2006 Beach Handball World Championships

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.

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
 * 🇧🇷 Bruno Carlos de Oliveira (BRA)
 * 🇴🇲 Said Hamed Saud (OMN)

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


 * All-star team
 * 🇧🇷 Jerusa Ferreira Dias (BRA)
 * 🇧🇷 Edna Márcia Costa (BRA)
 * 🇷🇺 Natalia Sokirkina (RUS)
 * 🇩🇪 Katarina Hartenstein (GER)
 * 🇧🇬 Simona Zaprianova (BUL)