1995 Southeast Asian Games

XVIII Southeast Asian Games

Host city	Chiang Mai, Thailand
Nations participating	10
Athletes participating	3262
Sport(s)	28
Opening ceremony	9 December
Closing ceremony	17 December
Officially opened by	Vajiralongkorn Crown Prince of Thailand
Ceremony venue	700th Anniversary Stadium
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The 1995 Southeast Asian Games (Thai: กีฬาแห่งเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ 1995, romanized: Kila haeng echeiy tawan oak cheing tai 1995), officially known as the 18th Southeast Asian Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from 9 to 17 December 1995. It was the first time that a non-capital city hosted the biennial sports event. Chiang Mai is the second Thai city to host the Southeast Asian Games after Bangkok. The games were opened and closed by Vajiralongkorn, the then-Crown Prince of Thailand. With the return of Cambodia, all ten members of the federation were present to compete in the SEA Games for the first time.^[1]

This was the fifth time Thailand hosted the games and its first since 1985. Previously it also hosted the games in 1959, 1967 and 1975. Around 3262 athletes from 10 participating nations participated at the games which featured 28 sports.

The final medal tally was led by host Thailand, followed by Indonesia and the Philippines.

Organisation[]

Development and preparation[]

The Chiang Mai SEA Games Organising Committee (CMSOC) was formed to oversee the staging of the games.

Venues[]

The 18th Southeast Asian Games had 23 venues for the games, 19 in Chiang Mai, 3 in Chonburi and 1 in Lamphun.

Marketing[]

Logo[]

Sawasdee, the Siamese cat, the official mascot of the games

The logo of the 1995 Southeast Asian Games is an image of a Bo Sang umbrella which symbolises Chiang Mai as the host of the Southeast Asian Games. The image of the umbrella also resembles a running athlete, which represents the courage and determination of the games participating athletes and the participating athletes themselves. The colours of the umbrella blue, yellow, red, black and green are colours of the Olympic movement and represents the Olympic and sportsmanship spirit of the participating athletes. The 6-ring chain, the logo of the Southeast Asian Games Federation, represents the six founding nations of the Southeast Asian Games and the Southeast Asian Games itself.

Mascot[]

The mascot of the 1995 Southeast Asian Games is a Siamese cat named Sawasdee (Thai: สวัสดี) who takes a Bo Sang umbrella with him. The Siamese cat is one of the several varieties of cat native to Thailand. As a mascot, its name Sawasdee is a word often spoken in Thai as a greeting or farewell in Thailand. Its umbrella represents Chiang Mai province, Thailand, host of the 1995 Southeast Asian Games. One of its villages, the Bo Sang Village of Chiang Mai province, is famed throughout Thailand for the making of exquisitely hand made and painted umbrellas.

The games[]

Participating nations[]

Sports[]

Medal table[]

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  *   Host nation ()

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	(THA)*	157	98	91	346
2	(INA)	77	67	77	221
3	Philippines (PHI)	33	48	62	143
4	Malaysia (MAS)	31	49	69	149
5	(SIN)	26	27	42	95
6	(VIE)	10	18	24	52
7	(MYA)	4	21	37	62
8	(BRU)	0	2	6	8
9	(LAO)	0	1	6	7
10	(CAM)	0	0	2	2
Totals (10 nations)		338	331	416	1085

References[]

External links[]

• Medal Tally
• History of the SEA Games
• OCA SEA Games
• SEAGF Office Archived 6 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine
• SEA Games previous medal table
• Medal Tally 1959-1995
• SEA Games members
• Official site