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{{Infobox Athletics Championships

|Name = Athletics at the 18th Commonwealth Games

|Logo = MCG Commonwealth Games.jpg

|Size = 180px

|Colour = #F5D0A9

|Optional caption = The host stadium in Melbourne

|Host city = Melbourne, Australia{{flagicon|Australia}}

|Dates = 19–25 March 2006

|Stadium = Melbourne Cricket Ground

|Nations participating = 63

|Athletes participating = 748 (+disabled)

|Events = 47 (+6 disability)

|Records set = 11 Games records

|Level = Senior

|Previous = 2002 Manchester

|Next = 2010 Delhi

|Games = 2006 Commonwealth Games

}}

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held in Melbourne, Australia from 19 March to 25 March 2006. A total of 47 events were contested, of which 24 by male and 23 by female athletes. Furthermore, three men's and three women's disability events were held within the programme. All athletics events took place within the Melbourne Cricket Ground, while the marathon and racewalking events took place on the streets of Melbourne and finished at the main stadium.Brown, Matthew (2006-03-17). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=33970.html A Gathering of World champions in Melbourne - Commonwealth Games preview]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-04.

The hosts Australia easily won the medals table with 16 golds and 41 medals in total. Jamaica came second with 10 golds and 22 medals, while Kenya and England were the next best performers. A total of eleven Games records were broken over the course of the seven-day competition. Six of the records were broken by Australian athletes.

Medal summary

=Men=

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{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
100 metres
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 metres}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Asafa Powell|JAM|2006}}

10.03 s

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Olusoji Fasuba|NGR|2006}}

10.11 s

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Marc Burns|TRI|2006}}

10.17 s
200 metres
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Omar Brown|JAM|2006}}

20.47 s

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Stéphan Buckland|MRI|2006}}

20.47 s

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Chris Williams|JAM|2006}}

20.52 s
400 metres
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|John Steffensen|AUS|2006}}

44.73 s

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Alleyne Francique|GRN|2006}}

45.09 s

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Jermaine Gonzales|JAM|2006}}

45.16 s
800 metres
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 800 metres}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Alex Kipchirchir Rono|KEN|2006}}

1:45.88 min

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Achraf Tadili|CAN|2006}}

1:46.93 min

|{{flagCGFmedalist|John Litei Nkamasiai|KEN|2006}}

1:46.98 min
1500 metres
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Nicholas Willis|NZL|2006}}

3:38.49 min

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Nathan Brannen|CAN|2006}}

3:39.20 min

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Mark Fountain|AUS|2006}}

3:39.33 min
5000 metres
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 5000 metres}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Augustine Choge|KEN|2006}}

12:56.41 min GR

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Craig Mottram|AUS|2006}}

12:58.19 min

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Benjamin Limo|KEN|2006}}

13:05.30 min
10,000 metres
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 10,000 metres}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Boniface Kiprop Toroitich|UGA|2006}}

27:50.99 min

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Geoffrey Kipngeno|KEN|2006}}

27:51.16 min

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Fabiano Joseph Naasi|TAN|2006}}

27:51.99 min
110 metre hurdles
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 110 metres hurdles}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Maurice Wignall|JAM|2006}}

13.26 s

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Chris Baillie|SCO|2006}}

13.61 s

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Andy Turner|ENG|2006}}

13.62 s
400 metre hurdles
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|L.J. van Zyl|RSA|2006}}

48.05 s GR

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Alwyn Myburgh|RSA|2006}}

48.23 s

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Kemel Thompson|JAM|2006}}

48.65 s
3000 metre steeplechase
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Ezekiel Kemboi|KEN|2006}}

8:18.17 min

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Wesley Kiprotich Koech|KEN|2006}}

8:19.38 min

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Reuben Kosgei Seroney|KEN|2006}}

8:19.82 min
4×100 metre relay
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 x 100 metres relay}}

|{{flagteam|JAM}}
Michael Frater
Ainsley Waugh
Chris Williams
Asafa Powell

38.36 s

|{{flagteam|RSA}}

Lee-Roy Newton
Leigh Julius
Snyman Prinsloo
Sherwin Vries

38.98 s

|{{flagteam|CAN}}
Charles Allen
Anson Henry
Nathan Taylor
Emanuel Parris

39.21 s
4×400 metre relay
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 x 400 metres relay}}

|{{flagteam|AUS}}
John Steffensen
Chris Troode
Mark Ormrod
Clinton Hill

3:00.93 min

|{{flagteam|RSA}}
Jan van der Merwe
Ofentse Mogawane
Paul Gorries
L. J. van Zyl

3:01.84 min

|{{flagteam|JAM}}
Lancford Davies
Davian Clarke
Lansford Spence
Jermaine Gonzales

