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.[1] 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.[2]
Men
Group A
November 15, 2006
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Spain | 2–0 | Bahrain |
Russia | 0–2 | Spain |
Bahrain | 0–2 | Hungary |
Croatia | 0–2 | Russia |
November 16, 2006
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Hungary | 1–2 | Croatia |
Bahrain | 2–1 | Russia |
Russia | 1–2 | Hungary |
Croatia | 2–1 | Spain |
November 17, 2006
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Hungary | 0–2 | Spain |
Bahrain | 0–2 | Croatia |
Group B
November 15, 2006
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Dominican Republic | 0–2 | Egypt |
Brazil | 1–2 | Turkey |
Dominican Republic | 0–2 | Germany |
Brazil | 0–2 | Egypt |
November 16, 2006
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Germany | 1–2 | Turkey |
Turkey | 2–0 | Dominican Republic |
Germany | 1–2 | Egypt |
Brazil | 2–0 | Dominican Republic |
November 17, 2006
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Egypt | 1–2 | Turkey |
Brazil | 0–2 | Germany |
Quarter finals
November 17, 2006
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Spain | 2–0 | Germany |
Turkey | 2–0 | Bahrain |
Egypt | 2–0 | Hungary |
Croatia | 0–2 | Brazil |
9th / 10th position
November 18, 2006
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Russia | 2–0 | Dominican Republic |
5th to 8th position
November 18, 2006
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Croatia | 0–2 | Hungary |
Bahrain | 2–1 | Germany |
7th / 8th position
November 18, 2006
5th / 6th position
November 18, 2006
Semi finals
November 18, 2006
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Brazil | 2–1 | Egypt |
Turkey | 2–0 | Spain |
3rd / 4th position
November 19, 2006
Final
November 19, 2006
Awards
- Topscorer
Juan Antonio Vázquez (ESP)[2]
- 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
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Germany | 2–0 | Italy |
Dominican Republic | 0–2 | Hungary |
Croatia | 1–2 | Italy |
Dominican Republic | 0–2 | Germany |
November 16, 2006
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Hungary | 2–0 | Croatia |
Croatia | 2–0 | Dominican Republic |
Germany | 2–0 | Hungary |
Italy | 2–0 | Dominican Republic |
November 17, 2006
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Croatia | 1–2 | Germany |
Italy | 0–2 | Hungary |
Group B
November 15, 2006
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Bulgaria | 0–2 | Russia |
Uruguay | 1–2 | Russia |
Turkey | 0–2 | Bulgaria |
Uruguay | 0–2 | Brazil |
November 16, 2006
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Uruguay | 0–2 | Turkey |
Brazil | 2–0 | Russia |
Uruguay | 0–2 | Bulgaria |
Brazil | 2–0 | Turkey |
November 17, 2006
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Bulgaria | 0–2 | Brazil |
Turkey | 0–2 | Russia |
Quarter finals
November 17, 2006
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Hungary | 1–2 | Bulgaria |
Germany | 2–0 | Turkey |
Brazil | 2–1 | Croatia |
Russia | 2–0 | Italy |
9th / 10th position
November 18, 2006
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Uruguay | 2–0 | Dominican Republic |
5th to 8th position
November 18, 2006
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Croatia | 2–1 | Hungary |
Turkey | 2–0 | Italy |
7th / 8th position
November 18, 2006
5th / 6th position
November 18, 2006
Semi finals
November 18, 2006
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Germany | 2–0 | Russia |
Brazil | 2–1 | Bulgaria |
3rd / 4th position
November 19, 2006
Final
November 19, 2006
Awards
- Topscorer
Željka Vidović (CRO)[2]
- All-star team
Jerusa Ferreira Dias (BRA)
Edna Márcia Costa (BRA)
Natalia Sokirkina (RUS)
Katarina Hartenstein (GER)
Simona Zaprianova (BUL)
References
- ^ "Começa o Campeonato Mundial de Beach Handball no Rio de Janeiro". Jornal Primera Hora (in Portuguese). 2006-11-15. Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
- ^ a b c "Dobradinha nacional no beach handball" (in Portuguese). Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil: Confederação Brasileira de Handebol. 2006-11-19. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
External links
- Official website
- Beach Handball - Balonmano playa magazine
- European Beach Handball community
- Beach Handball - Videos, Rules, Wiki