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Encyclopedia > Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Athletes from South Korea marched with athletes from North Korea in the opening ceremonies under the Unification Flag.
Athletes from South Korea marched with athletes from North Korea in the opening ceremonies under the Unification Flag.

South Korea competed as Korea at the 2006 Winter Olympics, while North Korea competed as DPR Korea. At the opening ceremony, the athletes of both North and South Korea entered the stadium together behind a white flag bearing a solid dark blue image of Korea. Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... The flag of South Korea is white with a red (top) and blue Yin Yang symbol in the center; there is a different black trigram from the ancient I Ching (Book of Changes, called Ju Yeok in Korean) in each corner of the white field. ... Unification flag of Korea. ... Unification flag of Korea. ... The Unification Flag is used to represent all of Korea when North and South Korea participate together in sporting events. ... Neve and Gliz, the 2006 Olympics mascots, on display in Turin The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were held in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. ... Flag of Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (North Korea) have sent six athletes to compete in the Winter Olympics in 2006, held in Torino, Italy. ...

Contents


Medals

   Gold       Silver       Bronze      Total  
Flag of Republic of Korea South Korea 6 3 2 11
  • In terms of medal count, Korea is the only Asian country in the top ten.
  • Ten of the eleven medals are from 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.

This is the official medal count of the 2006 Winter Olympics. ... Image File history File links Olympic_rings. ... Image File history File links Med_1. ... Image File history File links Med_2. ... Image File history File links Med_3. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... -1... Ahn Hyun Soo (born November 23, 1985 in Seoul) is a Short track speed skating athlete from South Korea. ...

Gold

  • Short track speed skating
    • Men's 1000m: Hyun-Soo Ahn in a time of 1:26.739
    • Men's 1500m: Hyun-Soo Ahn in a time of 2:25.341
    • Men's 5000m Relay: Lee Ho-Suk, Ahn Hyun-Soo, Seo Ho-Jin, Song Suk-Woo in a time of 6:43.376 (Olympic Record)
    • Women's 1000m: Jin Sun-Yu in a time of 1:32.859
    • Women's 1500m: Jin Sun-Yu in a time of 2:23.494
    • Women's 3000m Relay: Byun Chun-Sa, Choi Eun-Kyung, Jeon Da-Hye, Jin Sun-Yu, Kang Yun-Mi

2006 Winter Olympic Games Short track speed skating // Medal table Mens 500m Mens 1000m Mens 1500m The mens 1500 metre race was held on February 12, 2006. ... Ahn Hyun Soo Ahn Hyun Soo (안현수, born November 23, 1985 in Seoul) is a Short track speed skating athlete from South Korea. ... Ahn Hyun Soo Ahn Hyun Soo (안현수, born November 23, 1985 in Seoul) is a Short track speed skating athlete from South Korea. ... Lee Ho-Suk (born June 25, 1986) is a South Korean short track speedskater who earned two individual silver medals in the 1000 and 1500 meters behind his teammate, Ahn Hyun Soo at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. ... Ahn Hyun Soo (born November 23, 1985 in Seoul) is a Short track speed skating athlete from South Korea. ... Seo Ho-Jin (born June 11, 1983) is a South Korean short track speed skater who won gold in the 5000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. ... Song Suk-Woo (born March 1, 1983) is a South Korean short track speed skater who won gold in the 5000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. ... -1... -1... Byun Chun-Sa is a South Korean speed skater. ... Choi Eun-Kyung (born December 26, 1984) is a South Korean short track speed skater who won silver in the 1500m and won gold in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics. ... Jeon Da-Hye (born November 23, 1983) is a South Korean short track speed skater who won gold in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics. ... -1... Kang Yun-Mi (born February 10, 1988) is a South Korean short track speed skater who won gold in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics. ...