3:01.94 min
Marathon
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's marathon}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Samson Ramadhani Nyonyi|TAN|2006}}

2:11:29 h

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Fred Mogaka Tumbo|KEN|2006}}

2:12:03 h

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Dan Robinson|ENG|2006}}

2:14:50 h
20 km walk
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 20 kilometres walk}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Nathan Deakes|AUS|2006}}

1:19:55 GR

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Luke Adams|AUS|2006}}

1:21:38

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Jared Tallent|AUS|2006}}

1:23:32
50 km walk
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 kilometres walk}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Nathan Deakes|AUS|2006}}

3:42.53 GR

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Tony Sargisson|NZL|2006}}

3:58.05

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Chris Erickson|AUS|2006}}

3:58.22
High jump
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's high jump}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Mark Boswell|CAN|2006}}

2.26 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Martyn Bernard|ENG|2006}}

2.26 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Kyriakos Ioannou|CYP|2006}}

2.23 m
Pole vault
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's pole vault}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Steven Hooker|AUS|2006}}

5.80 m GR

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Dmitri Markov|AUS|2006}}

5.60 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Steven Lewis|ENG|2006}}

5.50 m
Long jump
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's long jump}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Ignisious Gaisah|GHA|2006}}

8.20 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Gable Garenamotse|BOT|2006}}

8.17 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Fabrice Lapierre|AUS|2006}}

8.10 m
Triple jump
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's triple jump}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Phillips Idowu|ENG|2006}}

17.45 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Khotso Mokoena|RSA|2006}}

16.95 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Alwyn Jones|AUS|2006}}

16.75 m
Shot put
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's shot put}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Janus Robberts|RSA|2006}}

19.76 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Dorian Scott|JAM|2006}}

19.75 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Scott Martin|AUS|2006}}

19.48 m
Discus throw
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Scott Martin|AUS|2006}}

63.48 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Jason Tunks|CAN|2006}}

63.07 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Dariusz Slowik|CAN|2006}}

61.49 m
Hammer throw
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's hammer throw}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Stuart Rendell|AUS|2006}}

77.53 m GR

|{{flagCGFmedalist|James Steacy|CAN|2006}}

74.75 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Christiaan Harmse|RSA|2006}}

73.81 m
Javelin throw
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's javelin throw}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Nicholas Nieland|ENG|2006}}

80.10 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|William Hamlyn Harris|AUS|2006}}

79.89 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Oliver Dziubak|AUS|2006}}

79.89 m
Decathlon
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's decathlon}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Dean Macey|ENG|2006}}

8143

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Maurice Smith|JAM|2006}}

8074

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Jason Dudley|AUS|2006}}

8001

==Men's disability events==

{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
100 metres T12

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Adekunle Adesoji|NGR|2006}}

11.07 s

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Hilton Langenhoven|RSA|2006}}

11.22 s

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Eriyo Etinosa|NGR|2006}}

11.43 s
200 metres T46

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Heath Francis|AUS|2006}}

22.96 s

|{{flagCGFmedalist|David Roos|RSA|2006}}

23.12 s

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Vitalis Lanshima|NGR|2006}}

23.16 s
Discus throw (seated)

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Tanto Campbell|JAM|2006}}

34.48 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Jacques Martin|CAN|2006}}

32.28 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Ranjith Kumar Jayaseelan|IND|2006}}

29.88 m

=Women=

{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
100 metres
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metres}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Sheri-Ann Brooks|JAM|2006}}

11.19 s

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Geraldine Pillay|RSA|2006}}

11.31 s

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Delphine Atangana|CMR|2006}}

11.39 s
200 metres
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metres}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Sherone Simpson|JAM|2006}}

22.59 s

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Veronica Campbell|JAM|2006}}

22.72 s

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Geraldine Pillay|RSA|2006}}

22.92 s
400 metres
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Christine Ohuruogu|ENG|2006}}

