| Triathlon at the 2006 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Corniche Triathlon Course |
| Dates | 8 December 2006 |
| Competitors | 43 from 15 nations |
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.
| F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 8th Fri |
|---|---|
| Men's individual | F |
| Women's individual | F |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | Dmitriy Gaag  Kazakhstan | Daniel Lee  Hong Kong | Danil Sapunov Kazakhstan |
| Women's individual | Wang Hongni  China | Ai Ueda  Japan | Akiko Sekine Japan |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
A total of 43 athletes from 15 nations competed in triathlon at the 2006 Asian Games:
China (4)
Chinese Taipei (2) Hong Kong (4)
India (2) Japan (4) Kazakhstan (3)
Lebanon (1)
Macau (3)
Malaysia (3)
Mongolia (2)
Oman (2)
Philippines (4)
South Korea (4)
Syria (2)
Uzbekistan (3)
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