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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 [[List of Commonwealth Games records in athletics|Games records]]
|Level = Senior
|Previous = [[Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]]
|Next = [[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]]
|Games = [[2006 Commonwealth Games]]
}}
At the '''[[2006 Commonwealth Games]]''', the '''[[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]''' events were held in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] from 19 March to 25 March [[2006 in athletics (track and field)|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 [[Disabled sports|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.<ref>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.</ref>

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 [[List of Commonwealth Games records in athletics|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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{{AthleticsAt2006CommonwealthGames}}
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|100 metres<br>{{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<br>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres}}
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Omar Brown (sprinter, born 1982)|Omar Brown]]|JAM|2006}} || 20.47 s
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Stéphan Buckland]]|MRI|2006}} || 20.47 s
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Christopher Williams (sprinter)|Chris Williams]]|JAM|2006}} || 20.52 s
|-
|400 metres<br>{{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<br>{{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<br>{{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<br>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 5000 metres}}
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Augustine Choge]]|KEN|2006}} || 12:56.41 min '''[[List of Commonwealth Games records in athletics|GR]]'''
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Craig Mottram]]|AUS|2006}} || 12:58.19 min
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Benjamin Limo]]|KEN|2006}} || 13:05.30 min
|-
|10,000 metres<br>{{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<br>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 110 metres hurdles}}
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Maurice Wignall]]|JAM|2006}} || 13.26 s
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Chris Baillie (hurdler)|Chris Baillie]]|SCO|2006}} || 13.61 s
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Andy Turner (athlete)|Andy Turner]]|ENG|2006}} || 13.62 s
|-
|400 metre hurdles<br>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles}}
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[L.J. van Zyl]]|RSA|2006}} || 48.05 s '''[[List of Commonwealth Games records in athletics|GR]]'''
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Alwyn Myburgh]]|RSA|2006}} || 48.23 s
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Kemel Thompson]]|JAM|2006}} || 48.65 s
|-
|3000 metre steeplechase<br>{{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<br>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 x 100 metres relay}}
|{{flagteam|JAM}}<br>[[Michael Frater]]<br>[[Ainsley Waugh]]<br>[[Christopher Williams (sprinter)|Chris Williams]]<br>[[Asafa Powell]] || 38.36 s
|{{flagteam|RSA}}<br><br>[[Lee-Roy Newton]]<br>[[Leigh Julius]]<br>[[Snyman Prinsloo]]<br>[[Sherwin Vries]] || 38.98 s
|{{flagteam|CAN}}<br>[[Charles Allen (athlete)|Charles Allen]]<br>[[Anson Henry]]<br>[[Nathan Taylor (athlete)|Nathan Taylor]]<br>[[Emanuel Parris]]|| 39.21 s
|-
|4 × 400 metre relay<br>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 x 400 metres relay}}
|{{flagteam|AUS}}<br>[[John Steffensen]]<br>[[Chris Troode]]<br>[[Mark Ormrod (athlete)|Mark Ormrod]]<br>[[Clinton Hill (athlete)|Clinton Hill]]|| 3:00.93 min
|{{flagteam|RSA}}<br>[[Jan van der Merwe (athlete)|Jan van der Merwe]]<br>[[Ofentse Mogawane]]<br>[[Paul Gorries]]<br>[[L. J. van Zyl]]|| 3:01.84 min
|{{flagteam|JAM}}<br>[[Lancford Davies]]<br>[[Davian Clarke]]<br>[[Lansford Spence]]<br>[[Jermaine Gonzales]]|| 3:01.94 min
|-
| Marathon<br>{{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 (athlete)|Dan Robinson]]|ENG|2006}} || 2:14:50 h
|-
|20&nbsp;km walk<br>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 20 kilometres walk}}
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Nathan Deakes]]|AUS|2006}} || 1:19:55 '''[[List of Commonwealth Games records in athletics|GR]]'''
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Luke Adams (racewalker)|Luke Adams]]|AUS|2006}} || 1:21:38
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Jared Tallent]]|AUS|2006}} || 1:23:32
|-
|50&nbsp;km walk<br>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 50 kilometres walk}}
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Nathan Deakes]]|AUS|2006}} || 3:42.53 '''[[List of Commonwealth Games records in athletics|GR]]'''
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Tony Sargisson]]|NZL|2006}} || 3:58.05
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Chris Erickson]]|AUS|2006}} || 3:58.22
|-
|High jump<br>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's high jump}}
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Mark Boswell (athlete)|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<br>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's pole vault}}
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Steven Hooker]]|AUS|2006}} || 5.80 m '''[[List of Commonwealth Games records in athletics|GR]]'''
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Dmitri Markov]]|AUS|2006}} || 5.60 m
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Steven Lewis]]|ENG|2006}} || 5.50 m
|-
|Long jump<br>{{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<br>{{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 (athlete)|Alwyn Jones]]|AUS|2006}} || 16.75 m
|-
|Shot put<br>{{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 (athlete)|Scott Martin]]|AUS|2006}} || 19.48 m
|-
|Discus throw<br>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw}}
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Scott Martin (athlete)|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<br>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's hammer throw}}
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Stuart Rendell]]|AUS|2006}} || 77.53 m '''[[List of Commonwealth Games records in athletics|GR]]'''
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[James Steacy]]|CAN|2006}} || 74.75 m
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Christiaan Harmse]]|RSA|2006}} || 73.81 m
|-
|Javelin throw<br>{{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<br>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's decathlon}}
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Dean Macey]]|ENG|2006}} || 8143
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Maurice Smith (decathlete)|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 (athlete)|Jacques Martin]]|CAN|2006}} || 32.28 m
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Ranjith Kumar Jayaseelan]]|IND|2006}} || 29.88 m
|}

