# 2006 World University Championships

The 2006 World University Championships are the World Championships organized by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) in 2006. 27 World University Championships were organized attracting 5,852 participants from a total of 209 (of which 90 different) countries.

## Archery

The 6th World University Archery Championship took place in Vinicne, Slovakia from 14 to 17 June 2006.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's events ||||
| Recurve details | Jong Young Lee (KOR) | Cheng-Wei Kuo (TPE) | Yaroslav Mokrynsyy (UKR) |
| Compound details | Braden Gellenthien (USA) | Sergio Pagni (ITA) | Sebastien Brasseur (FRA) |
| Women's events ||||
| Recurve details | Hiroko Lee Taguma (JPN) | Kateryna Ksenofontova (UKR) | Justyna Mospinek (POL) |
| Compound details | Amandine Bouillot (FRA) | Hyo Sun Kim (KOR) | Anna Stratton (USA) |

## Badminton

The 9th World University Badminton Championship took place in Wuhan, China from 10 to 15 October 2006.
| Event | Gold | Silver |
| Men's events ||||
| Singles details | Boonsak Ponsana (THA) | Hu Yun (CHN) |
| Doubles details | Patapol Ngernsrisuk (THA) Sudket Prapakamol (THA) | Wang Wei (CHN) Zhang Wei (CHN) |
| Women's events ||||
| Singles details | Cheng Shao-chieh (TPE) | Soratja Chansrisukot (THA) |
| Doubles details | Zou Shisi (CHN) Li Shasha (CHN) | Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (THA) Sathinee Chankrachangwong (THA) |
| Mixed event ||||
| Doubles details | Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (THA) Sudket Prapakamol (THA) | Cheng Wen-hsing (TPE) Tsai Chia-hsin (TPE) |

## Baseball

The 3rd World University Baseball Championship took place in La Habana, Cuba from 6 to 16 August 2006.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's events ||||
| Men's | United States | Chinese Taipei | Cuba |

## Beach Volleyball

The 3rd World University Beach Volleyball Championship took place in Protaras, Cyprus from 14 to 18 June 2006.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's events ||||
| Men's details | Switzerland 1 | Germany 1 | United States 1 |
| Women's events ||||
| Women's details | France 2 | Germany 2 | Germany 1 |

## Boxing

The 2nd World University Boxing Championship took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 2 to 9 October 2006.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's events |||||
| -48 kg | Nurlan Abdraimov | Aleksander Gritshuk | Jigjid Otgonbayar | |
| -51 kg | Andrei Spiridonov | Anvar Yunusov | Pueruvoris Seramba | |
| -54 kg | Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan | Yerzhan Omirzhanov | Bakhodur Karimov | Hüseyin Dündar |
| -57 kg | Abdugaffar Umarov | Araik Ambartsumov | Madi Shulakov | Çetin Özdemir |
| -60 kg | Ivan Lopatin | Askarbek Kalpakov | Mustafa Doğan | Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene |
| -64 kg | Darkhan Ashirov | Dmitry Mikhailenko | Byambyn Tüvshinbat | Zakir Artykov |
| -69 kg | Bakhyt Sarsekbayev | Maksim Koptyakov | Chuluntumur Tomorkhuyal | Aleksander Drenovak |
| -75 kg | Dauren Yeleusinov | Aleksi Tsherbakov | Igor Konobeyev | Kaya Sakaş |
| -81 kg | Yerdos Dzhanabergenov | Bahram Muzaffer | Zaur Teimurov | Jakhon Banov |
| -91 kg | Vitalijus Subačius | Mikhail Muntyan | Erhan Şentürk | Yevgnei Yegemberdiev |
| +91 kg | Magomed Abdussalamov | Deniz Fidan | Denis Ursu | Kanat Altayev |

## Bridge

The 3rd World University Bridge Championship took place in Tianjin City, China from 21 to 26 October 2006.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Mixed event ||||
| Bridge | China (A team) Liu Shu, Wang Yan, Liu Jing, Jin Jin, Li Xin, Liu Yan | United States | Poland (B team) |

## Chess

The 9th World University Chess Championship took place in Lagos, Nigeria.

