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2006 In South African Sport
This is a list of events in South African sport in 2006. Athletics * 12 March - Mbulaeni Mulaudzi wins silver in the 800 metres event at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships, held in Moscow, Russia * 19 March - Sunette Viljoen wins gold in the Women's Javelin at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne * 20 March - Janus Robberts wins gold in the Men's Shot put at the Commonwealth Games ** Geraldine Pillay wins silver in the Women's 100 m at the Commonwealth Games ** Hilton Langenhoven wins silver in the Men's 100 m T12 at the Commonwealth Games * 21 March - Elizna Naude wins gold in the Women's Discus at the Commonwealth Games * 23 March - Louis van Zyl wins gold in the Men's 400 m Hurdles at the Commonwealth Games ** Anika Smit wins gold in the Women's High Jump at the Commonwealth Games ** Alwyn Myburgh wins silver in the Men's 400 m Hurdles at the Commonwealth Games ** David Roos wins silver in the Men's 200 m T46 at the Commonwealth Games ** Geraldine Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi
Mbulaeni Tongai Mulaudzi (8 September 1980 – 24 October 2014) was a South African middle distance runner, and the 2009 world champion in the men's 800 metres. His first global medal was a silver at the 2000 African Championships in Athletics. He later won a bronze at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, which came a year after his victory at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Mulaudzi was the gold medallist at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships and won two further silver medals at the competition in 2006 and 2008. He was runner-up at continental level on three occasions, taking the 800 m silver at the African Championships in Athletics in 2000 and at the All-Africa Games in 2003 and 2007. He carried the flag for his native country at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he became an Olympic silver medallist. His personal best for the 800 m was 1:42.86 minutes. He ranked first on time in the 2006 and 2007 seasons, becoming the first Black S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anika Smit
Anika Smit (born 26 May 1986) is a South African professional athlete specialising in the high jump. She is well known for winning the gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ... in Melbourne. Her personal best is 1.93 metres achieved in 2007 in Potchefstroom. Competition record External links * 1986 births Living people Afrikaner people South African female high jumpers Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics African Games silver medalists for South Africa African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games bronze medalists for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 100 Metres Relay
The men's 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held on March 24–25. Medalists Results Heats Qualification: First 2 teams of each heat (Q) plus the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final. Final ReferencesResults {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Men's 4 by 100 metres relay Relay A relay Electromechanical relay schematic showing a control coil, four pairs of normally open and one pair of normally closed contacts An automotive-style miniature relay with the dust cover taken off A relay is an electrically operated switch ... 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwin Vries
Sherwin Marchel Vries (born 22 March 1980 in Walvis Bay, South Africa) is a sprinter who represents South Africa after switching from Namibia in 2003. He finished fifth at the 2001 Summer Universiade and fourth at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics, both over 200 metres. He also reached the semi-final at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics. At the 2001 Universiade he also competed for the Namibian 4 x 100 metres relay 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c ... team who set a national record of 39.48 seconds External links * 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Walvis Bay South African male sprinters Namibian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Namibia Namibian emigrants to South Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snyman Prinsloo
Snyman Prinsloo (born 22 May 1984) is a South African former athlete. A sprinter, Prinsloo had personal bests of 10.32 seconds for the 100 metres and 20.70 seconds for the 200 metres. He was a member of South Africa's silver medal-winning 4 × 100 metres team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and also ran in the relay at 2007 World Championships. At the 2007 All-Africa Games The 9th All-Africa Games took place between 11 and 23 July 2007 in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. Algiers is the first city to hold All-Africa Games for a second time. The 1978 All-Africa Games were held there. Besides Algeria, only Nige ... in Algiers, Prinsloo came fifth in the individual 100 metres final with a time of 10.39 seconds, putting him .02 seconds off the podium. Prinsloo married heptathlete Mariska Meintjies. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Prinsloo, Snyman 1984 births Living people South African male sprinters Commonwealth Games silver medallists f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leigh Julius
Leigh Ignatius Julius (born 25 March 1985) is a South African sprinter. Julius was born in Cradock, Eastern Cape, He represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Hannes Dreyer, Ishmael Kumbane and Thuso Mpuang. In their qualification heat they did not finish due to a mistake in the baton exchange and they were eliminated. Competition record Personal bests *100 metres - 10.25 s (2007) *200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ... - 20.42 s (2010) * 400 metres - 46.59 s (2004) References External links * * * 1985 births African Games gold medalists for South Africa African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Roy Newton
Lee-Roy Newton (born 19 December 1978) is a South African sprinter. Together with Morné Nagel Morné Nagel (born 23 February 1978) is a South African sprinter. Together with Corné du Plessis, Lee-Roy Newton and Mathew Quinn he won a gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. Following th ..., Corné du Plessis and Matthew Quinn (sprinter), Matthew Quinn he won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. Following the ruling of 13 December 2005 which retroactively disqualified Tim Montgomery and henceforth the American team, the South African team were promoted to gold medallists. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Newton won a silver medal with the South African team in the 4 x 100 metres relay. In February 2007 Newton clocked 9.95 seconds in the 100 meters at the KwaZulu-Natal Athletics senior provincial track and field championships in Durban, narrowly beatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's Triple Jump ...
The men's triple jump event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held on March 25. Results ReferencesResults {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Men's triple jump Triple 2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khotso Mokoena
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (born 6 March 1985 in Heidelberg, South Africa) is a South African athlete who specializes in the long jump and triple jump. Early life and family He started his school education at Shalimar Ridge Primary School in Heidelberg, Gauteng. He excelled at gymnastics at a very early age. He matriculated at Nigel High School, Nigel. His talent at long jump was discovered by Elna de Beer. He started to compete in athletics at the age of 13. Career Originally competing in the triple jump, winning the World Junior title in 2004 (he also came second in the long jump) and the silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, he switched to long jump in 2007 after an ankle injury. It was a very successful transition. In 2008, he won the long jump at the world indoor championships and silver at the Olympic games. In July 2009, he set a new African record in long jump, 8.50m in Madrid in an IAAF Super Grand Prix meeting where he finished second behind Fabrice Lapier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's Hammer Throw ...
The men's hammer throw event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held on March 24. Results ReferencesResults {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Men's hammer throw Hammer 2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christiaan Harmse
Christiaan Harmse (born 31 May 1973) is a South African hammer thrower. He has broken the African record seven times, and holds the championship record for both the African Championships and All-Africa Games. He has been a dominant presence in African hammer throwing since his first African Championships in Athletics in 1998 where he took gold with a championship record throw. He then went on to claim four consecutive African titles between 2002 and 2008, improving his own record along the way. His performances at the All-Africa Games have been equally dominant – he won his first title at the 1999 Games with a Games record and won twice more consecutively in 2003 and 2007, improving his record both times. Although he won bronze medals at the 1998 and 2006 Commonwealth Games, he has had considerably less success on the world stage – despite four appearances at the World Championships in Athletics in his career, he has never qualified for the final of the event. Furthermore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 Metres
The women's 200 metres event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held on March 22–23. Medalists Results Heats Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals. Wind:Heat 1: +0.8 m/s, Heat 2: +0.9 m/s, Heat 3: –0.2 m/s, Heat 4: –0.5 m/s Semifinals Qualification: First 4 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final. Wind:Heat 1: +0.3 m/s, Heat 2: –0.5 m/s Final Wind: +0.6 m/s ReferencesResults {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games - Women's 200 metres 200 2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ... 2006 in women's athletics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |