| 20th Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships | |
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| Location | Coimbra, Portugal |
| Start date | 14 June 2006 |
| End date | 17 June 2006 |
20th Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Coimbra, Portugal from June 14 to June 17, 2006. This was the first time the competition was called "Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships", after previously being called "World Sports Acrobatics Championships".
| Rank | Team | Country | Point |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Andrew Price, Adam Denny, Adam Dobbs, Adam Smith |  United Kingdom | 28.450 |
 | Olexander Bondarenko, Vladimir Boychuk, Vladislav Gluchenko, Andrei Perunov |  Ukraine | 28.303 |
 | Shen Tao, Chen Liang, Xu Run, Wang Zhen |  China | 28.065 |
| 4 | Artem Trifonov, Igor Zarudny, Alexander Chemodanov, Sergei Shetinin |  Russia | 27.802 |
| 5 | Christopher McGreevy, Mark Poole, Alexander Uttley, Jack Atherton | United Kingdom | 27.660 |
| 6 | Roman Kenjaev, Alexei Puzyrov, Konstantin Kostin, Nurat Smagulov |  Kazakhstan | 25.856 |
| Rank | Team | Country | Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| | Serhiy Popov, Mykola Shcherbak | Ukraine | 29.257 |
| | Alexei Dudchenko, Konstantin Pilipchuk | Russia | 28.862 |
| | Adrian Czyz, Pavel Walczweski |  Poland | 28.151 |
| 4 | Mark Fyson, Christopher Jones | United Kingdom | 28.054 |
| 5 | Edward Upcott, Reece Durbridge | United Kingdom | 27.957 |
| 6 | Hugo Teixeira, Telmo Dias |  Portugal | 27.580 |
| Rank | Team | Country | Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| | Revaz Gurgenidze, Anna Katchalova | Russia | 29.252 |
| | Maria Kovtun, Anton Glazkov | Russia | 28.751 |
| | Michael Rodrigues, Clare Brunson |  United States | 28.650 |
| 4 | Robert Tregonin, Alexandra Grayson | United Kingdom | 28.555 |
| 5 | Beata Surimak, Lukasz Misztela | Poland | 28.402 |
| 6 | Sergei Zabiyaka, Alona Burlachenko | Ukraine | 27.967 |
| 7 | Nedko Kostadinov, Ivona Stefanova |  Bulgaria | 27.860 |
| 8 | Maik Duijhouwer, Ellen Vorsselman |  Netherlands | 27.680 |
| Rank | Team | Country | Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| | Elena Kirilova, Elena Moiseeva, Tatiana Alexeeva | Russia | 28.900 |
| | Ekaterina Stroynova, Ekaterina Loginova, Albina Zinnurova | Russia | 28.889 |
| | Maria Girut, Tatiana Motuz, Alina Starevich |  Belarus | 28.302 |
| 4 | Anna Gorbatenko, Olena Nepytaeva, Olga Vorchuk | Ukraine | 28.154 |
| 5 | Emily Collins, Victoria Lamekin, Leanne Turner | United Kingdom | 28.070 |
| 6 | Tisa Penny, Allysha Kidd, Mariah Henniger | United States | 27.751 |
| 7 | Erin Jameson, Claire-Louise Thompson, Grace Blacklock | United Kingdom | 27.500 |
| 8 | Corinne Van Hombeeck, Maaike Croket, Soen Geirnaert |  Belgium | 26.910 |
| Rank | Team | Country | Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| | Katsiaryna Murashko, Alina Yushko | Belarus | 28.530 |
| | Anna Melnikova, Yanna Cholaeva | Russia | 28.307 |
| | Wang Zhiyue, Liu Yiting | China | 28.266 |
| 4 | Marina Novikova, Elena Faleva | Russia | 28.220 |
| 5 | Elena Zhornyak, Anastasia Lomachenko | Ukraine | 28.140 |
| 6 | Natalia Kakhntuk, Kristina Maraziuk | Belarus | 27.740 |
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