| Canoeing at the 2006 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | West Bay Lagoon |
| Dates | 10–14 December 2006 |
| Competitors | 103 from 17 nations |
Canoe and kayak were held at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 10 to December 14. Men's and women's competitions were held in kayak and men's competition in canoe with all events having taken place at the West Bay Lagoon. The competition included only sprint events.
| H | Heats | S | Semifinal | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 10th Sun | 11th Mon | 12th Tue | 13th Wed | 14th Thu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's C-1 500 m | H | S | F | ||||
| Men's C-1 1000 m | H | S | F | ||||
| Men's C-2 500 m | H | S | F | ||||
| Men's C-2 1000 m | H | S | F | ||||
| Men's K-1 500 m | H | S | F | ||||
| Men's K-1 1000 m | H | S | F | ||||
| Men's K-2 500 m | H | S | F | ||||
| Men's K-2 1000 m | H | S | F | ||||
| Women's K-1 500 m | H | S | F | ||||
| Women's K-2 500 m | H | S | F | ||||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| K-1 500 m | Yuliya Borzova  Uzbekistan | Zhong Hongyan  China | Natalya Sergeyeva  Kazakhstan |
| K-2 500 m |  China Zhu Minyuan Yu Lamei |  Japan Shinobu Kitamoto Mikiko Takeya |  South Korea Lee Sun-ja Lee Ae-yeon |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
A total of 103 athletes from 17 nations competed in canoeing at the 2006 Asian Games:
China (11)
Hong Kong (2)
India (6)
Indonesia (6) Iran (9)
Iraq (1) Japan (8) Kazakhstan (12)
Kyrgyzstan (6)
Macau (4)
Mongolia (2)
Philippines (4)
Qatar (2) South Korea (10)
Tajikistan (2) Uzbekistan (9)
Vietnam (9)
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