Silver

  • Short track speed skating
    • Men's 1000m: Lee Ho-Suk in a time of 1:26.764
    • Men's 1500m: Lee Ho-Suk in a time of 2:25.6
    • Ladies' 1500m: Choi Eun-Kyung in a time of 2:24.069

2006 Winter Olympic Games Short track speed skating // Medal table Mens 500m Mens 1000m Mens 1500m The mens 1500 metre race was held on February 12, 2006. ... Lee Ho-Suk (born June 25, 1986) is a South Korean short track speedskater who earned two individual silver medals in the 1000 and 1500 meters behind his teammate, Ahn Hyun Soo at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. ... Lee Ho-Suk (born June 25, 1986) is a South Korean short track speedskater who earned two individual silver medals in the 1000 and 1500 meters behind his teammate, Ahn Hyun Soo at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. ... Choi Eun-Kyung (born December 26, 1984) is a South Korean short track speed skater who won silver in the 1500m and won gold in the 3000m relay at the 2006 Winter Olympics. ...

Bronze

2006 Winter Olympic Games Short track speed skating // Medal table Mens 500m Mens 1000m Mens 1500m The mens 1500 metre race was held on February 12, 2006. ... Ahn Hyun Soo (born November 23, 1985 in Seoul) is a Short track speed skating athlete from South Korea. ... For the short track speed skating events, see Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics Speed skating at Turin At the 2006 Winter Olympics, twelve speed skating events are to be contested. ... Lee Kang-Seok is a speed skating athlete from South Korea. ...

Events

Alpine Skiing

Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics will include ten alpine skiing events. ...

Men

  • Kim Hyung Chul
  • Kim Woo Sung
  • Kang Min Heuk

Women

  • Oh Jae Eun

Biathlon

Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics will include ten biathlon events. ...

Men

  • Park Yoon Bae

Bobsleigh

Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics will include three bobsleigh events. ...

Men

  • Cho In Ho
  • Lee Ki Ro
  • Lee Yong
  • Kang Kwang Bae

Cross country skiing

The Cross-country skiing events at the 2006 Winter Olympics feature 12 medal winning events which run from 11 to 26 February 2006 at Pragelato Plan in Turin. ...

Men

  • Choi Im Heon
  • Jung Eui Myung
  • Park Byung Joo

Women

  • Lee Chae Won

Figure skating

Four figure skating events were held at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, at the Palavela venue. ...

Ladies individual

  • Choi Ji Eun

Men individual

  • Lee Dong Whun

Freestyle skiing

The Freestyle skiing results from the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. ...

Women's Moguls

  • Yoon Chae Rin
Qualification Run - 7.07 (did not advance)

Luge

Men's Singles Luge Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics Runs 1 and 2 of the womens singles event will be February 13, and runs 3 and 4 will be February 14. ...

Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total Final Rank
Min-Kyu Kim 53.748 54.961 53.528 53.344 3:35.581 29th place

Short track

Men's 500 m 2006 Winter Olympic Games Short track speed skating // Medal table Mens 500m Mens 1000m Mens 1500m The mens 1500 metre race was held on February 12, 2006. ...

  • Hyun-Soo Ahn
Qualifying Heats - 0:42.960 (Heat 1; 1st place)
Quarterfinals - 0:42.213 (Quarterfinal 1; 1st place)
Semifinals - 0:41.826 (Semifinal 2; 1st place)
Finals - 0:42.089 (Bronze medal)
  • Ho-Suk Lee
Qualifying Heats - 0:42.676 (Heat 6; 1st place)
Quarterfinals - 1:22.896 (Quarterfinal 2; 4th place - did not advance)
  • Ho-Jin Seo
Qualifying Heats - Disqualified (Heat 4 - did not advance)

Men's 1000m Ahn Hyun Soo Ahn Hyun Soo (안현수, born November 23, 1985 in Seoul) is a Short track speed skating athlete from South Korea. ...

