Tajikistan at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....

was represented by one man at the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...

in Turin
Turin
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, Italy
Italy
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Alpine skiing

Andrei Drygin
Andrei Drygin
Andrei Drygin, born June 12, 1977, is a Tajik alpine skier.Drygin was the flag-bearer and only representative of Tajikistan at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. He also competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver as the only competitor again but was not the flag bearer. In 2002, he competed...

, Tajikistan's lone competitor in Turin, finished last in each of the first two downhill training runs, but had a better result in the race itself, finishing ahead of two other skiers. He also finished 51st in the Super-G and fell on his first run in the giant slalom.
Athlete Event Final
Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total Rank
Andrei Drygin
Andrei Drygin
Andrei Drygin, born June 12, 1977, is a Tajik alpine skier.Drygin was the flag-bearer and only representative of Tajikistan at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. He also competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver as the only competitor again but was not the flag bearer. In 2002, he competed...

Men's downhill n/a 1:59.41 51
Men's Super-G n/a 1:37.85 51
Men's giant slalom Did not finish
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