2006 IPC Athletics World Championships

The 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in Assen, Netherlands from 2–9 September 2006. It was the fourth edition of the international athletics competition for athletes with a disability organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

4th IPC Athletics World Championships
Host cityAssen
Country Netherlands
Nations76
Athletes1097
Dates2–9 September
Main venueSports Park Stadsbroek

The main venue for the competition was Sports Park Stadsbroek, with the marathon events taking place in the surrounding area. The opening and closing ceremonies took place at De Smelt Stadium. Princess Margriet of the Netherlands was present for the opening of the championships. A total of 76 nations and 1097 athletes took part in the events.[1][2][3]

Over the course of the nine-day competition 51 IPC world records were broken. Among these were sprint records by visually impaired runner Jason Smyth and amputee sportsman Oscar Pistorius.[4] China was the top performing nation, with 22 gold medals among its haul of 55 medals.[5] The United States and Australia were the next best nations, with each securing 16 golds and 32 medals in total. Among the participating nations, 58 reached the medal table.[6]

The IPC launched its own internet streaming service at paralympicsport.tv (later moved to a YouTube channel), which broadcast live events from the competition.[7][8]

Medals

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China (CHN)22122155
2  United States (USA)1612432
3  Australia (AUS)1661032
4  Ukraine (UKR)9101231
5  Great Britain (GBR)99927
6  Spain (ESP)93517
7  Germany (GER)8111332
8  France (FRA)75315
9  Czech Republic (CZE)67417
10  Canada (CAN)65617
11  Poland (POL)65415
12  Netherlands (NED)63110
13  Iran (IRN)61411
14  Switzerland (SUI)510419
15  South Africa (SAF)57517
16  Algeria (ALG)56314
17  Morocco (MAR)54312
18  Greece (GRE)52310
19  Brazil (BRA)4111025
20  Mexico (MEX)46515
21  Kenya (KEN)43310
22  Russia (RUS)39820
23  New Zealand (NZL)3418
24  Lithuania (LTU)3328
25  Ireland (IRL)3227
26  Cuba (CUB)3115
27  Austria (AUT)28414
28  Belarus (BLR)2428
29  Egypt (EGY)2248
30  Bulgaria (BUL)2204
31  Japan (JPN)21811
32  Croatia (CRO)2013
33  Hong Kong (HKG)2002
34  Tunisia (TUN)110617
35  Thailand (THA)1315
36  Latvia (LAT)1225
37  Finland (FIN)1135
38  Portugal (POR)1124
39  Jamaica (JAM)1113
  Slovakia (SVK)1113
41  Denmark (DEN)1102
42  Saudi Arabia (KSA)1012
43  Belgium (BEL)1001
  Chinese Taipei (TPE)1001
45  Azerbaijan (AZE)0224
46  Italy (ITA)0156
47  United Arab Emirates (UAE)0134
48  Angola (ANG)0112
  Argentina (ARG)0112
  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)0112
  Venezuela (VEN)0112
52  Singapore (SIN)0101
53  Cyprus (CYP)0011
  Iceland (ISL)0011
  Jordan (JOR)0011
  Norway (NOR)0011
  Qatar (QAT)0011
  South Korea (KOR)0011
Totals (58 entries)203203202608

References

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  1. ^ "Assen gets set". BBC Disability Sport. 2006-08-30. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  2. ^ "History - 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships Lyon". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Official Website of the Chinese Olympic Committee". Official website of the Chinese Olympic Committee. 24 July 2006. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. ^ "IPC Athletics World Championships Assen 2006" (PDF). www.team-thomas.org. 23 December 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  5. ^ "China tops IPC Athletics World Champs". CHINAdaily. 14 September 2006. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  6. ^ Wilkens, Miriam. "The Paralympian, issue 4, 2006" (PDF). The Paralympia. Adenauerallee 212-214 D-53113 Bonn, Germany: International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2023.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  7. ^ "IPC Athletics World Championship Assen, The Netherlands, 2006 | FIMITIC". FIMITIC. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  8. ^ Bourgeois, Beth (2006-09-06). "Webcast of the 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships". Audacity Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
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