
| 6 | Stephanie Durst | United States (USA) | 11.24 |
| 7 | Debbie Ferguson | Bahamas (BAH) | 11.26 |
| 8 | Veronique Mang | France (FRA) | 11.30 |

### 200 metres

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (sec) | Notes |
| 1 | Allyson Felix | United States (USA) | 22.11 | CR |
| 2 | Sanya Richards | United States (USA) | 22.17 | PB |
| 3 | Sherone Simpson | Jamaica (JAM) | 22.22 |
| 4 | Debbie Ferguson | Bahamas (BAH) | 22.58 |
| 5 | Stephanie Durst | United States (USA) | 22.73 |
| 6 | Cydonie Mothersill | Cayman Islands (CAY) | 22.89 |
| 7 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium (BEL) | 22.93 |
| 8 | Fabienne Feraez | Benin (BEN) | 23.21 |

### 400 metres

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (sec) | Notes |
| 1 | Sanya Richards | United States (USA) | 49.25 | CR |
| 2 | Novlene Williams | Jamaica (JAM) | 50.36 |
| 3 | Shericka Williams | Jamaica (JAM) | 50.44 |
| 4 | DeeDee Trotter | United States (USA) | 50.58 |
| 5 | Christine Amertil | Bahamas (BAH) | 50.79 |
| 6 | Amy Mbacké Thiam | Senegal (SEN) | 51.16 |
| 7 | Monique Henderson | United States (USA) | 51.30 |
| 8 | Vania Stambolova | Bulgaria (BUL) | 51.48 |

### 800 metres

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (min) | Notes |
| 1 | Zulia Calatayud | Cuba (CUB) | 1:59.02 | CR |
| 2 | Janeth Jepkosgei | Kenya (KEN) | 1:59.10 |
| 3 | Hasna Benhassi | Morocco (MAR) | 1:59.44 |
| 4 | Kenia Sinclair | Jamaica (JAM) | 1:59.75 |
| 5 | Rebecca Lyne | Great Britain (GBR) | 2:00.20 |
| 6 | Tetyana Petlyuk | Ukraine (UKR) | 2:00.67 |
| 7 | Hazel Clark | United States (USA) | 2:00.88 |
| 8 | Svetlana Cherkasova | Russia (RUS) | 2:01.55 |

### 1500 metres

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (min) |
| 1 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | Bahrain (BHR) | 4:01.58 |
| 2 | Tatyana Tomashova | Russia (RUS) | 4:03.26 |
| 3 | Yelena Soboleva | Russia (RUS) | 4:03.49 |
| 4 | Sarah Jamieson | Australia (AUS) | 4:04.32 |
| 5 | Yuliya Chizhenko | Russia (RUS) | 4:06.07 |
| 6 | Lidia Chojecka | Poland (POL) | 4:07.20 |
| 7 | Carmen Douma-Hussar | Canada (CAN) | 4:08.67 |
| 8 | Hind Dehiba | France (FRA) | 4:09.73 |
| 9 | Nouria Mérah-Benida | Algeria (ALG) | 4:09.95 |
| 10 | Mestawat Tadesse | Ethiopia (ETH) | 4:12.13 |
| 11 | Iryna Lishchynska | Ukraine (UKR) | 4:14.18 |
| 12 | Olga Yegorova | Russia (RUS) | 4:18.08 |

### 3000 metres

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (min) | Notes |
| 1 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia (ETH) | 8:34.22 | CR |
| 2 | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia (ETH) | 8:34.74 |
| 3 | Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya (KEN) | 8:38.86 | PB |
| 4 | Ines Chenonge | Kenya (KEN) | 8:39.29 | PB |
| 5 | Sylvia Chibiwott Kibet | Kenya (KEN) | 8:40.09 | PB |
| 6 | Gelete Burika Bati | Ethiopia (ETH) | 8:41.22 |
| 7 | Joanne Pavey | Great Britain (GBR) | 8:41.56 |
| 8 | Eloise Wellings | Australia (AUS) | 8:46.17 | PB |
| 9 | Krisztina Papp | Hungary (HUN) | 8:48.54 |
| 10 | Lucy Wangui | Kenya (KEN) | 8:56.41 | PB |
| 11 | Susanne Wigene | Norway (NOR) | 9:04.50 | SB |
| 12 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | Morocco (MAR) | 9:06.40 |

