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1986 Asian Games
Multi-sport event in Seoul, South Korea
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Multi-sport event in Seoul, South Korea
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | X Asian Games |
| logo | 10th_Asian_Games_(Seoul_1986)_logo.svg |
| size | 170 |
| host_city | Seoul, South Korea |
| nations | 27 |
| athletes | 4,839 |
| events | 296 in 25 sports |
| opening | 20 September 1986 |
| closing | 5 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 |
| stadium | Olympic Stadium |
| SpreviousS | [Delhi 1982](1982-asian-games) |
| SnextS | [Beijing 1990](1990-asian-games) |
| Sprevious | [Sapporo 1986](1986-asian-winter-games) |
| Snext | [Sapporo 1990](1990-asian-winter-games) |
| website | [ocasia.org (archived)](https://web.archive.org/web/20101107080115/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?GPCode=14) |
President of South Korea President of the Olympic Council of Asia The 1986 Asian Games (), officially known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad () and commonly known as Seoul 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.
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.
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.
| Venue | Sports | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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. 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.
- BRN
- BAN
- BHU
- CHN
- HKG
- IND
- INA
- IRN
- IRQ
- JPN
- JOR
- KUW
- LIB
- MAL
- MDV
- NEP
- YAR
- OMA
- PAK
- PHI
- QAT
- SAU
- SIN
- KOR
- SRI
- THA
- UAE
;Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees (by highest to lowest)
| IOC Letter Code | Country | Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| KOR | KOR | 494 |
| JPN | JPN | 440 |
| CHN | CHN | 388 |
| IND | IND | 300 |
| INA | INA | 205 |
| THA | THA | 204 |
| KUW | KUW | 191 |
| HKG | HKG | 184 |
| MAL | MAL | 125 |
| NEP | NEP | 105 |
| PAK | PAK | 98 |
| IRN | IRN | 94 |
| PHI | PHI | 93 |
| KSA | KSA | 73 |
| BRN | BRN | 63 |
| QAT | QAT | 62 |
| OMA | OMA | 54 |
| IRQ | IRQ | 52 |
| BAN | BAN | 51 |
| SIN | SIN | 33 |
| JOR | JOR | 30 |
| UAE | UAE | 30 |
| SRI | SRI | 20 |
| LIB | LIB | 10 |
| YAR | YAR | 10 |
| BHU | BHU | 8 |
| MDV | MDV | 5 |
Sports
Calendar
| ● | Opening ceremony | Event competitions | ● | Event finals | ● | Closing ceremony |
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| medals | Total gold medals | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 6 | 269 | September / October 1986 | 20th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| medals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Archery pictogram.svg | 15px]] Archery | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Athletics pictogram.svg | 15px]] Athletics | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Badminton pictogram.svg | 15px]] Badminton | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Basketball pictogram.svg | 15px]] Basketball | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Bowling pictogram.svg | 15px]] Bowling | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Boxing pictogram.svg | 15px]] Boxing | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Cycling (road) pictogram.svg | 15px]] Cycling – Road | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Cycling (track) pictogram.svg | 15px]] Cycling – Track | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Diving pictogram.svg | 15px]] Diving | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Equestrian pictogram.svg | 15px]] Equestrian | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Fencing pictogram.svg | 15px]] Fencing | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Field hockey pictogram.svg | 15px]] Field hockey | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Football pictogram.svg | 15px]] Football | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Golf pictogram.svg | 15px]] Golf | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg | 15px]] Gymnastics | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Handball pictogram.svg | 15px]] Handball | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Judo pictogram.svg | 15px]] Judo | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Rowing pictogram.svg | 15px]] Rowing | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Sailing pictogram.svg | 15px]] Sailing | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Shooting pictogram.svg | 15px]] Shooting | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Swimming pictogram.svg | 15px]] Swimming | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Table tennis pictogram.svg | 15px]] Table tennis | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Taekwondo pictogram.svg | 15px]] Taekwondo | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Tennis pictogram.svg | 15px]] Tennis | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg | 15px]] Volleyball | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Water polo pictogram.svg | 15px]] Water polo | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg | 15px]] Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Wrestling pictogram.svg | 15px]] Wrestling | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonies | ● | ● |
Medal table
Main article: 1986 Asian Games medal table
The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, South Korea, is highlighted.
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.
References
References
- "서울아시아경기대회".
- "第10届亚运会概况—1986年汉城亚运会".
- (September 20, 1986). "Asian Games Open in Seoul". UPI.
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3MJlLMZNMQ 1986 Asian Games Opening Ceremony Athletes Parade]
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