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South Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics

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IOC code
  
KOR

Competitors
  
41 in 9 sports

South Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics

NOC
  
Korean Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.sports.or.kr (Korean) (English)

Flag bearer
  
Lee Bo-Ra (opening)Jeon Da-Hye(closing)

MedalsRanked 7th
  
GoldSilverBronzeTotal63211

South Korea competed as Republic of Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics, while North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. At the opening ceremony, the athletes of both North and South Korea entered the stadium together behind the Korean Unification Flag.

Contents

Medalists

  • In terms of medal count, South Korea is the only Asian country in the top ten.
  • Ten of the eleven medals were won in short track speed skating. Short track speedskaters Jin Sun-Yu and Ahn Hyun Soo were the second and third people to win three gold medals each in Turin. Ahn also won a bronze.

    • Cross-country skiing

    Distance
    Sprint

    Short track speed skating

    Men
    Women

    Speed skating

    Men
    Women

    References

    South Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics Wikipedia
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