2006 European Women's Handball Championship
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
 Sweden
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| Dates | 7–17 December |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Norway (3rd title)
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| Runner-up |
 Russia
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| Third place |
 France
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| Fourth place |
 Germany
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches | 47 |
| Goals scored | 2510 (53.4 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Nadine Krause (GER) (58 goals) |
| Best player |
Gro Hammerseng (NOR)
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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.
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.
The European Championships will be held in the following cities:
The following nations were qualified:
Hungary
Austria
Serbia
Macedonia
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