India at the 2006 Asian Games
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India competed at the 2006 Asian Games
held in Doha
, Qatar
. India ranked 8th with 10 gold medals.
2006 Asian Games
The 15th Asian Games, officially known as the XV Asiad, is Asia's Olympic-style sporting event that was held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006. Doha was the first city in its region and only the second in West Asia to host the games...
held in Doha
Doha
Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
, Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
. India ranked 8th with 10 gold medals.
Medal Table
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting Shooting at the 2006 Asian Games Shooting was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 2 to December 8, 2006. Men's and women's competitions were held in Air Pistol, Air Rifle, Running Target, Pistol, Prone, Skeet, and Trap... |
3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
| Tennis Tennis at the 2006 Asian Games Tennis were contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 2 to December 14, 2006. Tennis had team, doubles, and singles events for men and women, as well as a mixed doubles competition. The tennis competition was held at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex.-Medal summary:Also... |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Chess Chess at the 2006 Asian Games Chess was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 2 to December 14. Rapid Chess was held for men and women as well as a mixed Classical Chess competition... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Athletics Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games An Athletics competition was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 7 to December 12. Twenty-three events were contested for the men while 22 were on the slate for the women. Only the 3000 Meter Steeplechase was not contested for by the women... |
1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| Cue Sports Cue sports at the 2006 Asian Games The cue sports of snooker, English billiards, and three-cushion carom for men, as well as eight-ball and nine-ball pool for both men and women, were contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 4 to December 11... |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Kabaddi Kabaddi at the 2006 Asian Games Kabaddi was contested by five teams at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 2 to December 6. The competition took place at Aspire Hall 4.-Medal table:-Medalists:-Round robin:------------------------------------... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rowing Rowing at the 2006 Asian Games Rowing competed at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Men's and women's singles, doubles, and fours competition took place at the West Bay Lagoon from December 3 to December 7... |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wrestling Wrestling at the 2006 Asian Games Wrestling was contested by men and women at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Only men competed in Greco-Roman wrestling while both men and women contested for medals in freestyle wrestling... |
0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Sailing Sailing at the 2006 Asian Games Sailing was contested at the 2006 Asian Games from December 5 to December 13. Competition took place in various sailing disciplines at the Doha Sailing Club.-Medal table:-Men:-Women:-Open:-Mistral lightweight:December 5–11... |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Golf Golf at the 2006 Asian Games Golf was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Men's and women's individual and team events were played at the Doha Golf Club over four rounds from December 8 to December 11. The men played at 7181 yards with a par 72... |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Boxing Boxing at the 2006 Asian Games Boxing at the 2006 Asian Games took place in the Academy for Sports Excellence in Sports City, 8 kilometers to the west of Doha. The event was only open to men, and the bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each... |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Archery Archery at the 2006 Asian Games Archery was competed at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Men and women competed in both individual and team events with all competition taking place at the Lusail Archery Range from December 9 through December 13... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Equestrian Equestrian at the 2006 Asian Games Equestrian and Equestrian Endurance were contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Equestrian was contested from December 4 to December 12. In this sport, men and women compete side by side, against one another. Equestrian Endurance was contested on December 14... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hockey Hockey at the 2006 Asian Games The field hockey tournament at the 2006 Asian Games was held from December 2, 2006 to December 14, 2006 in Al-Rayyan Hockey Field.In this event, 10 teams participated in men's events and 7 teams participated in women's events.-Medal table:... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Squash Squash at the 2006 Asian Games Squash was contested from December 10 to December 14 at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Competition consists of men's and women's singles competition with all matches to be played at the Khalifa Squash Centre.-Medal table:-Medalists:... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wushu Wushu at the 2006 Asian Games Wushu was contested by both men and women at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar from December 11 to December 14, 2006. It was competed in the disciplines of Taijiquan, Taijijian, Changquan, Daoshu, Jianshu, Gunshu, Qiangshu, Nanquan, Nangun, Nandao, and Sanshou... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 17 | 26 | 53 |
Gold (10)
- Pankaj AdvaniPankaj AdvaniPankaj Arjan Advani is an Indian Billiards and Snooker player. A winner of seven World Titles in Billiards and Snooker, he is considered to be the one of the best Billiards Player India has produced...
(Cue Sports :: Men English Billiard Singles) - Humpy Koneru (Chess :: Women's Rapid)
- Jaspal RanaJaspal RanaJaspal Rana is an Indian shooter. He contested mainly in the 25 m Centre Fire Pistol category. He was a gold medallist at the 1994 Asian Games, 2006 Commonwealth Games, and 2006 Asian Games. At present, Rana coaches at the Jaspal Rana Institute of Education and Technology in Dehradun.- Early days...
(Shooting :: Men's 25 m Centre Fire Pistol, Men's 25 m Standard Pistol) - Leander PaesLeander PaesLeander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament...
& Mahesh BhupathiMahesh BhupathiMahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian professional tennis player widely regarded as among the best doubles players in the world with 11 Grand Slam titles to his credit. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament...
(Tennis :: Men's Doubles) - Leander PaesLeander PaesLeander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament...
& Sania MirzaSania MirzaSania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings...
(Tennis :: Mixed Doubles) - Athletics :: Women's 4x400 m Relay
- GEETHA Sati
- KAUR Manjeet
- KULATHUMMURIYIL Chitra
- PARAMANIK Pinki
- Kabaddi :: Men
- Shooting :: Men's 25 m Centre Fire Pistol Team
- JUNG Samresh
- KUMAR Vijay
- RANA Jaspal
- Chess :: Mixed Team's Classical
- KONERU Humpy
- KRISHNAN Sasikiran
- PENTYALA Harikrishna
Silver (17)
- Manjeet Kaur (Athletics :: 400 m)
- Santhi Soudarajan (Athletics :: 800 m)--- medal been taken back on charges of Santhi failing the gender test.
