Editing 2006 Winter Olympics (section)

==Participating National Olympic Committees==
[[File:2006 Winter olympics team numbers.PNG|300px|thumb|right|
Number of athletes sent from participating NOCs: 1–9; blue: 10–49; orange: 50–99; red: 100 or more.]]
A record 80 [[National Olympic Committee]]s (NOCs) entered athletes at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games. This was an increase of two from the 78 represented at the [[2002 Olympic Winter Games]]. The number in parentheses indicates the number of participants that NOC contributed.  It was the first appearance for Albania, Ethiopia and Madagascar. It was the only appearance at the Winter Olympics for [[Serbia and Montenegro]], coming between the country's name change in 2003 from the [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]] and Montenegro's then-pending [[2006 Montenegrin independence referendum|vote for independence]] in May 2006. Algeria returned to the Winter games after a 14-year absence, Senegal returned to the Winter games after a 12-year absence, and Luxembourg, North Korea and Portugal returned after 8 years. Six countries, Cameroon, Fiji, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago which were at the 2002 Games, did not participate in 2006.

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! Participating [[:Category:Nations at the 1904 Summer Olympics|National Olympic Committees]]
|-
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* {{flagIOC|ALB|2006 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|ALG|2006 Winter|2}}
* {{flagIOC|AND|2006 Winter|3}}
* {{flagIOC|ARG|2006 Winter|9}}
* {{flagIOC|ARM|2006 Winter|5}}
* {{flagIOC|AUS|2006 Winter|40}}
* {{flagIOC|AUT|2006 Winter|73}}
* {{flagIOC|AZE|2006 Winter|2}}
* {{flagIOC|BLR|2006 Winter|28}}
* {{flagIOC|BEL|2006 Winter|4}}
* {{flagIOC|BER|2006 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|BIH|2006 Winter|6}}
* {{flagIOC|BRA|2006 Winter|9}}
* {{flagIOC|BUL|2006 Winter|21}}
* {{flagIOC|CAN|2006 Winter|191}}
* {{flagIOC|CHI|2006 Winter|9}}
* {{flagIOC|CHN|2006 Winter|73}}
* {{flagIOC|CRC|2006 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|CRO|2006 Winter|23}}
* {{flagIOC|CYP|2006 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|CZE|2006 Winter|83}}
* {{flagIOC|DEN|2006 Winter|4}}
* {{flagIOC|EST|2006 Winter|26}}
* {{flagIOC|ETH|2006 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|FIN|2006 Winter|90}}
* {{flagIOC|FRA|2006 Winter|82}}
* {{flagIOC|GEO|2006 Winter|3}}
* {{flagIOC|GER|2006 Winter|155}}
* {{flagIOC|GBR|2006 Winter|39}}
* {{flagIOC|GRE|2006 Winter|5}}
* {{flagIOC|HKG|2006 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|HUN|2006 Winter|19}}
* {{flagIOC|ISL|2006 Winter|5}}
* {{flagIOC|IND|2006 Winter|4}}
* {{flagIOC|IRI|2006 Winter|2}}
* {{flagIOC|IRL|2006 Winter|4}}
* {{flagIOC|ISR|2006 Winter|5}}
