The 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women held in Brazil had the following squads. The list includes the 12-women rosters of eight teams of the 16 participating countries, totaling 172 players.

Group A

Argentina Head coach: Eduardo Pinto #PosNameHeight(m)Year bornTeam 4 Guard Laura Betiana Nicolli 1.76 1975 Union Florida 5 Forward/guard Verónica Liliana Soberón 1.78 1977 Union Florida 6 Guard Cecília Alejandra Peters Lineira 1.80 1986 Lanús 7 Guard Natalia Romina Ríos 1.76 1980 Lenzi Prof. Bolzano 8 Forward Sandra Carolina Pavón 1.71 1985 Vélez Sársfield 9 Guard Alejandra Ethel Chesta 1.86 1982 C. B. Olesa10 Forward/guard Paula Erica Gatti 1.73 1978 Vélez Sársfield11 Guard Marcela Julia Paoletta 1.64 1979 Vélez Sársfield12 Center María Alejandra Fernández 1.86 1976 Vélez Sársfield13 Center María Gimena Landra 1.88 1983 Lanús14 Center Erica Carolina Sánchez 1.83 1976 Vagos15 Center Gisela Verónica Vega 1.88 1982 Real Canoe

Brazil Head coach: Antônio Carlos Barbosa #PosNameHeight(m)Year bornTeam 4 Guard Adriana Moisés Pinto 1.70 1979 no club 5 Guard Helen Cristina Santos Luz 1.76 1972 Barcelona 6 Forward Karen Gustavo Rocha 1.77 1984 Ourinhos 7 Forward Micaela Martins Jacintho 1.80 1979 MTK Polfa Pabiance 8 Forward/guard Iziane Castro Marques 1.82 1982 Seattle Storm 9 Forward Janeth dos Santos Arcain 1.82 1969 no club10 Forward Sílvia Cristina Gustavo Rocha 1.83 1982 Ponte Preta11 Center Soeli Garvão Zakrzeski 1.87 1977 São Caetano12 Center Érika Cristina de Souza 1.97 1982 Ros Casares Valencia13 Center Alessandra Santos de Oliveira 2.01 1973 Woori Bank14 Center Cíntia Silva dos Santos 1.94 1975 Famila Schio15 Center Kelly da Silva Santos 1.92 1979 Santo André

Senegal Head coach: Maguette Diop #PosNameHeight(m)Year bornTeam 4 Guard Fatou Dieng 1.67 1983 5 Guard Nene Diame 1.70 1986 6 Forward Oumoul Khairy Sarr 1.88 1984 7 Forward Aya Traoré 1.83 1983 8 Forward Mame Diodio Diouf 1.70 1984 9 Forward Salimata Diatta 1.84 1981 BC ICIM Arad10 Forward Astou Traoré 1.85 1981 11 Center Mariame Dia 1978 12 Center Awa Doumbia 1.82 1979 Jeanne d’Arc Dakar13 Center Ndèye Ndiaye 1.89 1979 14 Center Astou Ndiaye-Diatta 1.89 1973 15 Center Khady Yacine Ngom 1.79 1979 Brunnen Basket Senegal at the 2006 World Championship for Women on Fiba.com

South Korea Head coach: Soo Jong Yoo #PosNameHeight(m)Year bornTeam 4 Center Kang Young-suk 1.87 1981 Shinham Bank 5 Guard Choi Youn-ah 1.70 1985 no club 6 Forward Kim Se-long 1.77 1986 Samsung Life 7 Forward Kim Eun-hye 1.82 1982 Woori Bank 8 Guard Lee Ktung-eun 1.76 1987 Woori Bank 9 Guard Park Sun-young 1.75 1980 Shinham Bank10 Forward Beon Yeon-ha 1.80 1980 Samsung Life11 Center Sin Jung-ja 1.84 1980 BK Kookmin Bank12 Center Hong Hyun-hee 1.91 1982 Woori Bank13 Forward Kim Jung-eun 1.81 1987 Shinsegae14 Center Kim Kwe-ryong 1.90 1979 Woori Bank15 Center Kang Ji-sook 1.98 1979 Shinham Bank

Spain Head coach: Domingo Díaz #PosNameHeight(m)Year bornTeam 4 Forward/center María Pina 1.87 1987 Adecco Estudiantes 5 Forward/guard Marta Fernández 1.79 1981 Los Angeles Sparks 6 Forward/guard Laia Palau 1.78 1979 CJM Bourges Basket 7 Forward/guard Isabel Sánchez 1.79 1976 Acís León 8 Guard Sílvia Domínguez 1.65 1987 Barcelona 9 Center Paula Seguí 1.88 1982 Celta de Vigo10 Guard Elisa Aguilar 1.70 1976 Ros Casares Valencia11 Guard Núria Martínez 1.75 1984 Perfumerias Avenida Salamanca12 Center Anna Montañana 1.85 1980 Ros Casares Valencia13 Forward/center Amaya Valdemoro 1.84 1976 VBM-SGAU Samara14 Center Eva Montesdeoca 1.95 1981 Gran Canaria15 Center Lucila Pascua 1.92 1983 Acís León

