 The license plate with the logo of the Games | |
| Host city | Macau |
|---|---|
| Motto | 東亞風創紀元運動會齊參與 Uma Nova Era para o Oriente Juntos: Vamos Todos Participar New East New Era, Let's All Join The Games |
| Nations | 9 |
| Events | 233 in 17 sports |
| Opening | 29 October 2005 |
| Closing | 6 November 2005 |
| Opened by | Vice Premier Wu Yi |
| Main venue | Estádio Campo Desportivo |
The 4th East Asian Games was an international multi-sport event for countries in East Asia which was held in Macau from October 29 to November 6, 2005.
At the 11th EAGA Council Meeting held in Guam in March 1996, Macau, then a Portuguese colony was awarded the right and honour to host the 4th East Asian Games. [1]
The official emblem is the swirling pattern image of five Olympic colours blue, black, red, yellow and green which represents the Five Elements - Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth as well as Macau as a new era multi-cultural city that fuse the Western and Eastern culture in the East Asian region with strong global influence.
The official mascot is "Pak Pak" the squirrel which comes from Guia Hill, a place in Macau which has a lot of fir trees and is the site of the oldest lighthouse on the China coast - the Guia Lighthouse. He is described as friendly, sporty and happy-go-lucky.
The official motto: "New East New Era Let's All Join The Games" represents the East Asians' powerful energy that generates the new era, new beginning and progress towards prosperity with the rest of the world.
The official theme song is "We Will Shine" which represents the value and meaning of persistence, sacrifice and pain and the dreams of the athletes and the celebration of the games as part of life. [3]
The 2005 East Asian Games featured events in 17 sports, which was a new high for the competition. 11 of them are Olympic sports.
Swimming (40) ()
Diving (10) ()
Synchronised swimming (2) ()
Athletics (45) ()
Basketball (2) ()
Bowling (12) ()
Dancesport (10) ()
Dragon boat (8) ()
Football (1) ()
Gymnastics (14) ()
Field hockey (2) ()
Karate (12) ()
Rowing (8) ()
Shooting (14) ()
Soft tennis (6) ()
Taekwondo (8) ()
Tennis (5) ()
Weightlifting (15) ()
Wushu (19) ()| Event competitions | Event finals | ||
| October/November | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Gold medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremonies | ● | ● | ||||||||
| Diving | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||||||
| Swimming | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 40 | ||||
| Synchronised swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Athletics | 9 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 45 | |||||
| Basketball | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Bowling | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | |||||
| Dancesport | 10 | 10 | ||||||||
| Dragon boat | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
| Football | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Gymnastics | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | |||||
| Hockey | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Karate | 7 | 5 | 12 | |||||||
| Rowing | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
| Shooting | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | ||||
| Soft tennis | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| Taekwondo | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||||||
| Tennis | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
| Weightlifting | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | ||||
| Wushu | 12 | 7 | 19 | |||||||
| Total | 0 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 41 | 26 | 42 | 17 | 233 |
| Cumulative total | 0 | 27 | 45 | 67 | 107 | 148 | 174 | 216 | 233 |
* Host nation (Macau)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 127 | 63 | 33 | 223 |
| 2 |  Japan (JPN) | 46 | 56 | 77 | 179 |
| 3 |  South Korea (KOR) | 32 | 48 | 65 | 145 |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 12 | 34 | 26 | 72 |
| 5 |  Macau (MAC)* | 11 | 16 | 17 | 44 |
| 6 |  North Korea (PRK) | 6 | 10 | 20 | 36 |
| 7 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 8 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 |  Guam (GUM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 237 | 230 | 254 | 721 | |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men |  Chinese Taipei |  Japan |  China |
| Women | China | Chinese Taipei |  South Korea |
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