Host country Sweden Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities) Runner-up Russia | Dates 7–17 December Champions Norway (3rd title) | |
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Teams 16 (from 1 confederation) |
The 2006 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 7–17 December. It was won by Norway after beating Russia 27–24 in the final match.
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This championship was also the European qualifying event for 2008 Olympics, and Norway earned a spot at the 2008 Games for being the European champion. If Norway also becomes the 2007 World champion, the 2nd place team will qualify for the Olympics. In addition, the 1 or 2 (if Europe finishes in the top 2 continents at the world championship) best ranked teams in this championship, which are outside top 7 at the world championship, will participate at the Olympic qualifying tournament.
Venues
The European Championships will be held in the following cities:
Draw
The following nations were qualified:
Competition Format
Group D (Malmö)
* Note - the tiebreaker was the goal difference in the matches between Spain, France and Denmark
Group II (Stockholm)
* Note - the tiebreaker was the goal difference in the matches between Sweden, Croatia and Spain
5th/6th Place
December 16, 2006