1986 Asian Games

X Asian Games

Host city	Seoul, South Korea
Nations participating	27
Athletes participating	4,839
Events	296 in 25 sports
Opening ceremony	20 September
Closing ceremony	5 October
Officially opened by	Chun Doo-hwan President of South Korea
Officially closed by	Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah President of the Olympic Council of Asia
Torch lighter	Jang Jae-keun and Park Mi-sun[1]
Main venue	Olympic Stadium
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The 1986 Asian Games (Korean: 1986년 아시아 경기대회/1986년 아시안 게임, romanized: Cheon gubaeg palsib yug-nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Cheon gubaeg palsib yug-nyeon Asian Geim), also known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad (Korean: 제10회 아시아 경기대회/제10회 아시안 게임, romanized: Je sib hoe Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Je sib hoe Asian Geim) were held from 20 September to 5 October 1986, in Seoul, South Korea. The venues and facilities of the 10th Asiad were the same venues and facilities that would be used in the 1988 Summer Olympics, as it was considered a test event.

Seoul had previously been scheduled to host the 1970 games, but it received security threats from neighbouring North Korea, forcing it to give up hosting the games to previous 1966 host Bangkok, Thailand.

Host city selection[]

Baghdad Iraq, Pyongyang,O North Korea and Seoul were the bidding cities for the Games, but during the process Baghdad and Pyongyang withdrew,leaving Seoul as only bidding city.^[2]

Boycotting countries[]

Communist states North Korea, Mongolia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Afghanistan, and South Yemen, as well as Burma, Syria, and Brunei all boycotted the Games for political reasons and conditions. However, the communist People's Republic of China, which was set to host the next games in Beijing, competed, and ultimately finished at the top of the medal table. Two years later, all except North Korea participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics, although Brunei sent only one official and no athletes.

Terrorist attack[]

A North Korean spy detonated a bomb behind a vending machine in Gimpo International Airport and killed five people, including a technician, just a few days before the Games started.

Participating nations[]

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Mascot[]

The official mascot for the 1986 Asian Games was Hodori the tiger, which was also the mascot of the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Sports[]

Calendar[]

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Opening ceremony

Event competitions

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Event finals

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Closing ceremony

September / October 1986	20th Sat	21st Sun	22nd Mon	23rd Tue	24th Wed	25th Thu	26th Fri	27th Sat	28th Sun	29th Mon	30th Tue	1st Wed	2nd Thu	3rd Fri	4th Sat	5th Sun	Gold medals
Archery										4	8						12
Athletics										4	9	10		6	8	5	42
Badminton										2					5		7
Basketball													1	1			2
Bowling							2	2		6		2					12
Boxing															12		12
Cycling – Road		1							2								3
Cycling – Track				1	1	1		3									6
Diving			1	1		1	1										4
Equestrian							2		1			1	1		1		6
Fencing						1	2	1		2		2					8
Field hockey										1	1						2
Football																1	1
Golf					2												2
Gymnastics		1	1	2	10												14
Handball									1								1
Judo												2	2	2	2		8
Rowing						8											8
Sailing										5							5
Shooting		4	5	7		2	4	5	3								30
Swimming		4	5	5	5	5	5										29
Table tennis						2					5						7
Taekwondo											2	2	2	2			8
Tennis						2						2	2	1			7
Volleyball														1	1		2
Water polo													1				1
Weightlifting		1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1					10
Wrestling								5	5					5	5		20
Total gold medals		11	13	17	19	23	16	17	13	25	26	22	9	18	34	6	269
Ceremonies	●															●
September / October 1986	20th Sat	21st Sun	22nd Mon	23rd Tue	24th Wed	25th Thu	26th Fri	27th Sat	28th Sun	29th Mon	30th Tue	1st Wed	2nd Thu	3rd Fri	4th Sat	5th Sun	Gold medals

Venues[]

The following venues were used during the Games.^[1]

Venue	Sports
		Jamsil Olympic Stadium	Ceremonies, Athletics, Football
Busan Gudeok Stadium	Football
Busan Yachting Center	Sailing
Daegu Civic Stadium	Football
Daejeon Stadium	Football
Dongdaemun Stadium	Football
East Seoul Bowling Center	Bowling
Gwacheon Equestrian Park	Equestrian
Gwangju Mudeung Stadium	Football
	Golf
Hanyang University Gymnasium	Volleyball
Hwarang Archery Field	Archery
Jamsil Arena	Basketball
Jamsil Indoor Swimming Pool	Diving, Swimming, Water polo
Jamsil Students' Gymnasium	Boxing
Misari Regatta	Rowing
Seoul Olympic Gymnastics Arena	Badminton, Gymnastics
Olympic Fencing Gymnasium	Fencing
Sangmu Gymnasium	Wrestling
Olympic Tennis Center	Tennis
Olympic Weightlifting Gymnasium	Weightlifting
Saemaul Sports Hall	Judo
Seongnam Hockey Stadium	Field hockey
Seoul Olympic Velodrome	Cycling (track)
Seoul National University Gymnasium	Table tennis
Suwon Gymnasium	Handball
	Taekwondo
Taenung International Shooting Range	Shooting
Tongillo Road Course	Cycling (road)

Medal table[]

The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, South Korea, is highlighted.

  *   Host nation (South Korea)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	94	82	46	222
2	South Korea (KOR)*	93	55	76	224
3	Japan (JPN)	58	76	77	211
4	Iran (IRN)	6	6	10	22
5	India (IND)	5	9	23	37
6	Philippines (PHI)	4	5	9	18
7	Thailand (THA)	3	10	13	26
8	Pakistan (PAK)	2	3	4	9
9	Indonesia (INA)	1	5	14	20
10	(HKG)	1	1	3	5
11–22	Remaining	3	16	35	54
Totals (22 nations)		270	268	310	848

See also[]

• 1986 Asian Winter Games
• 1988 Summer Olympics
• 2002 Asian Games
• 2014 Asian Games

References[]

External links[]

• Ocasia

Preceded by New Delhi

Asian Games Seoul X Asiad (1986)

Succeeded by Beijing