Bahrain at the 2006 Asian Games

Bahrain at the; 2006 Asian Games
IOC code	BRN
NOC	Bahrain Olympic Committee
in Doha
Medals ; Ranked 14th	Gold7Silver9Bronze4Total20
Asian Games appearances (overview)
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Last updated September 23, 2019

Bahrain participated in the 15th Asian Games , officially known as the XV Asiad held in Doha, Qatar from 1 to 15 December 2006. Bahrain ranked 14th with 7 gold medals in this edition of the Asiad.^[1]

Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in the Persian Gulf. The sovereign state comprises a small archipelago centered around Bahrain Island, situated between the Qatar peninsula and the north eastern coast of Saudi Arabia, to which it is connected by the 25-kilometre (16 mi) King Fahd Causeway. Bahrain's population is 1,234,567, including 666,172 non-nationals. It is 765.3 square kilometres (295.5 sq mi) in size, making it the third-smallest nation in Asia after the Maldives and Singapore.

2006 Asian Games 15th edition of the Asian Games

The 2006 Asian Games, officially known as the XV Asiad, was an Asian multi-sport event held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to 15, 2006 with 424 events in 39 sports featured in the games. Doha was the first city in its region and only the second in West Asia to host the games.

Doha is the capital and most populous city of the State of Qatar. It has a population of 1,850,000. The city is located on the coast of the Persian Gulf in the east of the country. It is Qatar's fastest growing city, with over 80% of the nation's population living in Doha or its surrounding suburbs, and it is also the economic centre of the country.

Medalists

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Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Tareq Mubarak Taher	Athletics	Men's 3000 metres steeplechase	8
Gold	Hasan Mahboob	Athletics	Men's 10,000 metres	9
Gold	Maryam Yusuf Jamal	Athletics	Women's 800 metres	9
Gold	Tareq Al-Farsani	Bodybuilding	Men's +90 kg	9
Gold	Yusuf Saad Kamel	Athletics	Men's 800 metres	11
Gold	Ruqaya Al-Ghasra	Athletics	Women's 200 metres	11
Gold	Maryam Yusuf Jamal	Athletics	Women's 1500 metres	12
Silver	Kareema Saleh Jasim	Athletics	Women's 10,000 metres	8
Silver	Mohamed Sabah	Bodybuilding	Men's 80 kg	9
Silver	Fadhel Moussa	Bodybuilding	Men's 85 kg	9
Silver	Brandon Simpson	Athletics	Men's 400 metres	10
Silver	Belal Mansoor Ali	Athletics	Men's 1500 metres	10
Silver	Khalid Kamal Yaseen	Athletics	Men's marathon	10
Silver	Mushir Salem Jawher	Athletics	Men's 5000 metres	12
Silver	Nasser Al-Khalifa	Equestrian	Individual endurance	14
Silver	Ahmed Hamad Al-Rowaiei Duaij Al-Khalifa Khalid Al-Khalifa Nasser Al-Khalifa	Equestrian	Team endurance	14
Bronze	Abdulrahim Abdulhameed	Taekwondo	Men's 54 kg	7
Bronze	Aadam Ismaeel Khamis	Athletics	Men's 10,000 metres	9
Bronze	Ruqaya Al-Ghasra	Athletics	Women's 100 metres	9
Bronze	Rashid Ramzi	Athletics	Men's 1500 metres	10

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References

↑ "Overall Medal Standings – Doha 2006". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
↑ "Bahrain". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 7 January 2007.

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[1] "Overall Medal Standings – Doha 2006". Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2010.

[2] "Bahrain". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 7 January 2007.