* {{flagIOC|ITA|2006 Winter|179}} '''(host)'''
* {{flagIOC|JPN|2006 Winter|110}}
* {{flagIOC|KAZ|2006 Winter|55}}
* {{flagIOC|KEN|2006 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|PRK|2006 Winter|6}}
* {{flagIOC|KOR|2006 Winter|40}}
* {{flagIOC|KGZ|2006 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|LAT|2006 Winter|57}}
* {{flagIOC|LIB|2006 Winter|3}}
* {{flagIOC|LIE|2006 Winter|5}}
* {{flagIOC|LTU|2006 Winter|7}}
* {{flagIOC|LUX|2006 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|MKD|2006 Winter|3}}
* {{flagIOC|MAD|2006 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|MDA|2006 Winter|6}}
* {{flagIOC|MON|2006 Winter|4}}
* {{flagIOC|MGL|2006 Winter|2}}
* {{flagIOC|NEP|2006 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|NED|2006 Winter|33}}
* {{flagIOC|NZL|2006 Winter|15}}
* {{flagIOC|NOR|2006 Winter|67}}
* {{flagIOC|POL|2006 Winter|45}}
* {{flagIOC|POR|2006 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|ROU|2006 Winter|25}}
* {{flagIOC|RUS|2006 Winter|174}}
* {{flagIOC|SMR|2006 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|SEN|2006 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|SCG|2006 Winter|6}}
* {{flagIOC|SVK|2006 Winter|58}}
* {{flagIOC|SLO|2006 Winter|36}}
* {{flagIOC|RSA|2006 Winter|3}}
* {{flagIOC|ESP|2006 Winter|16}}
* {{flagIOC|SWE|2006 Winter|106}}
* {{flagIOC|SUI|2006 Winter|125}}
* {{flagIOC|TPE|2006 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|TJK|2006 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|THA|2006 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|TUR|2006 Winter|6}}
* {{flagIOC|UKR|2006 Winter|52}}
* {{flagIOC|USA|2006 Winter|204}}
* {{flagIOC|UZB|2006 Winter|4}}
* {{flagIOC|VEN|2006 Winter|1}}
* {{flagIOC|ISV|2006 Winter|1}}
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=== Number of athletes by National Olympic Committee ===
2,494 [[athlete]]s from 80 [[National Olympic Committee|NOCs]] participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- 
! [[List of IOC country codes|IOC Letter Code]]
! Country
! Athletes
|-
| ALB || {{flagIOC|ALB|2006 Winter}} || 1
|-
| ALG || {{flagIOC|ALG|2006 Winter}} || 2
|-
| AND || {{flagIOC|AND|2006 Winter}} || 3
|-
| ARG || {{flagIOC|ARG|2006 Winter}} || 9
|-
| ARM || {{flagIOC|ARM|2006 Winter}} || 5
|-
| AUS || {{flagIOC|AUS|2006 Winter}} || 40
|-
| AUT || {{flagIOC|AUT|2006 Winter}} || 73
|-
| AZE || {{flagIOC|AZE|2006 Winter}} || 2
|-
| BLR || {{flagIOC|BLR|2006 Winter}} || 28
|-
| BEL || {{flagIOC|BEL|2006 Winter}} || 4
|-
| BER || {{flagIOC|BER|2006 Winter}} || 1
|-
| BIH || {{flagIOC|BIH|2006 Winter}} || 6
|-
| BRA || {{flagIOC|BRA|2006 Winter}} || 9
|-
| BUL || {{flagIOC|BUL|2006 Winter}} || 21
|-
| CAN || {{flagIOC|CAN|2006 Winter}} || 191
|-
| CHI || {{flagIOC|CHI|2006 Winter}} || 9
|-
| CHN || {{flagIOC|CHN|2006 Winter}} || 73
|-
