Triathlon at the 2006 Asian Games

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Triathlon
at the 2006 Asian Games
Triathlon pictogram.svg
VenueCorniche Triathlon Course
Dates8 December 2006
Competitors43 from 15 nations
2010  

Triathlon for both men and women were contested on December 8 at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Both men and women competed on the Corniche Triathlon Course. This is the first Asian Games for the Triathlon event. The course features a 1,500 meters swim, a 40 kilometers bike ride, and a 10 kilometers run.

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Schedule

FFinal
Event↓/Date →8th
Fri
Men's individual F
Women's individual F

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's individual
details
Dmitriy Gaag
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Daniel Lee
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Danil Sapunov
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Women's individual
details
Wang Hongni
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Ai Ueda
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Akiko Sekine
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)1012
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)1001
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)0112
4Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)0101
Totals (4 entries)2226

Participating nations

A total of 43 athletes from 15 nations competed in triathlon at the 2006 Asian Games:

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