Preliminiaries - 1:27.372 (Heat 3, 1st Place)
Quarterfinal - 1:29.671 (Quarterfinal 2, 1st Place)
Semifinal - 1:27.909 (Semifinal 2, 1st Place)
Final - 1:26.739 (Gold medal)
  • Lee Ho-Suk
Preliminaries - 1:35.634 (Heat 4, 1st Place)
Quarterfinal - 1:27.265 (Quarterfinal 4, 1st Place)
Semifinal - 1:29.150 (Semifinal 1, 1st Place)
Final - 1:26.764 (Silver medal)

Men's 1500 m Ahn Hyun Soo (born November 23, 1985 in Seoul) is a Short track speed skating athlete from South Korea. ... Lee Ho-Suk (born June 25, 1986) is a South Korean short track speedskater who earned two individual silver medals in the 1000 and 1500 meters behind his teammate, Ahn Hyun Soo at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. ...

  • Hyun-Soo Ahn
Qualifying Heats - 2:29.808 (Heat 4; 1st place)
Semifinals - 2:17.718 QA (Semifinal 2; 1st place)
Finals - 2:25.341 (Gold medal)
  • Lee Ho-Suk
Qualifying Heats - 2:31.511 (Heat 2; 1st place)
Semifinals - 2:20.901 QA (Semifinal 1; 2nd place)
Finals - 2:25.600 (Silver medal)

Men's 5000 m Relay Ahn Hyun Soo Ahn Hyun Soo (안현수, born November 23, 1985 in Seoul) is a Short track speed skating athlete from South Korea. ... Lee Ho-Suk (born June 25, 1986) is a South Korean short track speedskater who earned two individual silver medals in the 1000 and 1500 meters behind his teammate, Ahn Hyun Soo at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. ...

  • Hyun-Soo Ahn, Ho-Suk Lee, Se-Jong Oh Ho-Jin Seo, Suk-Woo Song
Semifinals - 7:01.783 (Semifinal 1, 2nd place)
Finals - 6:43.376 (Gold medal) - Olympic Record

Women's 500 m Ahn Hyun Soo Ahn Hyun Soo (안현수, born November 23, 1985 in Seoul) is a Short track speed skating athlete from South Korea. ...

  • Sun-Yu Jin
Qualifying Heats - 0:45.954 (Heat 8; 1st place)
Quarterfinals - 0:46.428 (Quarterfinal 4; 3rd place) (did not advance)
  • Yun-Mi Kang
Qualifying Heats - 0:45.755 (Heat 2; 2nd place)
Quarterfinals - DQ (Quarterfinal 2) (did not advance)

Women's 1000 m

  • Sun-Yu Jin
Qualifying Heats - 1:31.504 (Heat 5, 1st place)
Quarterfinals - 1:33.351 (Quarterfinal 1, 1st place)
Semifinals - 1:32.546 (Semifinal 2, 1st place)
Finals - 1:32.859 (Gold medal)
  • Eun-Kyung Choi
Qualifying Heats - 1:38.414 (Heat 6, 1st place)
Quarterfinals - Quarterfinal 2, 1st place)
Semifinals - 1:32.099 (Semifinal 1, 2nd place)
Finals - Disqualified

Women's 1500 m

  • Sun-Yu Jin
Qualifying Heats - 2:29.731 (Heat 5; 1st place)
Semifinals - 2:31.747 (Semifinal 1; 1st place)QA
Finals - 2:23.494 (Gold medal)
  • Eun-Kyung Choi
Qualifying Heats - 2:37.862 (Heat 3; 2nd place)
Semifinals - 2:22.776 (Semifinal 2; 1st place)QA
Finals - 2:24.069 (Silver medal)
  • Chun-Sa Byun
Qualifying Heats - 2:41.411 (Heat 1; 2nd place)
Semifinals - 2:26.915 (Semifinal 3; 1st place)QA
Finals - Disqualified

Women's 3000 m Relay

  • Chun-Sa Byun, Eun-Kyung Choi, Da-Hye Jeon, Sun-Yu Jin, Yun-Mi Kang
Semifinals - 4:18.854 (Semifinal 2, 1st place)
Finals - 4:17.040 (Gold medal)

Skeleton

Men's Skeleton This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

  • Kwang Bae Kang
Run 1 - 01:00.41
Run 2 - 59.88
Total - 02:00.29 (23rd place)

Ski jumping

Men's Large Hill Individual Ski jumping at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games had two individual events and one team event. ...

