Hong Kong, China at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

, a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

, sent one athlete to the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...

in Turin

Turin

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, Italy

Italy

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. The delegation competed under the name Hong Kong, China (中國香港).

Short track speed skating

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Han Yueshuang Han Yueshuang Han Yueshueng is a short track speed skater from Hong Kong.She was the only athlete to represent Hong Kong at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, competing in the 500m, 1000m and 1500m events....	Women's 500 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 500 metres -Heats:The first round was held on 12 February. There were eight heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Heat 5Heat 6Heat 7Heat 8-Quarterfinals:...	47.087	4	Did not advance					24
	Women's 1000 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 1000 metres -Heats:The first round was held on 12 February. There were eight heats of three or four skaters each, with the top two finishers moving on to the quarterfinals...	1:37.883	3	Did not advance					18
	Women's 1500 m Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres -Heats:There were six heats of four or five skaters each, with the top three finishers advancing to the semifinals.Heat 1Heat 2Heat 3Heat 4Heat 5Heat 6-Semifinals:...	2:36.233	5	Did not advance					24

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