Venues 2 (in 2 host cities) | ||
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Dates September 12 - September 23 Teams 16 (from 5 federations) |
The 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women took place in Brazil from September 12 to September 23, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and Confederação Brasileira de Basketball, the Brazilian national federation.
Contents
Sixteen national teams competed for the championship. Australia came away with the gold medal by beating Russia 91-74.
Competing nations
Except Brazil, which automatically qualified as the host, and the United States, which automatically qualified as the reigning Olympic champion, the 14 remaining countries qualified through their continents’ qualifying tournaments:
Squads
At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries each had 12 players on their roster.
Referees
For the World Championship for Women, FIBA selected 25 professional referees:
Preliminary round
Eighth-final round
Knockout Stage (São Paulo)
All times local (UTC -2)