Germany at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Germany at the
2006 Winter Olympics
Germany at the; 2006 Winter Olympics
IOC code	GER
NOC	German Olympic Sports Confederation
Website	www.dosb.de (in German, English, and French)
in Turin
Competitors	162 in 15 sports
Flag bearers	Kati Wilhelm (opening) ; Claudia Pechstein (closing)
Medals; Ranked 1st	Gold 11 Silver 12 Bronze 6 Total 29
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
	1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956–1988; 1992; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;
Other related appearances
	United Team of Germany (1956–1964); East Germany (1968–1988); West Germany (1968–1988)

Germany competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, winning once again the most total medals of any nation. The National Olympic Committee of Germany (German: Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland, reorganized to German Olympic Sports Confederation (German: Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund, DOSB) in May 2006) nominated a total of 162 (164) athletes to compete, as the 5th largest team, in all 15 of the Winter Olympic sports.

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