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

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

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

  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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