2006 World Interuniversity Games

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VIII World Interuniversity Games
Dublin 2006
OpeningOctober 9, 2006 (2006-10-09)
ClosingOctober 13, 2006 (2006-10-13)

The 2006 World Interuniversity Games were the eighth edition of the Games (organised by IFIUS), and were held in Dublin, Ireland, from October 9 to October 13, 2006.

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Hosting

Dublin, Ireland, was selected as host city for the Games. The host university was the University College Dublin (UCD). Dublin City University (DCU) acted as a co-host.

Competitions

Teams participated in 6 different competitions (4 sports), this included the new addition of Volleyball Men & Women competitions.

Final standings

Football Men

Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Russia.svg MESI Moscow Moscow, Russia
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Russia.svg South Russian State University Shakhty, Russia
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Croatia.svg Faculty of Law, Osijek Osijek, Croatia

Football Women

Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Hague University The Hague, the Netherlands
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Germany.svg University of Karlsruhe Karlsruhe, Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Germany.svg Munich University of Technology Munich, Germany

Futsal Men

Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Russia.svg Mendeleyev University of Chemistry Technology Moscow, Russia
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam College Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Romania.svg University Ovidius Constanta

Flag of Russia.svg St. Petersburg State University

Constanţa, Romania

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Basketball Men

Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Russia.svg Leningrad State University Saint Petersburg, Russia
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of England.svg University of Worcester Worcester, England
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Ireland.svg University College Dublin

Flag of Iran.svg Islamic Azad University

Dublin, Ireland

Tehran, Iran

Volleyball Men

Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Iran.svg Islamic Azad University Tehran, Iran
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Russia.svg St Petersburg State University of Service and Economics Saint Petersburg, Russia
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Russia.svg North-West Academy of Public Administration Saint Petersburg, Russia

Volleyball Women

Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Italy.svg Sannio University Benevento, Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills, Illinois, USA
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Ireland.svg University College Dublin Dublin, Ireland

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