50.28 s

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Tonique Williams-Darling|BAH|2006}}

50.76 s

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Novlene Williams|JAM|2006}}

51.12 s
800 metres
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metres}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Janeth Jepkosgei|KEN|2006}}

1:57.88 min

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Kenia Sinclair|JAM|2006}}

1:58.16 min

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Maria de Lurdes Mutola|MOZ|2006}}

1:58.77 min
1500 metres
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 1500 metres}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Lisa Dobriskey|ENG|2006}}

4:06.21 min

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Sarah Jamieson|AUS|2006}}

4:06.64 min

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Hayley Tullett|WAL|2006}}

4:06.76 min
5000 metres
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 5000 metres}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Isabella Ochichi|KEN|2006}}

14:57.84 min

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Joanne Pavey|ENG|2006}}

14:59.08 min

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Lucy Wangui Kabuu|KEN|2006}}

15:00.20 min
10,000 metres
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 10,000 metres}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Lucy Kabuu|KEN|2006}}

31:29.66 min

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Evelyne Wambui Nganga|KEN|2006}}

31:30.86 min

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Mara Yamauchi|ENG|2006}}

31:49.40 min
100 metre hurdles
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metres hurdles}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Brigitte Foster-Hylton|JAM|2006}}

12.75 s

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Angela Whyte|CAN|2006}}

12.94 s

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Delloreen Ennis-London|JAM|2006}}

13.00 s
400 metre hurdles
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres hurdles}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Jana Pittman|AUS|2006}}

53.82 s GR

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Natasha Danvers Smith|ENG|2006}}

55.17 s

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Lee McConnell|SCO|2006}}

55.25 s
3000 m steeplechase
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Dorcus Inzikuru|UGA|2006}}

9:19.51 min GR

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Melissa Rollison|AUS|2006}}

9:24.29 min

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Donna MacFarlane|AUS|2006}}

9:25.05 min
4×100 metre relay
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 x 100 metres relay}}

|{{flagteam|JAM}}
Daniele Browning
Sheri-Ann Brooks
Peta-Gaye Dowdie
Sherone Simpson

43.10 s

|{{flagteam|ENG}}
Anyika Onuora
Kimberly Wall
Laura Turner
Emma Ania

43.43 s

|{{flagteam|AUS}}
Sally McLellan
Melanie Kleeberg
Lauren Hewitt
Crystal Attenborough

44.25 s
4×400 metre relay
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 x 400 metres relay}}

|{{flagteam|AUS}}
Jana Pittman
Caitlin Willis
Tamsyn Lewis
Rosemary Hayward

3:28.66 min

|{{flagteam|IND}}
Rajwinder Kaur
Chitra Soman
Manjeet Kaur
Pinki Pramanik

3:29.57 min

|{{flagteam|NGR}}
Kudirat Akhigbe
Joy Eze
Folashade Abugan
Christiana Epukhon

3:31.83 min
Marathon
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's marathon}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Kerryn McCann|AUS|2006}}

2:30:54

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Helen Cherono Koskei|KEN|2006}}

2:30:56

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Liz Yelling|ENG|2006}}

2:32:19
20 km walk
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 20 kilometres walk}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Jane Saville|AUS|2006}}

1:32:46 GR

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Natalie Saville|AUS|2006}}

1:33:33

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Cheryl Webb|AUS|2006}}

1:36:03
rowspan=2|High jump
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's high jump}}

|rowspan=2|{{flagCGFmedalist|Anika Smith|RSA|2006}}

|rowspan=2|1.91 m

|rowspan=2|{{flagCGFmedalist|Julie Crane|WAL|2006}}

|rowspan=2|1.88 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Karen Beautle|JAM|2006}}

|rowspan=2| 1.83 m

{{flagCGFmedalist|Angela McKee|NZL|2006}}
Pole vault
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's pole vault}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Kym Howe|AUS|2006}}

4.62 m GR

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Tatiana Grigorieva|AUS|2006}}

4.35 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Stephanie McCann|CAN|2006}}

4.25 m
Long jump
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's long jump}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Bronwyn Thompson|AUS|2006}}

6.97 m GR

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Kerrie Taurima|AUS|2006}}

6.57 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Celine Laporte|SEY|2006}}