### 5000 metres

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (min) |
| 1 | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia (ETH) | 16:04.77 |
| 2 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia (ETH) | 16:04.78 |
| 3 | Isabella Ochichi | Kenya (KEN) | 16:07.39 |
| 4 | Ejegayehu Dibaba | Ethiopia (ETH) | 16:07.87 |
| 5 | Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya (KEN) | 16:07.95 |
| 6 | Meselech Melkamu | Ethiopia (ETH) | 16:08.03 |
| 7 | Edith Masai | Kenya (KEN) | 16:08.56 |
| 8 | Mestawet Tufa | Ethiopia (ETH) | 16:09.29 |
| 9 | Priscah Jepleting Ngetich | Kenya (KEN) | 16:13.06 |
| 10 | Irene Kwambai Kipchumba | Kenya (KEN) | 16:15.01 |
| — | Kim Smith | New Zealand (NZL) | DNS |

### 110/100 metres hurdles

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (sec) | Notes |
| 1 | Michelle Perry | United States (USA) | 12.52 |
| 2 | Damu Cherry | United States (USA) | 12.56 |
| 3 | Perdita Felicien | Canada (CAN) | 12.58 | SB |
| 4 | Susanna Kallur | Sweden (SWE) | 12.59 |
| 5 | Brigitte Foster-Hylton | Jamaica (JAM) | 12.66 |
| 6 | LoLo Jones | United States (USA) | 12.76 |
| 7 | Danielle Carruthers | United States (USA) | 12.89 |
| 8 | Kirsten Bolm | Germany (GER) | 13.37 |

### 400 metres hurdles

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (sec) |
| 1 | Lashinda Demus | United States (USA) | 53.42 |
| 2 | Tiffany Ross-Williams | United States (USA) | 54.22 |
| 3 | Tetiana Tereschuk-Antipova | Ukraine (UKR) | 54.76 |
| 4 | Anna Jesień | Poland (POL) | 55.16 |
| 5 | Tasha Danvers-Smith | Great Britain (GBR) | 55.23 |
| 6 | Sandra Glover | United States (USA) | 55.32 |
| 7 | Claudia Marx | Germany (GER) | 55.98 |
| 8 | Sheena Johnson | United States (USA) | 57.61 |

### 3000 metres steeplechase

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (min) |
| 1 | Alesia Turava | Belarus (BLR) | 9:27.08 |
| 2 | Jeruto Kiptum | Kenya (KEN) | 9:28.60 |
| 3 | Salome Chepchumba | Kenya (KEN) | 9:29.58 |
| 4 | Gladys Jerotich Kipkemoi | Kenya (KEN) | 9:37.57 |
| 5 | Cristina Casandra | Romania (ROM) | 9:40.47 |
| 6 | Wioletta Janowska | Poland (POL) | 9:45.01 |
| 7 | Victoria Mitchell | Australia (AUS) | 9:47.63 |
| 8 | Roisin McGettigan | Ireland (IRL) | 9:52.85 |
| 9 | Carrie Messner | United States (USA) | 10:04.72 |
| — | Lyubov Ivanova | Russia (RUS) | DQ |

## Field

Events :
| High jump | Pole vault | Long jump | Triple jump | Shot put | Discus | Hammer | Javelin |

### High jump

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result (m) |
| 1 | Kajsa Bergqvist | Sweden (SWE) | 1.98 |
| 2 | Tia Hellebaut | Belgium (BEL) | 1.98 |
| 3 | Venelina Veneva | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1.98 |
| 4 | Yelena Slesarenko | Russia (RUS) | 1.94 |
| 5 | Amy Acuff | United States (USA) | 1.94 |
| 6 | Ruth Beitia | Spain (ESP) | 1.90 |
| 6 | Anna Chicherova | Russia (RUS) | 1.90 |
| 6 | Blanka Vlašić | Croatia (CRO) | 1.90 |

