| バレーボール女子世界選手権 日本 2006 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host nation |  Japan |
| Dates | 31 October – 16 November |
| Teams | 24 |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
| Officially opened by | Akihito |
| Champions |  Russia (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Serbia and Montenegro |
| Fourth place |  Italy |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Yoshie Takeshita |
| Best Setter | Yoshie Takeshita |
| Best OH |  Rosir Calderón |
| Best MB |  Christiane Fürst |
| Best Libero | Suzana Ćebić |
| Best Scorer |  Neslihan Darnel |
| Best Server | Yelena Godina |
| Best Digger |  Szu Hui-Fang |
| Best Receiver | Jaqueline Carvalho |
| Official website | |
| 2006 World Championship | |
The 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship was the fifteenth edition of the competition, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The final tournament was held from 31 October to 16 November 2006 in Japan.
The finals involved 24 teams, of which 22 came through qualifying competitions, while the host nation and reign champion qualified automatically. Of the 32 teams, 16 had also appeared in the previous tournament in 2002, while Cameroon, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Serbia and Montenegro made their first appearances at a FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship.
Russia won their sixth world title, defeating Brazil in five sets at the final. Serbia and Montenegro won the 3rd place match and its first medal, defeating Italy in straight sets. Yoshie Takeshita from Japan was selected as the MVP.