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.
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral Light |
Chan King Yin |
Zeng Xiaohong |
Arun Homraruen |
| Mistral Heavy |
Yao Xinhao |
Ho Chi Ho |
Oka Sulaksana |
| Optimist |
Ni Wei |
Navee Thamsoontorn |
Sean Lee |
| Laser |
Maximilian Soh |
Yoichi Iijima |
Kim Ho-kon |
| 420 |
Justin Liu Sherman Cheng |
Shibuki Iitsuka Shingen Furuya |
Nay La Kyaw Min Min |
| 470 |
Kim Dae-young Jung Sung-ahn |
Xu Yuan Zhen Terence Koh |
Kan Yamada Kenichi Nakamura |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mistral |
Chen Lina |
Chan Wai Kei |
Napalai Tansai |
| Optimist |
Rufina Tan |
Haruka Komiya |
Benjamas Poonpat |
| 420 |
Sarah Tan Lim Tze Ting |
Yumi Takahashi Kae Tsugaya |
Su Sandar Wai Zin April Aung |
| 470 |
Ai Kondo Naoko Kamata |
Toh Liying Elizabeth Tan |
Yu Chunyan Wen Yimei |
Open
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laser 4.7 |
Colin Cheng |
Waleed Al-Sharshani |
Nurul Elia Anuar |
| Laser Radial |
Xu Lijia |
Koh Seng Leong |
Rajesh Choudhary |
| Hobie 16 |
Damrongsak Vongtim Sakda Vongtim |
Park Kyu-tae Sung Chang-il |
Melcolm Huang Chung Pei Quan |
| Match Racing |
Ivan Tan Justin Wong Renfred Tay Teo Wee Chin Roy Tay |
Sanjeev Chauhan Girdhari Yadav Nitin Mongia Ramachandran Mahesh |
Yoon Cheul Kim Tae-jung Kim Hyeong-tae Kim Sang-suk |
Medal Table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 |
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |
|
1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |
|
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |
|
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 |
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |
|
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 |
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
Participating Nations
A total of 168 athletes from 19 nations competed in sailing at the 2006 Asian Games:
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Bahrain (9)
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China (13)
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Chinese Taipei (1)
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Hong Kong (7)
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India (9)
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Indonesia (2)
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Japan (12)
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Kazakhstan (4)
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Kuwait (6)
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Malaysia (7)
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Myanmar (8)
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Oman (3)
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Pakistan (13)
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Philippines (4)
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Qatar (14)
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Singapore (20)
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South Korea (18)
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Sri Lanka (6)
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Thailand (12)

