Sweden at the 2006 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | SWE |
NOC | Swedish Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Turin | |
Competitors | 106 (63 men, 43 women) in 9 sports |
Flag bearers | Anja Pärson (opening)[1] Anette Norberg (closing)[2] |
Medals Ranked 6th |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Sweden sent 112 athletes to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin trying to win their first gold medal since the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer. A total of 99 athletes were selected, and they competed in nine of the fifteen Winter Olympic sports. When the medals were summed up, Sweden had managed seven gold medals, two silver and five bronze, making it Sweden's best result ever in the Winter Olympics in terms of both medals and gold medals earned,[3] and gave Sweden a 6th place in the medal table.
Sweden won gold medals in five different Winter Olympic sports, shattering the previous record of two.