Squash at the 2001 SEA Games | |
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Venue | Bukit Dumbar Squash Centre, Penang |
Dates | 10–15 September 2001 |
Competitors | 39 from 5 nations |
Squash at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games was held in Bukit Dumbar Squash Centre, Penang, Malaysia from 10 to 16 September 2001 [1] Squash had team, and individual events for men and women.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's team | Malaysia (MAS) Kenneth Low Mohammad Azlan Iskandar Yap Kok Four Kelvin Ho | Singapore (SIN) Mohammad Rizal Kadir Peter Hill Dermadi Adi Joel Ong | Thailand (THA) Chatchawin Tangjaitrong Poowis Poonsiri Apirom Na Nakorn Loius Boonsinsukh |
Philippines (PHI) Edgar Ballebar Arnel Begornia Ricky Espinola Joboy Antipala | |||
Women's team | Malaysia (MAS) Nicol David Sharon Wee Tricia Chuah Sally Looi | Singapore (SIN) Della Lee Joannah Yue Serene Lee Vicky He | Indonesia (INA) Juwita Rossaly Mokalu Sri Utaminingsih Fenny Louisa Mokalu Diane Putri |
Thailand (THA) Jitra C. Sopahpen G. Sansanee T. | |||
Men's individual | Mohammad Azlan Iskandar Malaysia | Kenneth Low Malaysia | Mohammad Rizal Kadir Singapore |
Nuryanto Indonesia | |||
Women's individual | Nicol David Malaysia | Sharon Wee Malaysia | Della Lee Singapore |
Joannah Yue Singapore |
* Host nation (Malaysia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Malaysia (MAS)* | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
2 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
3 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
5 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
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