2006 IBF World Championships

The 2006 IBF World Championships, the 15th tournament of the World Badminton Championships, was held in Madrid, the capital of Spain, from September 18 to 24, 2006.

2006 IBF World Championships
Tournament details
Dates18–24 September
Edition15th
LevelInternational
VenuePalacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid
LocationMadrid, Spain
2005 Anaheim 2007 Kuala Lumpur

Host city selection

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Aarhus (Denmark) and Madrid (Spain) were the candidates for hosting the championships.[1] During the 2004 IBF council meeting held in Jakarta, it was announced that Madrid will host the championships.[2]

Venue

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Medalists

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Spain)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China43310
2  England1203
3  Denmark0022
  Germany0022
5  Malaysia0011
  South Korea0011
  Thailand0011
Totals (7 entries)551020

Events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles   Lin Dan   Bao Chunlai   Chen Hong
  Lee Hyun-il
Women's singles   Xie Xingfang   Zhang Ning   Xu Huaiwen
  Petra Overzier
Men's doubles   Fu Haifeng
  Cai Yun
  Anthony Clark
  Robert Blair
  Jens Eriksen
  Martin Lundgaard Hansen
  Lars Paaske
  Jonas Rasmussen
Women's doubles   Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
  Zhang Yawen
  Wei Yili
  Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
  Du Jing
  Yu Yang
Mixed doubles   Nathan Robertson
  Gail Emms
  Anthony Clark
  Donna Kellogg
  Koo Kien Keat
  Wong Pei Tty
  Sudket Prapakamol
  Saralee Thungthongkam

References

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  1. ^ "Hosting World Championships Could Help Olympic Bids". gamesbids.com. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Li Lingwei wins IOC Women in Sport Award at IBF annual meeting". olympic.cn. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
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