- Source: 2006 Beach Handball World Championships
- 2006 Beach Handball World Championships
- IHF Beach Handball World Championships
- European Men's Beach Handball Championship
- Germany men's national beach handball team
- European Women's Handball Championship
- IHF Women's U18 Handball World Championship
- European Women's Beach Handball Championship
- World Beach Wrestling Championships
- Asian Women's Handball Championship
- European Handball Federation
The 2006 Beach Handball World Championships are a ten-team tournament in both men's and women's beach handball, held in the Petrobras Arena at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 15 November and 19 November. This is the second edition of the event. Matches are played in sets, the team that wins two sets is the winner of a match. When teams are equal in points the head-to-head result is decisive. Brazil win the championship gold medal in both genders.
Men
= Group A
=November 15, 2006
November 16, 2006
November 17, 2006
= Group B
=November 15, 2006
November 16, 2006
November 17, 2006
= Quarter finals
=November 17, 2006
= 9th / 10th position
=November 18, 2006
= 5th to 8th position
=November 18, 2006
= 7th / 8th position
=November 18, 2006
= 5th / 6th position
=November 18, 2006
= Semi finals
=November 18, 2006
= 3rd / 4th position
=November 19, 2006
= Final
=November 19, 2006
= Awards
=Topscorer
Juan Antonio Vázquez (ESP)
All-star team
Ibrahim Demir (TUR)
Amer Abd El Fattah (EGY)
Abdulla Ali (BHR)
Hrvoje Biuklic (CRO)
Bruno Carlos de Oliveira (BRA)
Said Hamed Saud (OMN)
Women
= Group A
=November 15, 2006
November 16, 2006
November 17, 2006
= Group B
=November 15, 2006
November 16, 2006
November 17, 2006
= Quarter finals
=November 17, 2006
= 9th / 10th position
=November 18, 2006
= 5th to 8th position
=November 18, 2006
= 7th / 8th position
=November 18, 2006
= 5th / 6th position
=November 18, 2006
= Semi finals
=November 18, 2006
= 3rd / 4th position
=November 19, 2006
= Final
=November 19, 2006
= Awards
=Topscorer
Željka Vidović (CRO)
All-star team
Jerusa Ferreira Dias (BRA)
Edna Márcia Costa (BRA)
Natalia Sokirkina (RUS)
Katarina Hartenstein (GER)
Simona Zaprianova (BUL)
References
External links
Official website
Beach Handball - Balonmano playa magazine
European Beach Handball community
Beach Handball - Videos, Rules, Wiki