2006 Women's European Water Polo Championship

The 2006 Women's European Water Polo Championship was the eleventh edition of the now tri-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place in the Banjica Sports Center in Belgrade, Serbia from September 2 to September 9, 2006.

There were two qualification tournaments ahead of the event, held from April 7 to April 9, 2006 in Nancy, France (with France, Germany, Great Britain and the Netherlands competing) and in Madrid, Spain (Czech Republic, Greece, Spain and Ukraine).

Qualification

*see|2006 Women's European Water Polo Championship Qualifier

Teams

;GROUP A
*wpw|HUN
*wpw|NED
*wpw|SRB
*wpw|ESP ;GROUP B
*wpw|GER
*wpw|GRE
*wpw|ITA
*wpw|RUS

quads

wpw|GER

*Simone Budde
*Lina Rohe
*Linda Gerritsen
*Ariane Rump
*Katrin Dierolf
*Claudia Blomenkamp
*Monika Kruszona
*Nadine Kunz
*Theresa Klein
*Nina Wengst
*Sabrina Blattau
*Mandy Zöllner
*Claudia SchönitzHead Coach:

*Bernd Seidensticher

wpw|GRE

*Alexandra Asimaki
*Alkisti Avramidou
*Christina Dimitrokali
*Angeliki Gerolymou
*Konstantina Kouteli
*Triantafyllia Manolioudaki
*Vasileia Mavrelou
*Stella Mitsani
*Kelina Kantzou
*Sofia Iosifidou
*Stavroulo Kazompoli
*Georgia Lara
*Maria Tsouri
*Anastasia Zervakaki
*Marieta ZilakouHead Coach:

*Kyriakos Iosifidis

wpw|HUN

*Tímea Benkő
*Fruzsina Brávik
*Barbara Bujka
*Rita Dravucz
*Anett Győre
*Patricia Horváth
*Anikó Pelle
*Ágnes Primász
*Mercedes Stieber
*Orsolya Takács
*Anita Tomaskovics
*Andrea Tóth
*Ágnes Valkai
*Krisztina Zantleitner Head Coach:

*Peter Lajos Szilagyi

wpw|ITA

*Silvia Bosurgi
*Chiara Brancati
*Teresa Frassinetti
*Arianna Garibotti
*Elena Gigli (goal)
*Allegra Lapi
*Tania di Mario
*Martina Miceli
*Maddalena Musumeci
*Francesca Pavan
*Federica Radicchi
*Cinzia Ragusa
*Federica Rocco
*Erzsebet Valkay
*Manuela ZanchiHead Coach:

*Mauro Maugeri

wpw|NED

*Ilse van der Meijden (goal)
*Marlot Ziemerink (goal)
*Iefke van Belkum
*Marit Bergers
*Mieke Cabout
*Rianne Guichelaar
*Biurakn Hakhverdian
*Marieke van den Ham
*Hanneke Kappen
*Noeki Klein
*Simone Koot
*Jorieke Oostendorp
*Yasemin Smit (captain)
*Alette Sijbring
*Marlou SlaghuisHead Coach:

*Robin van Galen

wpw|RUS

*Olga Fomicheva
*Yulia Gaufler
*Nadezda Glyzina
*Evgeniya Ivanova
*Sofia Konoukh
*Ekaterina Kuzbetsova
*Ekaterina Pantyulina
*Evgenia Protsenko
*Natalya Ryzhova-Alenicheva
*Natalya Shepelina
*Elena Smurova
*Ekaterina Tankeyeva
*Aleksandra Vorobeva
*Alena Vylegzhanina
*Anastasia ZubkovaHead Coach:

*Alexander Kleymenov

wpw|SRB

*Dijana Berak
*Ivana Ćorović
*Eleonora Đurić
*Aleksandra Dunđerski
*Dragana Ivković
*Vladana Jovetić
*Nastasja Knežević
*Aleksandra Lazarević
*Izolda Mašić
*Milica Perovski
*Sonja Stanković
*Natasa Vezilić
*Dejana Vukadinov
*Jovana Zlokolica
*Bojana ZrnićHead Coach:

*Petar Kovačević

wpw|ESP

*Clara Aller
*Olga Domenech
*Elisabet Gazulla
*Blanca Gil
*Irene Hagen
*Carol Lopez
*Cristina López
*Laura Lopez
*Miriam Lopez Escribano
*Ona Meseguer
*Jennifer Pareja
*Anna Pardo
*Cristina Pardo
*Pilar Peña
*Patricia del SotoHead Coach:

*Mar Sanroma

Preliminary Round

GROUP A

*Monday September 4, 2006
*Sunday September 3, 2006

emifinals

*Thursday September 7, 2006
*Saturday September 9, 2006 — Bronze Medal

Individual Awards

*Most Valuable Player:*flagathlete|Tania di Mario|ITA
*Best Goalkeeper:*flagathlete|Elena Gigli|ITA
*Topscorer:*flagathlete|Ekaterina Pantolina|RUS — 18 goals

References

* [http://www.lenweb.org/competitions/Belgrade_2006/index.php?pag=PROGRAMME_WOMEN LEN Results]