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Melbourne 2006
Athletics Day 1

Sunday 19th March - Athletics Day 1  

The Men and Women's marathon kicked off day one of athletics, with an outstanding home performance by Australia's Kerryn McCann defending the title she won in Manchester in 2002.

In the Men's marathon, Tanzania crowned a new champion in the form of Samson Ramadhani.

Marathon Women 19/03 Winner Kerryn McCann Australia Time 2:30.54
Kerryn McCann of Australia retained the title she captured in Manchester 2002, with a devastating sprint finish to overall Kenya's Helen Cherono. McCann's winning time was 2:30:54 with England's Liz Yelling taking the Bronze ahead of Wales Tracey Morris.

Results : Women's Marathon

01. Kerryn McCann (Australia) 2hr 30min 54sec
02. Hellen Cherono Koskei (Kenya) 2:30:56
03. Elizabeth Yelling (England) 2:32:19
04. Tracey Morris (Wales) 2:33:13
05. Josephine Akunaay (Tanzania) 2:36:27
06. Lioudmila Kortchaguina (Canada) 2:36:43
07. Kate Smythe (Australia) 2:38:31
08. Lauren Shelley (Australia) 2:39:13
09. Hayley Haining (Scotland) 2:39:39
10. Susan Partridge (Scotland) 2:39:54
11. Nicole Stevenson (Canada) 2:40:58
12. Tanith Maxwell (South Africa) 2:41:47
13. Mamoroallo Tjoka (Lesotho) 2:43:35
14. Rose Nyangacha (Kenya) 2:46:49
15. Charne Rademeyer (South Africa) 2:50:05
16. Shona Hicks (Scotland) 2:51:40
17. Danielle Florens (Mauritius) 2:58:56
18. Rebecca Moore (New Zealand) 3:03:35
19. Arieta Martin (Jamaica) 3:34:36
--- Liza Hunter Galvan (New Zealand) DNF
--- Sarah Majah Selli (Tanzania) DNF
--- Debra Mason (England) DNF
--- Beata Naigambo (Namibia) DNF

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Marathon Men 19/03 Winner Samson Ramadhani Tanzania Time 2:11.29
Samson Ramadhani Nyonyi of Tanzania has won an action packed Men's Marathon in a time of 2:11:29. Ramadhani a medalist at the Helsinki World Championships in 2005 took over from compatriot, Francis Naali the 2002 winner. Naali finished 8th. Tanzania adopted a team tactic which kept the pace true allowing Ramadhani the chance to stalk Kenya's Fred Mogaki who had followed the early pace of Tanzania's Christopher Njunguda. Daniel Robinson of England followed up on his success of the 2005 World Champs by claming the Bronze in 2:14:50

Samson Ramadhani - winner Commonwealth Marathon 2006Results : Men's Marathon Final
01. Samson Ramadhani (Tanzania) 2hr 11min 29sec
02. Fred Mogaka (Kenya) 2:12:03
03. Daniel Robinson (England) 2:14:50
04. Scott Westcott (Australia) 2:16:32
05. Andrew Letherby (Australia) 2:17:10
06. Jacob Yator (Kenya) 2:17:31
07. Shane Nankervis (Australia) 2:19:15
08. Francis Robert Naali (Tanzania) 2:19:39
09. Lebenya Nkoka (Lesotho) 2:19:40
10. Teboho Sello (Lesotho) 2:19:57
11. South Africa Neo Molema (South Africa) 2:29:04
12. Mohamed Turay (Sierra Leone) 2:50:19
13. Andrew Gutzmore (Jamaica) 2:51:55
14. Errol Duncan (St. Helena) 3:11.21
--- Christopher Njunguda (Tanzania) DNF
--- Tsotang Maine (Lesotho) DNF
--- Tseko Mpolokeng (South Africa) DNF

 

Further images from the Women and Men's Marathon - Melbourne 2006

McCann outsprints Cherono Koskei Double Champion Kerryn McCann Men's Marathon Winner Tanazanian Ramadhani Tanzani and Kenya - Gold and Silver

 


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