Athletics at the 2006 Lusofonia Games

The Athletics at the 2006 Lusophone Games were held in the Macau Stadium on October 11 and 12. Brazil was the dominating delegation taking 19 out of 30 gold medals (63% of the total), while Sri Lanka managed to grab all three of gold medals it won in the Games in this sport. A total of 31 events were held, comprising 15 corresponding events for men and women, plus the men's 3000 metres steeplechase.[1]

Athletics at the 1st Lusophone Games
The host stadium in Macau
Dates11–12 October
Host cityMacau, PR ChinaMacau
VenueMacau Stadium
LevelSenior
Events31
Participation? athletes from
11 nations
2009


Although the competition primarily featured junior and lower-quality senior international athletes, a number of well-known performers competed, including Susanthika Jayasinghe of Sri Lanka (who completed a 100 and 200 metres double), 1996 Olympic champion Fernanda Ribeiro and Portuguese triple jumper Nelson Évora.[1]

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Brazil1915741
2  Portugal6131534
3  Sri Lanka3216
4  Mozambique2024
5  Cape Verde1001
6  São Tomé and Príncipe0101
7  Macau0055
8  Guinea-Bissau0011
9  Angola0000
  East Timor0000
  India0000
Totals (11 entries)31313193

Results

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Men's

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m   Jorge Celio Sena (BRA) 10.42   Rafael Ribeiro (BRA) 10.57   Ricardo Monteiro (POR) 10.83
200 m   Bruno Barros (BRA) 21.55   Arnaldo Abrantes (POR) 21.92   Holder da Silva (GNB) 22.42
400 m   Fernando Almeida (BRA) 46.88   Rohitha Pushpakumara (SRI) 47.61   Paulo Ferreira (POR) 51.46
800 m   Kléberson Davide (BRA) 1:50.50   Diego Chargal Gomes (BRA) 1:51.50   Renato Silva (POR) 1:51.63
1500 m   Chaminda Indika Wijekoon (SRI) 3:56.67   Tiago Rodrigues (POR) 3:56.96   António Travassos (POR) 3:57.55
5000 m   Sergio Silva (BRA) 14:22.40   Carlos da Silva (POR) 14:42.52   Eder Silva (BRA) 14:42.86
Half marathon   Nelson Cruz (CPV) 1:09:08   Licinio Pimentel (POR) 1:09:36   Rui Teixeira (POR) 1:09:51
110 m hurdles   Rodrigo Pereira (BRA) 14.00   Eder Souza (BRA) 14.06   Luís Sá (POR) 14.59
400 m hurdles   Kurt Couto (MOZ) 50.29 NR   Raphael Fernandes (BRA) 50.55   Edivaldo Monteiro (POR) 51.66
3000 m steeplechase   Pedro Ribeiro (POR) 8:58.11   Alberto Paulo (POR) 8:59.07   Iurquen Roese (BRA) 9:38.44
High jump   Fábio Baptista (BRA) 2.12 m   Rafael Gonçalves (POR) 2.10 m   Guilherme Cobbo (BRA) 2.10 m
Long jump   Rogério Bispo (BRA) 7.79 m   Thiago Dias (BRA) 7.52 m   José Gaspar (POR) 7.24 m
Triple jump   Nelson Évora (POR) 16.30 m   Hilton da Silva (BRA) 15.66 m   Sampath Weerasinghe (SRI) 15.62 m
Shot put   Marco Fortes (POR) 17.73 m   Gustavo Mendonça (BRA) 17.01 m   Ronald Odair Julião (BRA) 16.10 m
4 × 100 m relay   Brazil (BRA)
Thiago Dias
Fernando Almeida
Jorge Celio Sena
Rafael Ribeiro
40.28   Portugal (POR) 41.12   Macau (MAC) 42.37
4 × 400 m relay   Brazil (BRA)
Diego Venâncio
Kléberson Davide
Raphael Fernandes
Fernando Almeida
3:07.81   Sri Lanka (SRI) 3:14.10   Portugal (POR) 3:14.96
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)

Women's

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m   Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) 11.42   Franciela Krasucki (BRA) 11.77   Thaissa Presti (BRA) 12.01
200 m   Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) 23.20   Franciela Krasucki (BRA) 24.12   Elisa Cossa (MOZ) 24.57
400 m   Cristina Elaine (BRA) 55.38   Carla Ratão (POR) 57.40   Joana Frias (POR) 1:00.52
800 m   Leonor Piuza (MOZ) 2:07.34   Geisiane de Lima (BRA) 2:13.76   Gisiane Bertoni (BRA) 2:13.94
1500 m   Sandra Teixeira (POR) 4:25.43   Sabine Heitling (BRA) 4:26.78   Lidia Sousa (POR) 4:40.47
5000 m   Sabine Heitling (BRA) 17:19.37   Celma Bonfim (STP) 18:17.12   Un Ieng Wong (MAC) 21:44.45
Half marathon   Mónica Silva (POR) 1:22:34   Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) 1:24:57   Leong Lai Heong (MAC) 1:39:52
100 m hurdles   Lucimara da Silva (BRA) 13.57   Fabiana Moraes (BRA) 14.07   Telma Cossa (MOZ) 14.09
400 m hurdles   Amanda Dias (BRA) 58.25   Gisele Cruz (BRA) 1.01.05   Catarina Bastos (POR) 1.03.55
High jump   Marisa Anselmo (POR) 1.84 m   Monica Freitas (BRA) 1.81 m   Sofia Pires (POR) 1.70 m
Long jump   Tânia Silva (BRA) 5.96 m   Patricia Venancio (BRA) 5.95 m   Patrícia Mamona (POR) 5.65 m
Triple jump   Tânia Silva (BRA) 13.42 m   Susana Costa (POR) 12.46 m   Patrícia Mamona (POR) 12.15 m
Shot put   Kelly Medeiros (BRA) 15.08 m   Dulce da Silva (POR) 14.14 m   Anna Paula Pereira (BRA) 13.67 m
4 × 100 m relay   Brazil (BRA)
Lucimara da Silva
Franciela Krasucki
Thaissa Barbosa
Amanda Dias
45.58   Portugal (POR) 48.26   Macau (MAC) 50.93
4 × 400 m relay   Brazil (BRA)
Paixao Elaine
Lucimara da Silva
Gisele Cruz
Amanda Dias
3:42.01   Portugal (POR) 3:49.90   Macau (MAC) 4:09.17
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)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2006-10-12). Jayasinghe's sprint double highlights 1st Lusofonia Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-11.