| 2006 Winter Olympics medals | |
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| Location | Turin,  Italy |
| Highlights | |
| Most gold medals |  Germany (11) |
| Most total medals | Germany (29) |
| Medalling NOCs | 26 |
Legend:
Gold represents countries that won at least one gold medal
Silver represents countries that won at least one silver medal
Bronze represents countries that won at least one bronze medal
Red represents countries that did not win any medals
Grey represents countries that did not participate
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The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held in Turin, Italy, from February 10 to 26, 2006. A total of 2,508 athletes representing 80 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) (+3 from 2002 Olympics) participated in 84 events (+6 from 2002) from 15 different sports and disciplines (unchanged from 2002).[1]
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.[2]
Speed skater Cindy Klassen of Canada won five medals (one gold, two silver and two bronze) and was the most medalled athlete at the Games. Biathlete Michael Greis of Germany and short track speed skaters Ahn Hyun Soo and Jin Sun-Yu, both of South Korea, tied for the most gold medals, with three each.[3]
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- ^ "Germany, U.S. finish 1-2, many nations share wealth in Turin medals race". ESPN. Associated Press. February 26, 2006. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2008.
- ^ "Great Olympic performances". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. February 28, 2006. Archived from the original on September 24, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2008.