The
2006 Asian Games
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medal table is a list of
nations ranked by the
medals won by their
athletes
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Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-develo ...
during the
multi-sport event, which was held in
Doha,
Qatar, from 1 to 15 December 2006. The
National Olympic Committee
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s are ranked by number of
gold medal
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Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...
s first, with number of
silver then
bronze medal
A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ...
s acting as the rank decider in the event of equal standing. Other alternative methods of ranking include listing by total medals.
Medal table
Changes in medal standings
References
Overall Medal Standings - Doha 2006Doha official website
Medal table
2006
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