2006 Beach Handball World Championships

International handball competition 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.http://www.jornalprimeirahora.com.br/noticia/8733/Comeca-o-Campeonato-Mundial-de-Beach-Handball-no-Rio-de-Janeiro Começa o Campeonato Mundial de Beach Handball no Rio de Janeiro Jornal Primera Hora pt 2006-11-15 2014-01-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20140104083637/http://www.jornalprimeirahora.com.br/noticia/8733/Comeca-o-Campeonato-Mundial-de-Beach-Handball-no-Rio-de-Janeiro 2014-01-04 dead 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.http://www.cbhb.com.br/noticias_detalhes.asp?id=21403&moda=001&contexto=01&area=0%&evento= Dobradinha nacional no beach handball Confederação Brasileira de Handebol Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil pt 2006-11-19 2014-01-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205631/http://www.cbhb.com.br/noticias_detalhes.asp?id=21403&moda=001&contexto=01&area=0%&evento= 2016-03-04 dead Men Group A TeamPtsPldWLSWSLCRO 643164ESP 643172HUN 442255BHR 241327RUS 241346 November 15, 2006 Spain2–0BahrainRussia0–2SpainBahrain0–2HungaryCroatia0–2Russia November 16, 2006 Hungary1–2CroatiaBahrain2–1RussiaRussia1–2HungaryCroatia2–1Spain November 17, 2006 Hungary0–2SpainBahrain0–2Croatia Group B TeamPtsPldWLSWSLTUR 844083EGY 643173GER 442264BRA241336DOM 040408 November 15, 2006 Dominican Republic0–2EgyptBrazil1–2TurkeyDominican Republic0–2GermanyBrazil0–2Egypt November 16, 2006 Germany1–2TurkeyTurkey2–0Dominican RepublicGermany1–2EgyptBrazil2–0Dominican Republic November 17, 2006 Egypt1–2TurkeyBrazil0–2Germany Quarter finals November 17, 2006 Spain2–0GermanyTurkey2–0BahrainEgypt2–0HungaryCroatia0–2Brazil 9th / 10th position November 18, 2006 Russia2–0Dominican Republic 5th to 8th position November 18, 2006 Croatia0–2HungaryBahrain2–1Germany 7th / 8th position November 18, 2006 Croatia2–1Germany 5th / 6th position November 18, 2006 Hungary2–1Bahrain Semi finals November 18, 2006 Brazil2–1EgyptTurkey2–0Spain 3rd / 4th position November 19, 2006 Egypt1–2Spain Final November 19, 2006 Brazil2–0Turkey 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 TeamPtsPldWLSWSLGER844081HUN 643162ITA442245CRO 241346DOM 040408 November 15, 2006 Germany2–0ItalyDominican Republic0–2HungaryCroatia1–2ItalyDominican Republic0–2Germany November 16, 2006 Hungary2–0CroatiaCroatia2–0Dominican RepublicGermany2–0HungaryItaly2–0Dominican Republic November 17, 2006 Croatia1–2GermanyItaly0–2Hungary Group B TeamPtsPldWLSWSLBRA 844080RUS 643163BUL 442244TUR 241326URU 040418 November 15, 2006 Bulgaria0–2RussiaUruguay1–2RussiaTurkey0–2BulgariaUruguay0–2Brazil November 16, 2006 Uruguay0–2TurkeyBrazil2–0RussiaUruguay0–2BulgariaBrazil2–0Turkey November 17, 2006 Bulgaria0–2BrazilTurkey0–2Russia Quarter finals November 17, 2006 Hungary1–2BulgariaGermany2–0TurkeyBrazil2–1CroatiaRussia2–0Italy 9th / 10th position November 18, 2006 Uruguay2–0Dominican Republic 5th to 8th position November 18, 2006 Croatia2–1HungaryTurkey2–0Italy 7th / 8th position November 18, 2006 Italy0–2Hungary 5th / 6th position November 18, 2006 Turkey2–1Croatia Semi finals November 18, 2006 Germany2–0RussiaBrazil2–1Bulgaria 3rd / 4th position November 19, 2006 Russia2–0Bulgaria Final November 19, 2006 Brazil2–0Germany 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 Category:Beach Handball World Championships Beach Handball World Championships Category:International sports competitions in Rio de Janeiro (city) Category:2006 in Brazilian sport Beach Category:November 2006 sports events in South America