===Women===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|100 metres<br>{{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<br>{{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<br>{{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<br>{{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<br>{{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<br>{{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<br>{{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<br>{{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<br>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 400 metres hurdles}}
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Jana Pittman]]|AUS|2006}} || 53.82 s '''[[List of Commonwealth Games records in athletics|GR]]'''
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Natasha Danvers Smith]]|ENG|2006}} || 55.17 s
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Lee McConnell]]|SCO|2006}} || 55.25 s
|-
|3000 m steeplechase<br>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase}}
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Dorcus Inzikuru]]|UGA|2006}} || 9:19.51 min '''[[List of Commonwealth Games records in athletics|GR]]'''
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Melissa Rollison]]|AUS|2006}} || 9:24.29 min
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Donna MacFarlane]]|AUS|2006}} || 9:25.05 min
|-
|4 × 100 metre relay<br>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 x 100 metres relay}}
|{{flagteam|JAM}}<br>[[Daniele Browning]]<br>[[Sheri-Ann Brooks]]<br>[[Peta-Gaye Dowdie]]<br>[[Sherone Simpson]]||43.10 s
|{{flagteam|ENG}}<br>[[Anyika Onuora]]<br>[[Kimberly Wall]]<br>[[Laura Turner (sprinter)|Laura Turner]]<br>[[Emma Ania]]||43.43 s
|{{flagteam|AUS}}<br>[[Sally McLellan]]<br>[[Melanie Kleeberg]]<br>[[Lauren Hewitt]]<br>[[Crystal Attenborough]]||44.25 s
|-
|4 × 400 metre relay<br>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 4 x 400 metres relay}}
|{{flagteam|AUS}}<br>[[Jana Pittman]]<br>[[Caitlin Willis]]<br>[[Tamsyn Lewis]]<br>[[Rosemary Hayward]]||3:28.66 min
|{{flagteam|IND}}<br>[[Rajwinder Kaur (athlete)|Rajwinder Kaur]]<br>[[Chitra Soman]]<br>[[Manjeet Kaur]]<br>[[Pinki Pramanik]]||3:29.57 min
|{{flagteam|NGR}}<br>[[Kudirat Akhigbe]]<br>[[Joy Eze]]<br>[[Folashade Abugan]]<br>[[Christiana Epukhon]]||3:31.83 min
|-
|Marathon<br>{{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&nbsp;km walk<br>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 20 kilometres walk}}
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Jane Saville]]|AUS|2006}} || 1:32:46 '''[[List of Commonwealth Games records in athletics|GR]]'''
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Natalie Saville]]|AUS|2006}} || 1:33:33
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Cheryl Webb]]|AUS|2006}} || 1:36:03
|-
|rowspan=2|High jump<br>{{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<br>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's pole vault}}
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Kym Howe]]|AUS|2006}} || 4.62 m '''[[List of Commonwealth Games records in athletics|GR]]'''
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Tatiana Grigorieva]]|AUS|2006}} || 4.35 m
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Stephanie McCann]]|CAN|2006}} || 4.25 m
|-
|Long jump<br>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's long jump}}
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Bronwyn Thompson]]|AUS|2006}} || 6.97 m '''[[List of Commonwealth Games records in athletics|GR]]'''
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Kerrie Taurima]]|AUS|2006}} || 6.57 m
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Celine Laporte]]|SEY|2006}} || 6.57 m
|-
|Triple jump<br>{{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<br>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's shot put}}
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Valerie Vili]]|NZL|2006}} || 19.66 m '''[[List of Commonwealth Games records in athletics|GR]]'''
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Vivian Chukwuemeka]]|NGR|2006}} || 18.75 m
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Cleopatra Borel-Brown]]|TRI|2006}} || 17.54 m
|-
|Discus throw<br>{{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<br>{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's hammer throw}}
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Brooke Krueger]]|AUS|2006}} || 67.90 m '''[[List of Commonwealth Games records in athletics|GR]]'''
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Jennifer Joyce]]|CAN|2006}} || 67.29 m
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Lorraine Shaw]]|ENG|2006}} || 66.00 m
|-
|Javelin throw<br>{{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<br>{{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-Hill|Jessica Ennis]]|ENG|2006}} || 6269
|}

====Women's disability events====
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|100 metres T37
|{{flagCGFmedalist|[[Lisa McIntosh|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<br> 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
}}

==Participating nations==
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
*{{AIA}} (2)
*{{ATG}} (8)
*{{AUS}} (103)
*{{BAH}} (16)
*{{BAN}} (2)
*{{BIZ}} (3)
*{{BER}} (5)
*{{BOT}} (10)
*{{IVB}} (2)
*{{CMR}} (8)
*{{CAN}} (38)
*{{CAY}} (6)
*{{COK}} (1)
*{{CYP}} (9)
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==References==
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*Brown, Matthew (2006-03-19). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/newsId=33971.html Marathons kick-off athletics in front of 76,000 crowd - Commonwealth Games, Day One]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2010-03-04.
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*Brown, Matthew (2006-03-21). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/newsId=34000.html Macey defeats injury, and Williams-Darling is beaten - Commonwealth Games, Day Three]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2010-03-04.
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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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