2006 in sports

2006 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Alpine skiing

American football

Association football

International competitions

Domestic competitions

Athletics

  • March – 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne
  • May 12 – Justin Gatlin equals Asafa Powell's 100 m world record time of 9.77 seconds in Doha, Qatar. Gatlin was initially given a time of 9.76, which would have been a new record, but a few days later the time was corrected to 9.77
  • June 11 – Asafa Powell equals the 100 m world record once again, as he ran the distance in 9.77 seconds at Gateshead, England
  • August 18 – Asafa Powell runs the 100 m in a record-equalling 9.77 seconds for a third time, this time in Zürich
  • August – 2006 European Championships in Athletics held in Gothenburg, Swedeno

Baseball

Basketball

Beach Soccer

Bowling

Boxing

Canadian football

Curling

Cycling

Figure skating

Floorball

  • Men's World Floorball Championships
    • Champion: Sweden
  • Women's under-19 World Floorball Championships
    • Champion: Sweden
  • European Cup

Gaelic Athletic Association

Gliding

  • World Gliding Championships held at Eskilstuna, Sweden
    • Open Class Winner: Michael Sommer, Germany; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASW 22 BLE

Golf

Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Team event

  • Team Europe wins the Ryder Cup for the third straight time, defeating Team USA 18½–9½.

Handball

Horse racing

Steeplechases

Flat races

Ice hockey

Lacrosse

Mixed martial arts

The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 2006 in chronological order.

Radiosport

Rugby league

Rugby union

Ski jumping

  • Four Hills Tournament – Janne Ahonen and Jakub Janda are joint winners, the first time in the tournament's 54-year history that it has been shared

Ski mountaineering

  • February–March – 2006 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering held in the Province of Cuneo in Italy

Speed skating

Swimming

  • 8th World Short Course Championships held in Shanghai
    • Australia wins the most medals (24) and the most gold medals (12)
  • 28th European LC Championships held in Budapest
    • Italy and France win the most medals (15); Russia the most gold medals (7)
  • August 12 – Roland Schoeman breaks the short course world record in the men's 50m freestyle (short course) at Hamburg with a time of 20:98 seconds.
  • August 28 – at Hobart, Tasmania, Australian swimmer Libby Lenton betters Natalie Coughlin's world record in the women's 100m butterfly (short course) from 56:39 to 55:95

Tennis

Triathlon

Volleyball

  • Men's World League: Brazil
  • 2006 Men's European Volleyball League: Netherlands
  • 2006 FIVB Men's World Championship: Brazil
  • Women's World Grand Prix: Brazil
  • 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship: Russia

Water polo

Weightlifting

World University Championships

  • 2006 World University Championships

Multi-sport events

Awards

References

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