## Cross Country

The 15th World University Cross Country Championship took place in Algiers, Algeria.

## Cycling

The 4th World University Cycling Championship took place in Antwerp and Herentals, Belgium from 22 to 26 March 2006.

### Road Cycling

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's events |||||||
| Road Race details | Yvo Kusters Netherlands | 3h 08' 00" | Michiel Van Aelbroeck Belgium | s.t. | Malaya van Ruitenbeek Netherlands | s.t. |
| Time trial details | Malaya van Ruitenbeek Netherlands | 32' 39.55" | Tobias Erler Germany | + 1.13" | Michiel Van Aelbroeck Belgium | + 41.79" |
| Women's events |||||||
| Road Race details | Ellen van Dijk Netherlands | 2h 21' 00" | Eva Lutz Germany | s.t. | Ludivine Henrion Belgium | s.t. |
| Time trial details | Loes Gunnewijk Netherlands | 18' 11.66" | Ellen van Dijk Netherlands | + 28.50" | Verena Joos Germany | + 43.62" |

### Cyclo-cross

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's event |||||||
| Cyclo-cross race details | Sebastian Hannöver Germany | 48' 46" | Axel Bult Netherlands | + 1" | Tom van den Bosch Belgium | + 13" |

## Equestrian

The 7th World University Equestrian Championship took place in La Rochelle, France.

## Canoe Slalom

The 5th World University Wild Water Canoeing Championship took place in Kraków, Poland from 7 to 10 September 2006.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's events ||||
| K1 Slalom details | Ivan Pišvejc (CZE) | Michael Kurt (SUI) | Daniele Molmenti (ITA) |
| K1 Descent details | Jon Schofield (GBR) | Tomáš Slovák (CZE) | Dawid Knebel (CZE) |
| C1 Slalom details | David Florence (GBR) | Alexander Slafkovský (SVK) | Grzegorz Wójs (POL) |
| C2 Slalom details | Paweł Sarna (POL) Marcin Pochwała (POL) | Peter Škantár (SVK) Ladislav Škantár (SVK) | Václav Hradilek (CZE) Štěpán Sehnal (CZE) |
| Women's events ||||
| K1 Slalom details | Jana Dukátová (SVK) | Marie Řihošková (CZE) | Gabriela Stacherová (SVK) |
| K1 Descent details | Michaela Mrůzková (CZE) | Jana Dukátová (SVK) | Lenka Lagnerova (CZE) |

## Floorball

The 2nd World University Floorball Championship took place in Bern, Switzerland.

## Futsal

The 10th World University Futsal Championship took place in Poznań, Poland.

## Golf

The 11th World University Golf Championship took place in Torino, Italy.

## Handball

The 18th World University Handball Championship took place in Gdańsk, Poland.

## Karate

The 5th World University Karate Championship took place in New York City, United States.

## Match Racing

The 3rd World University Match Racing Championship took place in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

## Orienteering

The 15th World University Orienteering Championship took place in Košice, Slovakia from 14 to 20 August 2006.

## Rowing

The 9th World University Rowing Championship took place in Trakai, Lithuania.

## Rugby Sevens

The 2nd World University Rugby Sevens Championship took place in Rome, Italy.

## Softball

The 2nd World University Softball Championship took place in Tainan City, Taiwan.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's events ||||
| Men's | United States | Chinese Taipei | Japan |

## Squash

The 5th World University Squash Championship took place in Szeged, Hungary.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men’s events ||||
| Singles | Chris Ryder (GBR) | Márk Krajcsák (HUN) | Joel Hinds (GBR) |
| Women’s events ||||
| Singles | Lim Yoke Wah (MAS) | Kathrin Rohrmuller (GER) | Lauren Siddal (GBR) |
| Team event ||||
| Men/Women’s Team | Great Britain | France | South Africa |

## Taekwondo

The 9th World University Taekwondo Championship took place in Valencia, Spain.

## Triathlon

The 9th World University Triathlon Championship took place in Lausanne, Switzerland.

## Woodball

The 1st World University Woodball Championship took place in Taipei City, Taiwan.

## Wrestling

The 7th World University Wrestling Championship took place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.