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2006 IBF World Championships

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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

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.

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