2006 in South African Sport - Athletics

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 EAD 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 Smith 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 EAD at the Commonwealth Games
    • Geraldine Pillay wins bronze in the Women's 200 m at the Commonwealth Games
  • 24 March - Christiaan Harmse wins bronze in the Men's Hammer Throw at the Commonwealth Games
  • 25 March Khotso Mokoena wins silver in the Men's Triple Jump at the Commonwealth Games
    • Lee Roy Newton, Leigh Julius, Snyman Prinsloo and Sherwin Vries win silver in the Men's 4x100 m Relay at the Commonwealth Games

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