1986 Asian Games

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X Asian Games
10th Asian Games (Seoul 1986) logo.svg
Host city Seoul, South Korea
Nations27
Athletes4,839
Events296 in 25 sports
Opening20 September 1986
Closing5 October 1986
Opened by Chun Doo-hwan
President of South Korea
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
Website ocasia.org (archived)
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The 1986 Asian Games (1986년 아시아 경기대회/1986년 아시안 게임), officially known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad (제10회 아시아 경기대회/제10회 아시안 게임) and commonly known as Seoul 1986 (서울 1986), 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.

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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.

Bidding process

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

Development and preparations

Marketing

Mascot

The official mascot for the 1986 Asian Games was Hodori the tiger, which was also the mascot of the 1988 Summer Olympics. It was a stylized tiger designed by Kim Hyun as an amicable Amur tiger, portraying the friendly and hospitable traditions of the Korean people.

Venues

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

VenueSports
Jamsil Olympic Stadium Ceremonies, Athletics, Football (Finals)
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
Hanyang Country Club 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
Sungkyunkwan University Suwon Campus Gymnasium Taekwondo
Taenung International Shooting Range Shooting
Tongillo Road Course Cycling (road)

The Games

Boycotting countries

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Boycotting countries are in dark red

North Korea boycotted the Asian Games along with its allies Mongolia, Vietnam, Laos, Afghanistan and South Yemen. Burma and Syria did not participate for financial reasons, while Brunei Darussalam did not participate owing to the country being amidst a 40day period of national mourning after the death of the Sultan's father on September 7th. [3] The only participating country from the Eastern Bloc, the People's Republic of China, which was set to host the next games in Beijing, did participate and sent a high profile delegation, 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.

Participating National Olympic Committees

The following 27 NOCs participated. [4]

Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest)

Sports

Calendar

  Opening ceremony  Event competitions  Event finals  Closing ceremony
September / October 198620th
Sat
21st
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22nd
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23rd
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24th
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25th
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26th
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27th
Sat
28th
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29th
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30th
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1st
Wed
2nd
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4th
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5th
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Gold
medals
Archery pictogram.svg Archery 4812
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics 491068542
Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton 257
Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball 112
Bowling pictogram.svg Bowling 226212
Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing 1212
Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Cycling – Road 123
Cycling (track) pictogram.svg Cycling – Track 11136
Diving pictogram.svg Diving 11114
Equestrian pictogram.svg Equestrian 211116
Fencing pictogram.svg Fencing 121228
Field hockey pictogram.svg Field hockey 112
Football pictogram.svg Football 11
Golf pictogram.svg Golf 22
Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg Gymnastics 1121014
Handball pictogram.svg Handball 11
Judo pictogram.svg Judo 22228
Rowing pictogram.svg Rowing 88
Sailing pictogram.svg Sailing 55
Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting 457245330
Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming 45555529
Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis 257
Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo 22228
Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis 22217
Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Volleyball 112
Water polo pictogram.svg Water polo 11
Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting 111111111110
Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling 555520
Total gold medals1113171923161713252622918346269
Ceremonies
September / October 198620th
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21st
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23rd
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24th
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25th
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Gold
medals

Medal table

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

  *   Host nation (South Korea)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)948246222
2Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea  (KOR)*935576224
3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)587677211
4Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRN)661022
5Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)592337
6Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines  (PHI)45918
7Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)3101326
8Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan  (PAK)2349
9Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia  (INA)151420
10Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)1135
11–22 Remaining 3163554
Totals (22 entries)270268310848

Controversies

Gimpo International Airport bombing

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "서울아시아경기대회". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture . Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. "第10届亚运会概况—1986年汉城亚运会". Tencent Sports. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. Jones, David W. (September 20, 1986). "Asian Games Open in Seoul". UPI.
  4. 1986 Asian Games Opening Ceremony Athletes Parade