IPC World Championships Assen, Holland  2006

The UKA Team for the world championships in Assen contained a mixed of youth and experience (as John Motson would say), and many strong performances were delivered.  David Weir won three gold and one silver medal, Tanni Grey-Thompson a gold, silver and bronze, and Shelly Woods a bronze, for a strong wheelchair racing medal haul.  However, there were some issues with classification: Anne Wafula-Strike's classification was changed from T53 to T54, whilst the classifiers were looking at making someone who walks unaided, but who has rods in the back, a T53!

T53 100m

1 GEORGE Joshua T53 USA 14.90

2 PICHET Krungget T53 THA  14.91

3 LAKATOS Brent T53 CAN 15.25

   BUSHELL Michael T53 16.54 semi

T54 100m

1 WEIR David T54 GBR 14.34

2 VAN WEEGHEL Kenny T54 NED  14.35

3 TAHTI Leo-Pekka T54 FIN 14.51

T54 200m

1 VAN WEEGHEL Kenny T54 NED 25.12 CR

2 WEIR David T54 GBR 25.36

3 TAHTI Leo-Pekka T54 FIN 25.85

   ALLDIS Brian T54 GBR  27.80 heat

 

T54 400m

1 WEIR David T54 GBR 48.06 GR

2 HUG Marcel T54 SUI 48.97

3 ZHANG Lixin T54 CHN 49.56 PB

  ALLDIS Brian T54 GBR 54.62 semi

T53 800m

1 GEORGE Joshua T53 USA  1:47.71

2 FREI Heinz T53 SUI 28 1:47.93

3 COLMAN Richard T53 AUS  1:48.02

    RICHARDS Jason T53 GBR 2:15.13 semi

T54 800m

1 FEARNLEY Kurt T54 AUS 1:38.91 CR

2 HUG Marcel T54 SUI 1:39.10

3 DYK van Ernst T54 RSA 4 1:39.51

15 ALLDIS Brian T54 GBR 1:47.96 semi

T54 1500m

1 WEIR David T54 GBR 3:15.82

2 MENDOZA Saul T54 MEX 3:15.89

3 FEARNLEY Kurt T54 AUS 23 3:16.09

  PATEL Tushar T54 GBR 3:18.24 semi

 ALLDIS Brian T54 GBR 3:25.03 heat

T54 5000m

1 FEARNLEY Kurt T54 AUS11:20.56

2 HUG Marcel T54 SUI 11:20.68

3 YASUOKA Choke T54 JPN 11:21.13

   PATEL Tushar T54 GBR  12:12.54 heat

T54 10000m

1 HUG Marcel T54 SUI 23:06.71

2 GORDIAN Aaron T54 MEX 23:07.13

3 FREI Heinz T54 SUI 23:07.24

   PATEL Tushar T54 GBR DNF  heat

T54 Marathon

1 FEARNLEY Kurt T54 AUS 1:28:17

2 FREI Heinz T54 SUI 28 1:28:17

3 SOEJIMA Masazumi T54 JPN1:28:22

15 PATEL Tushar T54 GBR  1:34:46 6:29

28 HERRIOT Kenneth T54 GBR 1:40:11

36 ALLDIS Brian T54 GBR 1:44:18 16:01

T53/54 4x100m Relay

1 CHINA  52.27

2 USA  53.93

   GREAT BRITAIN 55.97  semi

T53 100M

1 GALLI Jessica T53 USA  18.10

2 ZHOU Hongzhuan T53 CHN 18.20

3 PORCELLATO Francesca T53 ITA  18.21

4 GREY-THOMPSON Tanni T53 GBR 18.30

    BRENNAN Deborah T53 GBR 21.14  semi

T53 200m

1 GREY-THOMPSON Tanni T53 GBR 30.95 PB

2 GALLI Jessica T53 USA 31.11

3 PORCELLATO Francesca T53 ITA 31.62 PB

T54 200m

1 PETITCLERC Chantal T54 CAN  29.07 GR

2 MC FADDEN Tatyana T54 USA 29.25 PB

3 HUNKELER Edith T54 SUI  30.53

   WAFULA-STRIKE Anne T54 GBR  33.28 semi

T53 400m

1 GALLI Jessica T53 USA  59.24

2 MC GRORY Amanda T53 USA 59.33 PB

3 GREY-THOMPSON Tanni T53 GBR  59.91

T53 800m

1 MC GRORY Amanda T53 USA 2:11.44

2 GREY-THOMPSON Tanni T53 GBR  2:11.85

3 GALLI Jessica T53 USA 1 2:11.98

T54 800m

1 MC FADDEN Tatyana T54 USA 1:55.33 Q

2 HUNKELER Edith T54 SUI  1:55.38 Q

3 ROY Diane T54 CAN  1:58.17 Q

   WOODS Rochelle T54 GBR2:03.82 semi

T54 1500m

1 HUNKELER Edith T54 SUI  3:41.26

2 ROY Diane T54 CAN 3:42.37

3 RIPP Christina T54 USA  3:43.98

8 WOODS Rochelle T54 GBR  3:44.99

T54 5000m

1 HUNKELER Edith T54 SUI  12:58.97 GR

2 GRAF- Sandra T54 SUI  13:32.66

3 ROY Diane T54 CAN  13:41.55

4 WOODS Rochelle T54 GBR 13:42.36

T54 Marathon

1 ROY Diane T54 CAN  1:44:23 CB

2 GRAF- Sandra T54 SUI  1:44:23

3 WOODS Rochelle T54 GBR 1:53:04 8:41