| CRC || {{flagIOC|CRC|2006 Winter}} || 1
|-
| CRO || {{flagIOC|CRO|2006 Winter}} || 23
|-
| CYP || {{flagIOC|CYP|2006 Winter}} || 1
|-
| CZE || {{flagIOC|CZE|2006 Winter}} || 83
|-
| DEN || {{flagIOC|DEN|2006 Winter}} || 4
|-
| EST || {{flagIOC|EST|2006 Winter}} || 26
|-
| ETH || {{flagIOC|ETH|2006 Winter}} || 1
|-
| FIN || {{flagIOC|FIN|2006 Winter}} || 90
|-
| FRA || {{flagIOC|FRA|2006 Winter}} || 82
|-
| GEO || {{flagIOC|GEO|2006 Winter}} || 3
|-
| GER || {{flagIOC|GER|2006 Winter}} || 155
|-
| GBR || {{flagIOC|GBR|2006 Winter}} || 39
|-
| GRE || {{flagIOC|GRE|2006 Winter}} || 5
|-
| HKG || {{flagIOC|HKG|2006 Winter}} || 1
|-
| HUN || {{flagIOC|HUN|2006 Winter}} || 19
|-
| ISL || {{flagIOC|ISL|2006 Winter}} || 5
|-
| IND || {{flagIOC|IND|2006 Winter}} || 4
|-
| IRI || {{flagIOC|IRI|2006 Winter}} || 2
|-
| IRL || {{flagIOC|IRL|2006 Winter}} || 4
|-
| ISR || {{flagIOC|ISR|2006 Winter}} || 5
|-
| ITA || {{flagIOC|ITA|2006 Winter}} || 179
|-
| JPN || {{flagIOC|JPN|2006 Winter}} || 110
|-
| KAZ || {{flagIOC|KAZ|2006 Winter}} || 55
|-
| KEN || {{flagIOC|KEN|2006 Winter}} || 1
|-
| PRK || {{flagIOC|PRK|2006 Winter}} || 6
|-
| KOR || {{flagIOC|KOR|2006 Winter}} || 40
|-
| KGZ || {{flagIOC|KGZ|2006 Winter}} || 1
|-
| LAT || {{flagIOC|LAT|2006 Winter}} || 57
|-
| LIB || {{flagIOC|LIB|2006 Winter}} || 3
|-
| LIE || {{flagIOC|LIE|2006 Winter}} || 5
|-
| LTU || {{flagIOC|LTU|2006 Winter}} || 7
|-
| LUX || {{flagIOC|LUX|2006 Winter}} || 1
|-
| MKD || {{flagIOC|MKD|2006 Winter}} || 3
|-
| MAD || {{flagIOC|MAD|2006 Winter}} || 1
|-
| MDA || {{flagIOC|MDA|2006 Winter}} || 6
|-
| MON || {{flagIOC|MON|2006 Winter}} || 4
|-
| MGL || {{flagIOC|MGL|2006 Winter}} || 2
|-
| NEP || {{flagIOC|NEP|2006 Winter}} || 1
|-
| NED || {{flagIOC|NED|2006 Winter}} || 33
|-
| NZL || {{flagIOC|NZL|2006 Winter}} || 15
|-
| NOR || {{flagIOC|NOR|2006 Winter}} || 67
|-
| POL || {{flagIOC|POL|2006 Winter}} || 45
|-
| POR || {{flagIOC|POR|2006 Winter}} || 1
|-
| ROU || {{flagIOC|ROU|2006 Winter}} || 25
|-
| RUS || {{flagIOC|RUS|2006 Winter}} || 174
|-
| SMR || {{flagIOC|SMR|2006 Winter}} || 1
|-
| SEN || {{flagIOC|SEN|2006 Winter}} || 1
|-
| SCG || {{flagIOC|SCG|2006 Winter}} || 6
|-
| SVK || {{flagIOC|SVK|2006 Winter}} || 58
|-
| SLO || {{flagIOC|SLO|2006 Winter}} || 36
|-
| RSA || {{flagIOC|RSA|2006 Winter}} || 3
|-
| ESP || {{flagIOC|ESP|2006 Winter}} || 16
|-
| SWE || {{flagIOC|SWE|2006 Winter}} || 106
|-
| SUI || {{flagIOC|SUI|2006 Winter}} || 125
|-
| TPE || {{flagIOC|TPE|2006 Winter}} || 1
|-
| TJK || {{flagIOC|TJK|2006 Winter}} || 1
|-
| THA || {{flagIOC|THA|2006 Winter}} || 1
|-
| TUR || {{flagIOC|TUR|2006 Winter}} || 6
|-
| UKR || {{flagIOC|UKR|2006 Winter}} || 52
|-
| USA || {{flagIOC|USA|2006 Winter}} || 204
|-
| UZB || {{flagIOC|UZB|2006 Winter}} || 4
|-
| VEN || {{flagIOC|VEN|2006 Winter}} || 1
|-
| ISV || {{flagIOC|ISV|2006 Winter}} || 1
|}