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The 2006 Winter Olympics (Italian: 2006 Olimpiadi invernali), officially the XX Olympic Winter Games (Italian: XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February in Turin, Italy.
With a population of more than 900,000, Turin became the largest city ever to host the Olympic Winter Games. A record 2,508 athletes from 80 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed, and 26 NOCs took home medals—another record.
Athletes from 26 NOCs won at least one medal, and athletes from 18 of these NOCs secured at least one gold. [1] Germany won the highest number of gold medals (11) and led in overall medals (29) for the third consecutive Games. Latvia and Slovakia won the first medals in their Winter Olympic history.
Jun 3, 2024 · Turin 2006 Olympic Winter Games, athletic festival held in Turin, Italy, that took place Feb. 10–26, 2006. The Turin Games were the 20th occurrence of the Winter Olympic Games. In 2006 the Winter Games returned to Italy after a 50-year absence.
The 2006 Winter Olympics were held in Turin, Italy, from 10 February to 26 February 2006. Approximately 2,508 athletes from 80 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in these Games.
However, even the speed skating was hampered by a very slow ice surface. No world records were approached, and except for the new events of team pursuit, only one Olympic record was broken, that of the men’s 1,000 metres by American Shani Davis. On the snow, Croatia’s Janica Kostelić won two alpine skiing medals.
Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Turin 2006 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes.
Official medal table of the Winter Olympic Games in Turin. Find an alphabetical list of medals and celebrate the achievements of 2006's finest athletes.
Feb 16, 2006 · 2006 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES; Gold-Medal Summary. Share full article. Feb. 16, 2006. Complete medal listing, Page D4. SHORT-TRACK SPEEDSKATING Women's 500M WANG MENG China.
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were held in Turin, Italy from 10 to 26 February 2006. This was the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games. The first time was the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Italy also had the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