6.57 m
Triple jump
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's triple jump}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Trecia Smith|JAM|2006}}

14.39 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Otonye Iworima|NGR|2006}}

13.53 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Nadia Williams|ENG|2006}}

13.42 m
Shot put
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's shot put}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Valerie Vili|NZL|2006}}

19.66 m GR

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Vivian Chukwuemeka|NGR|2006}}

18.75 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Cleopatra Borel-Brown|TRI|2006}}

17.54 m
Discus throw
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's discus throw}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Elizna Naude|RSA|2006}}

61.55 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Seema Antil|IND|2006}}

60.56 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Dani Samuels|AUS|2006}}

59.44 m
Hammer throw
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's hammer throw}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Brooke Krueger|AUS|2006}}

67.90 m GR

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Jennifer Joyce|CAN|2006}}

67.29 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Lorraine Shaw|ENG|2006}}

66.00 m
Javelin throw
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's javelin throw}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Sunette Viljoen|RSA|2006}}

60.72 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Laverne Eve|BAH|2006}}

60.54 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Olivia McKoy|JAM|2006}}

58.27 m
Heptathlon
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's heptathlon}}

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Kelly Sotherton|ENG|2006}}

6396

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Kylie Wheeler|AUS|2006}}

6298

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Jessica Ennis|ENG|2006}}

6269

==Women's disability events==

{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
100 metres T37

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Elizabeth McIntosh|AUS|2006}}

14.38 s

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Katrina Webb|AUS|2006}}

14.51 s

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Beverley Jones|WAL|2006}}

14.81 s
800 metres
T54 (wheelchair)

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Chantal Petitclerc|CAN|2006}}

1:48.98

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Eliza Stankovic|AUS|2006}}

1:49.62

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Diane Roy|CAN|2006}}

1:53.76
Shot put (seated)

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Njideka Iyiazi|NGR|2006}}

6.78 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Virginia Ohagwu|NGR|2006}}

6.08 m

|{{flagCGFmedalist|Asti Poole|AUS|2006}}

5.33 m

Medal table

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host = AUS

| flag_template =

| event =

| team =

| gold_AUS = 16 | silver_AUS = 12 | bronze_AUS = 13 | host_AUS = yes

| gold_JAM = 10 | silver_JAM = 4 | bronze_JAM = 8

| gold_KEN = 6 | silver_KEN = 5 | bronze_KEN = 4

| gold_ENG = 6 | silver_ENG = 4 | bronze_ENG = 8

| gold_SAF = 5 | silver_SAF = 7 | bronze_SAF = 2

| gold_CAN = 2 | silver_CAN = 7 | bronze_CAN = 4

| gold_NGR = 2 | silver_NGR = 4 | bronze_NGR = 3

| gold_NZL = 2 | silver_NZL = 1 | bronze_NZL = 1

| gold_UGA = 2 | silver_UGA = 0 | bronze_UGA = 0

| gold_TAN = 1 | silver_TAN = 0 | bronze_TAN = 1

| gold_GHA = 1 | silver_GHA = 0 | bronze_GHA = 0

| gold_IND = 0 | silver_IND = 2 | bronze_IND = 1

| gold_BAH = 0 | silver_BAH = 2 | bronze_BAH = 0

| gold_WAL = 0 | silver_WAL = 1 | bronze_WAL = 2

| gold_SCO = 0 | silver_SCO = 1 | bronze_SCO = 1

| gold_BOT = 0 | silver_BOT = 1 | bronze_BOT = 0

| gold_GRN = 0 | silver_GRN = 1 | bronze_GRN = 0

| gold_MRI = 0 | silver_MRI = 1 | bronze_MRI = 0

| gold_TTO = 0 | silver_TTO = 0 | bronze_TTO = 2

| gold_CMR = 0 | silver_CMR = 0 | bronze_CMR = 1

| gold_CYP = 0 | silver_CYP = 0 | bronze_CYP = 1

| gold_MOZ = 0 | silver_MOZ = 0 | bronze_MOZ = 1

| gold_SEY = 0 | silver_SEY = 0 | bronze_SEY = 1

}}

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20120421140155/http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Schedule%2Band%2BResults/By%2BSport/Athletics/ Official 2006 Commonwealth Games athletics page]

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