# 2006 IAAF World Athletics Final

The 4th IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany on September 9 and September 10, 2006.

## Results
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m | Asafa Powell Jamaica | 9.89 CR | Leonard Scott United States | 9.91 | Tyson Gay United States | 9.92 |
| 200 m | Tyson Gay United States | 19.68 CR | Wallace Spearmon United States | 19.88 | Usain Bolt Jamaica | 20.10 |
| 400 m | Jeremy Wariner United States | 44.02 CR | Gary Kikaya DR Congo | 44.10 AR | LaShawn Merritt United States | 44.14 |
| 800 m | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi South Africa | 1:46.99 | Bram Som Netherlands | 1:47.10 | Wilfred Bungei Kenya | 1:47.22 |
| 1500 m | Alex Kipchirchir Kenya | 3:32.76 CR | Bernard Lagat United States | 3:32.93 | Augustine Choge Kenya | 3:33.37 |
| 3000 m | Tariku Bekele Ethiopia | 7:38.98 | Edwin Soi Kenya | 7:39.25 | Isaac Kiprono Songok Kenya | 7:39.50 |
| 5000 m | Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia | 13:48.62 | Edwin Soi Kenya | 13:49.45 | Abreham Cherkos Ethiopia | 13:49.66 |
| 110 m hurdles | Liu Xiang China | 12.93 CR | Dayron Robles Cuba | 13.00 NR | Allen Johnson United States | 13.01 |
| 400 m hurdles | Periklis Iakovakis Greece | 47.92 | L.J. van Zyl South Africa | 48.08 | Bershawn Jackson United States | 48.24 |
| 3000 m s'chase | Paul Kipsiele Koech Kenya | 8:01.37 | Richard Mateelong Kenya | 8:08.62 | Bouabdellah Tahri France | 8:10.86 |
| High jump | Linus Thörnblad Sweden | 2.33 m | Andrey Silnov Russia | 2.33 m | Stefan Holm SwedenYaroslav Rybakov Russia | 2.29 m |
| Pole vault | Paul Burgess Australia | 5.82 m | Toby Stevenson United States | 5.82 m | Tim Lobinger Germany | 5.82 m |
| Long jump | Irving Saladino Panama | 8.41 m | Mohamed Salman Al-Khuwalidi Saudi Arabia | 8.34 m | Louis Tsatoumas Greece | 8.29 m |
| Triple jump | Yoandri Betanzos Cuba | 17.29 m | Jadel Gregório Brazil | 17.12 m | Walter Davis United States | 16.98 m |
| Shot put | Reese Hoffa United States | 21.05 m | Christian Cantwell United States | 20.94 m | Rutger Smith Netherlands | 20.74 m |
| Discus | Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania | 68.63 m CR | Gerd Kanter Estonia | 68.47 m | Aleksander Tammert Estonia | 64.94 m |
| Hammer | Koji Murofushi Japan | 81.42 m | Ivan Tikhon Belarus | 81.12 m | Krisztián Pars Hungary | 80.41 m |
| Javelin | Andreas Thorkildsen Norway | 89.50 m | Tero Pitkämäki Finland | 88.25 m | Peter Esenwein Germany | 85.30 m |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m | Sherone Simpson Jamaica | 10.89 | Torri Edwards United States | 11.06 SB | Allyson Felix United States | 11.07 |
| 200 m | Allyson Felix United States | 22.11 CR | Sanya Richards United States | 22.17 PB | Sherone Simpson Jamaica | 22.22 |
| 400 m | Sanya Richards United States | 49.25 CR | Novlene Williams Jamaica | 50.36 | Shericka Williams Jamaica | 50.44 |
| 800 m | Zulia Calatayud Cuba | 1:59.02 CR | Janeth Jepkosgei Kenya | 1:59.10 | Hasna Benhassi Morocco | 1:59.44 |
| 1500 m | Maryam Yusuf Jamal Bahrain | 4:01.58 | Tatyana Tomashova Russia | 4:03.26 | Yelena Soboleva Russia | 4:03.49 |
| 3000 m | Meseret Defar Ethiopia | 8:34.22 CR | Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia | 8:34.74 | Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya | 8:38.86 PB |
| 5000 m | Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia | 16:04.77 | Meseret Defar Ethiopia | 16:04.78 | Isabella Ochichi Kenya | 16:07.39 |
| 100 m hurdles | Michelle Perry United States | 12.52 | Damu Cherry United States | 12.56 | Perdita Felicien Canada | 12.58 SB |
| 400 m hurdles | Lashinda Demus United States | 53.42 | Tiffany Williams United States | 54.22 | Tetiana Tereschuk-Antipova Ukraine | 54.76 |
| 3000 m s'chase | Alesia Turava Belarus | 9:27.08 | Jeruto Kiptum Kenya | 9:28.60 | Salome Chepchumba Kenya | 9:29.58 |
| High jump | Kajsa Bergqvist Sweden | 1.98 m | Tia Hellebaut Belgium | 1.98 m | Venelina Veneva Bulgaria | 1.98 m |
| Pole vault | Yelena Isinbayeva Russia | 4.75 m | Monika Pyrek Poland | 4.65 m | Jennifer Stuczynski United States | 4.60 m |
| Long jump | Tatyana Lebedeva Russia | 6.92 m | Bronwyn Thompson Australia | 6.77 m | Rose Richmond United States | 6.75 m |
| Triple jump | Tatyana Lebedeva Russia | 14.82 m | Hrysopiyi Devetzi Greece | 14.67 m | Yamilé Aldama Sudan | 14.67 m |
| Shot put | Natallia Kharaneka Belarus | 19.81 m | Valerie Vili New Zealand | 19.64 m | Yumileidi Cumbá Cuba | 18.78 m |
| Discus throw | Franka Dietzsch Germany | 64.73 m | Nicoleta Grasu Romania | 62.32 m | Anna Söderberg Sweden | 61.50 m |
| Hammer throw | Betty Heidler Germany | 75.44 m CR | Kamila Skolimowska Poland | 73.33 m | Yipsi Moreno Cuba | 71.85 m |
| Javelin throw | Barbora Špotáková Czech Republic | 66.21 m NR | Steffi Nerius Germany | 65.06 m | Christina Scherwin Denmark | 64.83 m NR |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) |||||| |