The 2006
Beach Handball World Championships
The IHF Beach Handball World Championships is an international beach handball competition contested by the men's and women's national teams of the member federations/associations of International Handball Federation (IHF), the sport's global gover ...
are a ten-team tournament in both men's and women's
beach handball
Beach handball is a team sport where two teams pass and bounce or roll a ball, trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. The game is similar to standard handball, but it is played on sand instead of on a solid floor. Because the ball ...
, held in the
Petrobras Arena at
Copacabana beach
Copacabana () is a ''bairro'' (neighbourhood) located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is most prominently known for its 4 km (2.5 miles) balneario beach, which is one of the most famous in the wor ...
in
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
,
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
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
*
;All-star team
*
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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
*
;All-star team
*
*
*
*
*
References
External links
Official websiteBeach Handball - Balonmano playa magazineEuropean Beach Handball communityBeach Handball - Videos, Rules, Wiki
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Beach Handball World Championships
Beach Handball World Championships
The IHF Beach Handball World Championships is an international beach handball competition contested by the men's and women's national teams of the member federations/associations of International Handball Federation (IHF), the sport's global gover ...
International sports competitions in Rio de Janeiro (city)
2006 in Brazilian sport
Beach
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November 2006 sports events in South America