  • Hyun-Ki Kim
Qualification Jump - 75.3
First Round Jump - 84.4 (did not advance to final round) (39th place)
  • Heung-Chul Choi
Qualification Jump - 85.4
First Round Jump - 65.3 (did not advance to final round) (47th place)
  • Chil Ku Kang
Qualification Jump - 58.8 (did not advance)
  • Yong-Jik Choi
Qualification Jump - 22.8 (did not advance)

Men's Normal Hill Individual Jump

  • Hyun-Ki Kim
Qualification Jump - 107.50
First Round Jump - 104.50 (did not advance to final jump) (43rd place)
  • Heung-Chul Choi
Qualification Jump - 104.00 (did not advance)
  • Yong-Jik Choi
Qualification Jump - 104.00 (did not advance)
  • Chil Ku Kang
Qualification Jump - 96.50 (did not advance)

Men's Large Hill Team Jump

Total First Round Score - 321.50 (13th place - did not advance to final jump)
Yong-Jik Choi - 79.00
Heung-Chul Choi - 69.80
Hyun-Ki Kim - 89.80
Chil Ku Kang - 82.90

Team

  • Choi Heung Chul
  • Choi Yong Jik
  • Kang Chil Ku
  • Kim Hyun Ki

Speed skating

Men's 500m For the short track speed skating events, see Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics Speed skating at Turin At the 2006 Winter Olympics, twelve speed skating events are to be contested. ...

  • Lee Kang Seok
Race 1 - 35.34
Race 2 - 35.09
Final - 70.43 (Bronze medal)
  • Choi Jae Bong
Race 1 - 35.61
Race 2 - 35.43
Final - 71.04 (8th place)
  • Lee Kyou Hyuk
Race 1 - 35.76
Race 2 - 35.62
Final - 71.38 (17th place)
  • Kwon Sun Chun
Race 1 - 58.66
Race 2 - 36.13
Final - 94.79 (37th place)

Men's 1000m

  • Kyou-Hyuk Lee
Final - 1:09.37 (4th place)
  • Jae-Bong Choi
Final - 1:10.23 (17th place)
  • Kang Seok Lee
Final - 1:10.52 (22nd place)
  • Joon Mun
Final - 1:10.66 (24th place)

Men's 1500m

  • Jong Woo Lee
Final - 01:48.11 (14th place)
  • Joon Mun
Final - 01:48.38 (16th place)
  • Jin Woo Lee
Final - 01:49.85 (28th place)

Men's 5000m

  • Yeo Sang Yeop
Final - 6:58.13 (28th place)

Women's 500m

  • Lee Sang Hwa
Race 1 - 38.69
Race 2 - 38.35
Final - 77.04 (5th place)
  • Choi Seung Yong
Race 1 - 39.65
Race 2 - 39.37
Final - 79.02 (18th place)
  • Kim You Lim
Race 1 - 39.57
Race 2 - 39.68
Final - 79.25 (20th place)
  • Lee Bo Ra
Race 1 - 40.01
Race 2 - 39.72
Final - 79.73 (25th place)

Women's 1500m

  • Ju-Youn Lee
Final - 02:00.85 (16th place)
  • Seon Yeong Noh
Final - 02:03.35 (32nd place)

Women's 3000m

  • Noh Seon Yeong
Final - 4:15.68 (19th place)

Men's team

  • Choi Jae Bong
  • Kwon Sun Chun
  • Lee Kang Seok
  • Lee Kyou Hyuk
  • Mun Joon
  • Yeo Sang Yeop

Women's team

  • Bak Eun Bi
  • Choi Seung Yong
  • Jeong Eun Ji
  • Kim You Lim
  • Lee Bo Ra
  • Lee Jin Woo
  • Lee Jong Woo
  • Lee Ju Youn
  • Lee Sang Hwa
  • Lee Seung Hwan
  • Noh Seon Yeong

References

  • Yahoo! Sports – South Korea
Nations at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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