### Pole vault

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result (m) |
| 1 | Yelena Isinbaeva | Russia (RUS) | 4.75 |
| 2 | Monika Pyrek | Poland (POL) | 4.65 |
| 3 | Jennifer Stuczynski | United States (USA) | 4.60 |
| 4 | Tatiana Grigorieva | Australia (AUS) | 4.50 |
| 5 | Fabiana Murer | Brazil (BRA) | 4.50 |
| 6 | Silke Spiegelburg | Germany (GER) | 4.50 |
| 7 | Kym Howe | Australia (AUS) | 4.50 |
| 8 | Nastja Ryjikh | Germany (GER) | 4.40 |

### Long jump

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result (m) |
| 1 | Tatyana Lebedeva | Russia (RUS) | 6.92 |
| 2 | Bronwyn Thompson | Australia (AUS) | 6.77 |
| 3 | Rose Richmond | United States (USA) | 6.75 |
| 4 | Tatyana Kotova | Russia (RUS) | 6.64 |
| 5 | Oksana Udmurtova | Russia (RUS) | 6.63 |
| 6 | Grace Upshaw | United States (USA) | 6.53 |
| 7 | Brianna Glenn | United States (USA) | 6.43 |
| 8 | Kelly Sotherton | Great Britain (GBR) | 5.85 |

### Triple jump

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result (m) |
| 1 | Tatyana Lebedeva | Russia (RUS) | 14.82 |
| 2 | Hrysopiyi Devetzi | Greece (GRE) | 14.67 |
| 3 | Yamilé Aldama | Sudan (SUD) | 14.67 |
| 4 | Anna Pyatykh | Russia (RUS) | 14.60 |
| 5 | Marija Šestak | Slovenia (SLO) | 14.32 |
| 6 | Olha Saladuha | Ukraine (UKR) | 14.04 |
| 7 | Natallia Safronava | Belarus (BLR) | 13.88 |
| — | Trecia Smith | Jamaica (JAM) | NM |

### Shot put

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result (m) | Notes |
| 1 | Natallia Khoroneko | Belarus (BLR) | 19.81 |
| 2 | Valerie Vili | New Zealand (NZL) | 19.64 |
| 3 | Yumileidi Cumbá | Cuba (CUB) | 18.78 |
| 4 | Petra Lammert | Germany (GER) | 18.67 |
| 5 | Nadine Kleinert | Germany (GER) | 18.18 |
| 6 | Kristin Heaston | United States (USA) | 17.51 |
| - | Nadzeya Ostapchuk | Belarus (BLR) | 19.50 | DQ |

### Discus throw

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result (m) |
| 1 | Franka Dietzsch | Germany (GER) | 64.73 |
| 2 | Nicoleta Grasu | Romania (ROM) | 62.32 |
| 3 | Anna Söderberg | Sweden (SWE) | 61.50 |
| 4 | Ellina Zvereva | Belarus (BLR) | 60.91 |
| 5 | Aretha Thurmond | United States (USA) | 60.61 |
| 6 | Wioletta Potepa | Poland (POL) | 60.12 |
| 7 | Suzanne Powell | United States (USA) | 59.44 |
| 8 | Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová | Czech Republic (CZE) | 58.28 |

### Hammer throw

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result (m) | Notes |
| 1 | Betty Heidler | Germany (GER) | 75.44 | CR |
| 2 | Kamila Skolimowska | Poland (POL) | 73.33 |
| 3 | Yipsi Moreno | Cuba (CUB) | 71.85 |
| 4 | Ivana Brkljacic | Croatia (CRO) | 66.90 |
| 5 | Clarissa Claretti | Italy (ITA) | 66.87 |
| 6 | Ester Balassini | Italy (ITA) | 66.66 |
| 7 | Kathrin Klaas | Germany (GER) | 66.38 |
| 8 | Erin Gilreath | United States (USA) | 63.45 |

### Javelin throw

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result (m) | Notes |
| 1 | Barbora Špotáková | Czech Republic (CZE) | 66.21 | NR |
| 2 | Steffi Nerius | Germany (GER) | 65.06 |
| 3 | Christina Scherwin | Denmark (DEN) | 64.83 | NR |
| 4 | Sonia Bisset | Cuba (CUB) | 62.16 |
| 5 | Christina Obergföll | Germany (GER) | 60.63 |
| 6 | Zahra Bani | Italy (ITA) | 60.54 |
| 7 | Barbara Madejczyk | Poland (POL) | 57.87 |
| 8 | Felicia Tilea-Moldovan | Romania (ROM) | 55.69 |