2006 IAAF Golden League
# 2006 IAAF Golden League

The 2006 Golden League was the ninth edition of the IAAF's annual series of six athletics meets, held across Europe, with athletes having the chance to win the Golden League Jackpot of $1 million.

## Programme

Meet calendar :

| Meeting | Venue | Date |
| - | - | - |
| Bislett Games | Oslo, Norway | 2 June |
| Meeting Areva | Paris, France | 8 July |
| Golden Gala | Rome, Italy | 14 July |
| Weltklasse Zürich | Zürich, Switzerland | 18 August |
| Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | 25 August |
| Internationales Stadionfest | Berlin, Germany | 3 September |

Jackpot events :

| Men | 100 m | 400 m | 1500 m / Mile | 5000 m | Long jump | Javelin throw |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Women | 100 m | 400 m | 5000 m | 100 m hurdles | High jump | |

## Results

### Men

| Event | Bislett Games Oslo | Meeting Gaz de France Paris | Golden Gala Rome | Weltklasse Zürich Zürich | Memorial van Damme Brussels | ISTAF Berlin |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 m | Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.98 | Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.85 | Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.85 | Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.77 | Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.99 | Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.86 |
| 200 m | - | - | - | - | Tyson Gay (USA) 19.79 | - |
| 400 m | Jeremy Wariner (USA) 44.31 | Jeremy Wariner (USA) 43.91 | Jeremy Wariner (USA) 43.62 | Jeremy Wariner (USA) 44.20 | Jeremy Wariner (USA) 44.29 | Jeremy Wariner (USA) 44.26 |
| 800 m | Mohammad Al-Azemi (KUW) 1:44.41 | Wilfred Bungei (KEN) 1:42.69 | Amine Laalou (MAR) 1:43.25 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA) 1:43.38 | - | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA) 1:44.37 |
| 4X800 m relay | - | - | - | - | Kenya (KEN) 7:02.43 | - |
| 1500 m / 1 mile | Brimin Kiprop Kipruto (KEN) 3:36.53 | Ivan Heshko (UKR) 3:31.08 | Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (KEN) 3:29.02 | Augustine Choge (KEN) 3:32.40 | Mehdi Baala (FRA) 3:32.01 | Augustine Choge (KEN) 3:32.48 |
| 1500 m / 1 mile | Alex Kipchirchir (KEN) 3:50.32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3000 m | - | - | - | - | - | Jesús España (ESP) 7:56.36 |
| 5000 m | Isaac Kiprono Songok (KEN) 12:55.79 | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12:51.44 | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12:50.18 | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12:48.25 | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12:48.09 | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12:57.74 |
| 10000 m | - | - | - | - | Micah Kogo (KEN) 26:35.63 | - |
| 3000 m steeplechase | - | Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) 8:09.29 | Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) 7:59.94 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) 7:56.54 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT) 8:04.32 | - |
| 110 m hurdles | - | Terrence Trammell (USA) 13.06 | Terrence Trammell (USA) 12.88 | Allen Johnson (USA) 13.14 | - | David Oliver (USA) 13.25 |
| 400 m hurdles | - | Alwyn Myburgh (USA) 48.46 | Bershawn Jackson (USA) 47.86 | Periklis Iakovakis (GRE) 47.92 | - | - |
| Long jump | Irving Saladino (PAN) 8.53 | Ignisious Gaisah (GHA) 8.31 | Irving Saladino (PAN) 8.45 | Irving Saladino (PAN) 8.36 | Irving Saladino (PAN) 8.31 | Irving Saladino (PAN) 8.35 |
| Triple Jump | - | - | - | Christian Olsson (SWE) 17.39 | - | - |
| Pole vault | - | - | Paul Burgess (AUS) 5.82 | Brad Walker (USA) 5.85 | - | Steven Hooker (AUS) 5.96 |
| Shot Put | - | - | - | - | - | Reese Hoffa (USA) 21.14 |
| Discus throw | Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) 68.39 | - | - | Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) 68.51 | - | - |
| Javelin throw | Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 91.59 | Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) 89.07 | Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 90.34 | Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) 88.27 | Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 86.97 | Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 87.43 |

### Women

| Event | Bislett Games Oslo | Meeting Gaz de France Paris | Golden Gala Rome | Weltklasse Zürich | Memorial van Damme Brussels | ISTAF Berlin |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 100 m | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (BAH) 11.22 | Sherone Simpson (JAM) 11.25 | Sherone Simpson (JAM) 10.87 | Sherone Simpson (JAM) 11.09 | Sherone Simpson (JAM) 10.95 | Sherone Simpson (JAM) 11.25 |
| 200 m | Kim Gevaert (BEL) 22.58 | - | - | - | Kim Gevaert (BEL) 22.68 | - |
| 400 m | Sanya Richards (USA) 49.82 | Sanya Richards (USA) 49.73 | Sanya Richards (USA) 49.31 | Sanya Richards (USA) 50.18 | Sanya Richards (USA) 50.02 | Sanya Richards (USA) 49.81 |
| 800 m | Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN) 2:00.51 | - | Zulia Calatayud (CUB) 1:59.35 | Olga Kotlyarova (RUS) 1:58.69 | Hasna Benhassi (MAR) 1:59.06 | - |
| 1500 m | - | Yuliya Fomenko (RUS) 3:55.68 | - | - | - | - |
| 5000 m | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:30.40 | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:54.30 | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:52.37 | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:45.73 | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 14:30.63 | Meseret Defar (ETH) 14:25.43 |
| 100 m hurdles | Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM) 12.70 | Susanna Kallur (SWE) 12.61 | Susanna Kallur (SWE) 12.51 | Michelle Perry (USA) 12.65 | Michelle Perry (USA) 12.55 | Ginnie Powell (USA) 12.65 |
| 400 m hurdles | - | Lashinda Demus (USA) 53.76 | Lashinda Demus (USA) 53.51 | - | - | - |
| High jump | Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 1.98 | Yelena Slesarenko (RUS) 2.00 | Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 2.00 | Venelina Veneva (BUL) 2.04 | Tia Hellebaut (BEL) 1.98 | Tia Hellebaut (BEL) 2.00 |
| Long Jump | Carolina Klüft (SWE) 6.67 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Triple Jump | - | - | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) 14.88 | - | - | Franka Dietzsch (GER) 54.36 |
| Pole Vault | - | - | Yelena Isinbaeva (RUS) 5.76 | - | Yelena Isinbaeva (RUS) 4.81 | - |
| Javelin Throw | - | - | - | - | - | Barbora Špotáková (CZE) 64.30 |
| Discus Throw | - | - | - | - | - | Franka Dietzsch (GER) 54.36 |