- Anju Bobby GeorgeAnju Bobby GeorgeAnju Bobby George is an Indian athlete. Anju Bobby George made history when she won the bronze medal in Long Jump at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris. With this achievement, she became the first Indian athlete ever to win a medal in a World Championships in Athletics jumping...
(Athletics :: Long Jump) - Soma BiswasSoma BiswasSoma Biswas is an athlete who lives in Kolkata, India and who specialises in the heptathlon. She rose to fame when she won the silver medal in 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. She won another silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha. She managed to win the 110m hurdles, the 200m and the...
(Athletics :: Heptathlon) - Ashok Shandiliya (Billiards :: Singles)
- Bajranglal TakharBajranglal TakharBajrang Lal Takhar is an Indian rower who won the first individual rowing Gold medal for India at the 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou. Takhar is a Naib Subedar in the Rajputana Rifles regiment of the Indian Army.- Early days :Bajrang Lal was born in a small village named Balu Baba Ki Dhani in...
(Rowing :: Single Sculls) - Manavjit Singh SandhuManavjit Singh SandhuManavjit Singh Sandhu is an Indian sport shooter who specializes in trap shooting. He is a Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee 2006 and Arjuna Awardee 1998....
(Shooting :: Trap) - Sania MirzaSania MirzaSania Mirza is a professional Indian tennis player. She began her tennis career in 2003 and is well known for her powerful forehand ground strokes. She is the first ever Indian to break into the top 30 WTA rankings...
(Tennis :: Singles) - Geetika JakharGeetika JakharGeetika Jakhar is an Indian wrestler who has won the silver medal in the freestyle 63 kg category in Doha Asian Games 2006. At a young age she has already won a number of national as well as international events. A student of CRM Jat College and belonging to HAU SAI hostel, Geetika comes from a...
(Wrestling :: 63 kg Freestyle)
- Golf (Men)
- Rowing :: Single Sculls (Men)
- Rowing :: Fours (Men)
- Sailing :: Beneteau 7.5
- Shooting :: 25 m Standard Pistol (Men)
- Shooting :: Trap (Men)
- Shooting :: Double Trap (Men)
- Shooting :: 10 m Air Pistol (Women)
- Tennis (Women)
Bronze (26)
- Sinimol PauloseSinimol PauloseSinimol Paulose is an Indian middle distance runner. Her favorite events are 800 metres and 1500 metres. In 2009, she received Arjuna Award for her contribution to the Indian athletics. Sinimol was born in Piravom in Ernakulam district of Kerala state. She represented India at Beijing...
(Athletics :: 1500 m) - O. P. JaishaO. P. JaishaOrchatteri P. Jaisha , commonly known by O. P. Jaisha, is an Indian track and field athlete from Kerala. She held the Indian national record of 10:03.05 in 3000 metres steeplechase, set at the 50th National Inter-State Athletics Championships held in Patiala on 7 August 2010...
(Athletics :: 5000 m) - J. J. Shobha (Athletics :: Heptathlon)
- Krishna Punia (Athletics :: Discus Throw)
- Geet SethiGeet SethiGeet Siriram Sethi of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and a notable amateur snooker player. He is a six-time winner of the professional-level and a three-time winner of the amateur World Championships, and holder of two...
& Ashok Shandiliya (Billiards :: Doubles) - Vijender Kumar (Boxing :: Middleweight)
- Johnson Varghese (Boxing :: Super Heavyweight)
- Bijender Singh & Kiran Yalamanchi (Rowing :: Lightweight Double Sculls)
- Rajesh Choudhary (Sailing :: Laser Radial)
- Rajyavardhan Singh RathoreRajyavardhan Singh RathoreColonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is an Indian shooter who won the silver medal in Men's Double Trap at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
(Shooting :: Double Trap) - Gagan NarangGagan NarangGagan Narang is an ace Indian shooter, especially in Air rifle shooting, supported by the Olympic Gold Quest. He is the first Indian to qualify for the London Olympics.-Career:...
(Shooting :: 50 m Rifle 3 Positions) - Vijay Kumar (Shooting :: 25m Rapid Fire Pistol)
- Saurav GhosalSaurav GhosalSaurav Ghosal is a professional squash player from India and currently ranked No.24 in the world....
(Squash :: Singles) - Vinayak Dalvi (Wrestling :: 55 kg Greco-Roman)
- Alka TomarAlka TomarAlka Tomar is an Indian wrestler. The national National Women Wrestling champion of India, she received the bronze medal in Wrestling at the Doha Asian Games in 2006. Alka Tomar also received a bronze at the Senior Wrestling Championships in Guangzhou in China 2006.She was born in a Rajput family...
(Wrestling :: 55 kg Freestyle) - Yogeshwar Dutt (Wrestling :: 60 kg Frestyle)
- Sushil Kumar (Wrestling :: Men's Freestyle 66 kg)
- Palwinder Singh Cheema (Wrestling :: Men's Freestyle 120 kg)
- Bimoljit Singh (Wushu :: 60 kg)
- Archery (Men)
- Equestrian :: Eventing
- Hockey (Women)
- Shooting :: 10 m Air Rifle (Men)
- Shooting :: 10 m Air Rifle (Women)
- Shooting :: 50 m Rifle 3 Positions (Men)
- Snooker (Men)
Medal Performance
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 53 |