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.
Triathlon at the 2006 Asian Games | |
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Venue | Corniche Triathlon Course |
Dates | 8 December 2006 |
Competitors | 43 from 15 nations |
Schedule
editF | Final |
Event↓/Date → | 8th Fri |
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Men's individual | F |
Women's individual | F |
Medalists
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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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 |
Medal table
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 |
Participating nations
editA 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)