1986 Asian Games
Host city | Seoul, South Korea |
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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 |
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[]
- (63)
- Bangladesh (51)
- (8)
- China (388)
- (184)
- India (300)
- Indonesia (205)
- Iran (94)
- (52)
- Japan (440)
- (30)
- (191)
- (10)
- Malaysia (125)
- (5)
- (105)
- (10)
- (54)
- Pakistan (98)
- Philippines (93)
- (62)
- (73)
- (33)
- South Korea (494)
- (20)
- Thailand (204)
- (30)
Mascot[]
The official mascot for the 1986 Asian Games was Hodori the tiger, which was also the mascot of the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Sports[]
- Archery (12) ( )
- Athletics (42) ( )
- Badminton (7) ( )
- Basketball (2) ( )
- Bowling (12) ( )
- Boxing (12) ( )
- Cycling (9) ( )
- Diving (4) ( )
- Equestrian (6) ( )
- Fencing (8) ( )
- Field hockey (2) ( )
- Football (1) ( )
- Golf (2) ( )
- Gymnastics (14) ( )
- Handball (1) ( )
- Judo (8) ( )
- Rowing (8) ( )
- Sailing (5) ( )
- Shooting (30) ( )
- Swimming (29) ( )
- Table tennis (7) ( )
- Taekwondo (8) ( )
- Tennis (7) ( )
- Volleyball (2) ( )
- Water polo (1) ( )
- Weightlifting (10) ( )
- Wrestling (20) ( )
Calendar[]
● | Opening ceremony | Event competitions | ● | Event finals | ● | 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 |
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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]
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 |
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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[]
References[]
- ^ a b "서울아시아경기대회". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "第10届亚运会概况—1986年汉城亚运会". Tencent Sports. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ 1986 Asian Games Opening Ceremony Athletes Parade
External links[]
- 1986 Asian Games
- 1986 in multi-sport events
- 1986 in South Korean sport
- International sports competitions hosted by South Korea
- Multi-sport events in South Korea
- Sports competitions in Seoul
- Asian Games by year
- 1986 in Asian sport
- 1980s in Seoul
- International sports boycotts
- September 1986 sports events in Asia
- October 1986 sports events in Asia