Group B

Australia Head coach: Jan Stirling #PosNameHeight(m)Year bornTeam 4 Guard Erin Phillips 1.73 1985 Connecticut Sun 5 Guard Tully Bevilaqua 1.64 1972 Canberra Capitals 6 Guard Jennifer Screen 1.80 1982 Adelaide Fellas 7 Forward Penny Taylor 1.85 1981 Phoenix Mercury 8 Center Emma Randall 1.88 1985 Dandenong Rangers 9 Center Hollie Grima 1.90 1983 Bulleen Boomers10 Guard Kristi Harrower 1.63 1975 Valenciennes11 Center Laura Summerton 1.88 1983 AIS12 Forward Belinda Snell 1.80 1981 Phoenix Mercury13 Center Jenny Whittle (Capt) 1.97 1973 Canberra Capitals14 Forward Emily McInerny 1.84 1978 Dandenong Rangers15 Forward/center Lauren Jackson 1.95 1981 Seattle Storm

Canada Head coach: Allison McNeill

#PosNameHeight(m)Year bornTeam 4 Guard Sheila Mae Townsend 1.76 1980 BG Dorsten 5 Guard Teresa Gabriele 1.65 1979 6 Forward Kelsey Alexa Adrian 1.86 1989 Brookswood Secondary School 7 Forward Isabelle Grenier 1.80 1978 BG Dorsten 8 Guard/forward Kim Gaucher 1.85 1984 Sacramento Monarchs 9 Forward Sarah Jane Crooks 1.85 1984 University of Saskatchewan 10 Guard Carrie Michelle Watson 1.78 1981 11 Center Amanda Claire Brown 1.95 1984 Pennsylvania State University 12 Forward Claudia Melati Brassard-Riebesehl 1.82 1975 Townsville Fire 13 Forward Nicole Anne Johnson 1.80 1975 BG Dorsten 14 Forward Chelsea Aubry 1.88 1984 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 15 Center Tamara Kim Sutton-Brown 1.93 1978 Fenerbahçe

Group C

USA Head coach: Anne Donovan

#PosNameHeight(m)Year bornTeam 4 Guard Alana Beard 1.81 1982 Washington Mystics Canberra Capitals 5 Forward Seimone Augustus 1.86 1984 Minnesota Lynx 6 Guard Sue Bird 1.76 1980 Seattle Storm Dynamo Moscow 7 Forward Sheryl Swoopes 1.83 1971 Houston Comets Taranto Cras Basket 8 Forward DeLisha Milton-Jones 1.85 1974 Washington Mystics BK Brno 9 Center Cheryl Ford 1.91 1981 Detroit Shock10 Forward Tamika Catchings 1.83 1979 Indiana Fever11 Forward Tina Thompson 1.89 1975 Houston Comets12 Guard/forward Diana Taurasi 1.83 1982 Phoenix Mercury Dynamo Moscow13 Center Michelle Snow 1.96 1980 Houston Comets ASD Basket Parma14 Guard Katie Smith 1.81 1974 Detroit Shock15 Forward/center Candace Parker 1.93 1986 University of Tennessee

Group D

France Head coach: Alain Jardel #PosNameHeight(m)Year bornTeam 4 Guard Clémence Beikes 1.78 1983 Tarbes GB 5 Forward Sandra Le Dréan 1.87 1977 USK Prague 6 Guard Céline Dumerc 1.69 1982 CJM Bourges Basket 7 Center Sandrine Gruda 1.92 1987 Valenciennes 8 Forward Emmanuelle Hermouet 1.83 1979 Valenciennes 9 Guard Audrey Sauret-Gillespie (cap.) 1.78 1976 UMMC Ekaterinburg10 Center Nathalie Lesdema 1.90 1973 Acís León11 Guard Émilie Gomis 1.80 1983 Valenciennes New York Liberty12 Forward Krissy Badé 1.82 1980 Valenciennes13 Center Sandra Dijon 1.95 1976 Lattes-Montpellier14 Center Emmeline NDongué 1.94 1983 CJM Bourges Basket Los Angeles Sparks15 Center Élodie Godin 1.90 1985 Valenciennes

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