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

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

Medalists

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Spain)

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

Events

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

  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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