# 2006 New York City Marathon

The 2006 New York City Marathon was the 37th running of the annual marathon race in New York City, United States, which took place on Sunday, November 5. The men's elite race was won by Brazil's Marílson Gomes dos Santos in a time of 2:09:58 hours while the women's race was won by Latvia's Jeļena Prokopčuka in 2:25:05.
In the wheelchair races, Australia's Kurt Fearnley (1:29:22) and America's Amanda McGrory (1:54:17) won the men's and women's divisions, respectively. In the handcycle race, Lebanon's Edward Maalouf (1:25:36) and Monique van der Vorst (1:35:48) were the winners.
A total of 37,936 runners finished the race, 25,607 men and 12,329 women.

## Results
### Men

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Marílson Gomes dos Santos | Brazil | 2:09:58 |
| | Stephen Kiogora | Kenya | 2:10:06 |
| | Paul Tergat | Kenya | 2:10:10 |
| 4 | Daniel Yego | Kenya | 2:10:34 |
| 5 | Rodgers Rop | Kenya | 2:11:24 |
| 6 | Stefano Baldini | Italy | 2:11:33 |
| 7 | William Kipsang | Kenya | 2:11:54 |
| 8 | Hailu Negussie | Ethiopia | 2:12:12 |
| 9 | Hendrick Ramaala | South Africa | 2:13:04 |
| 10 | Peter Gilmore | United States | 2:13:13 |
| 11 | Dathan Ritzenhein | United States | 2:14:01 |
| 12 | Tom Nyariki | Kenya | 2:15:58 |
| 13 | Elias Kemboi | Kenya | 2:16:33 |
| 14 | Simon Wangai | Kenya | 2:16:59 |
| 15 | Francisco Bautista | Mexico | 2:17:30 |
| 16 | Joe Driscoll | United States | 2:18:40 |
| 17 | Kassahun Kabiso | Ethiopia | 2:19:04 |
| 18 | Andrew Letherby | Australia | 2:19:53 |
| 19 | Matthew Gabrielson | United States | 2:19:53 |
| 20 | Meb Keflezighi | United States | 2:22:02 |
| — | Rachid Ghanmouni | Morocco | DQ |
| — | Joseph Kariuki | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Julius Kibet | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Titus Munji | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Raymond Kipkoech | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Alan Culpepper | United States | DNF |
| — | Daniel Cheribo | Kenya | DNF |
| — | Bolota Asmerom | United States | DNF |
| — | Pablo Olmedo | Mexico | DNF |
| — | Bret Schoolmeester | United States | DNF |
| — | Linus Maiyo | Kenya | DNF |
* Rachid Ghanmouni of Morocco originally finished in place in a time of hours, but was retrospectively disqualified for doping.

### Women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Jeļena Prokopčuka | Latvia | 2:25:05 |
| | Tetyana Hladyr | Ukraine | 2:26:05 |
| | Catherine Ndereba | Kenya | 2:26:58 |
| 4 | Rita Jeptoo | Kenya | 2:26:59 |
| 5 | Lidiya Grigoryeva | Russia | 2:27:21 |
| 6 | Deena Kastor | United States | 2:27:54 |
| 7 | Nina Rillstone | New Zealand | 2:31:19 |
| 8 | Lornah Kiplagat | Netherlands | 2:32:31 |
| 9 | Katie McGregor | United States | 2:32:36 |
| 10 | Susan Chepkemei | Kenya | 2:32:45 |
| 11 | Sylvia Skvortsova | Russia | 2:33:17 |
| 12 | Samia Akbar | United States | 2:34:14 |
| 13 | Claudia-Mariela Nero | Argentina | 2:35:04 |
| 14 | Sonia O'Sullivan† | Ireland | 2:42:05 |
| 15 | Magdalena Boulet | United States | 2:42:38 |
| 16 | Viktoriya Ganushina | Ukraine | 2:42:50 |
| 17 | Michelle LaFleur | United States | 2:44:09 |
| 18 | Leteyesus Berhe | Ethiopia | 2:45:05 |
| 19 | Nathalie Vasseur | France | 2:45:15 |
| 20 | Nikole Johns | United States | 2:45:58 |
| — | Elena Plastinina | Ukraine | DNF |
| — | Luminița Talpoș | Romania | DNF |
| — | Amy Rudolph | United States | DNF |
* † Ran in mass race

### Wheelchair men

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Kurt Fearnley | Australia | 1:29:22 |
| | Aarón Gordian | Mexico | 1:35:30 |
| | Saúl Mendoza | United States | 1:37:42 |
| 4 | Ernst van Dyk | South Africa | 1:38:15 |
| 5 | Jordi Madera Jimenez | Spain | 1:40:48 |
| 6 | Éric Teurnier | France | 1:40:49 |
| 7 | Jacob Heilveil | United States | 1:40:49 |
| 8 | Denis Lemeunier | France | 1:40:50 |
| 9 | Tyler Byers | United States | 1:42:23 |
| 10 | Rafael Botello | Spain | 1:43:38 |

### Wheelchair women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Amanda McGrory | United States | 1:54:17 |
| | Shelly Woods | United Kingdom | 1:54:19 |
| | Diane Roy | Canada | 1:54:38 |
| 4 | Chantal Petitclerc | Canada | 1:56:16 |
| 5 | Sandra Graf | Switzerland | 1:56:29 |
| 6 | Christina Ripp | United States | 1:57:14 |
| 7 | Miriam Ladner | United States | 2:07:45 |
| 8 | Shirley Reilly | United States | 2:10:09 |
| 9 | April Coughlin | United States | 2:29:55 |
| 10 | Pia Jakobsen | Norway | 3:36:03 |

### Handcycle men

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Edward Maalouf | Lebanon | 1:25:36 |
| | Vittorio Podestà | Italy | 1:27:03 |
| | Todd Philpott | United States | 1:29:07 |
| 4 | Theo Geeve | Canada | 1:31:43 |
| 5 | Bogdan Krol | Poland | 1:31:45 |

### Handcycle women

| Position | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Monique van der Vorst | Netherlands | 1:35:48 |
| | Monika Pudlis | Poland | 1:53:54 |
| | Minda Dentler | United States | 2:25:15 |
| 4 | Jacqui Kapinowski | United States | 2:28:49 |
| 5 | Melynda Schnee | Trinidad and Tobago | 2:31:27 |