1986 Asian Games

The 1986 Asian Games (Korean: 1986년 아시아 경기대회/1986년 아시안 게임, romanized: Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad (Korean: 제10회 아시아 경기대회/제10회 아시안 게임, romanized: Jesiphoe Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Jesiphoe Asian Geim) and commonly known as Seoul 1986 (Korean: 서울 1986, romanized: Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk) 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.

X Asian Games
Host citySeoul, South Korea
Nations27
Athletes4,839
Events296 in 25 sports
Opening20 September 1986
Closing5 October 1986
Opened byChun Doo-hwan
President of South Korea
Closed byFahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
President of the Olympic Council of Asia
Torch lighterJang Jae-keun and Park Mi-sun[1]
Main venueOlympic Stadium
Summer
Winter

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.

Host city selection

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]

Boycotting countries
Boycotting countries are in dark red

Communist states North Korea, Mongolia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Afghanistan, and South Yemen, as well as Burma, Syria, and Brunei all boycotted the Games for political reasons and conditions. However, the People's Republic of China, which was set to host the next games in Beijing, competed, 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.

Gimpo International Airport bomb

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.

Participating nations

The following 27 nations participated.[3]

  •  Bahrain (63)
  •  Bangladesh (51)
  •  Bhutan (8)
  •  China (388)
  •  Hong Kong (184)
  •  India (300)
  •  Indonesia (205)
  •  Iran (94)
  •  Iraq (52)
  •  Japan (440)
  •  Jordan (30)
  •  Kuwait (191)
  •  Lebanon (10)
  •  Malaysia (125)
  •  Maldives (5)
  •  Nepal (105)
  •  North Yemen (10)
  •  Oman (54)
  •  Pakistan (98)
  •  Philippines (93)
  •  Qatar (62)
  •  Saudi Arabia (73)
  •  Singapore (33)
  •  South Korea (494)
  •  Sri Lanka (20)
  •  Thailand (204)
  •  United Arab Emirates (30)

Mascot

The official mascot for the 1986 Asian Games was Hodori the tiger, which was also the mascot of the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Sports

Calendar
 ● Opening ceremony    Event competitions  ● Event finals  ● Closing ceremony
September / October 1986 20th
Sat		 21st
Sun		 22nd
Mon		 23rd
Tue		 24th
Wed		 25th
Thu		 26th
Fri		 27th
Sat		 28th
Sun		 29th
Mon		 30th
Tue		 1st
Wed		 2nd
Thu		 3rd
Fri		 4th
Sat		 5th
Sun		 Gold
medals
Archery 4 8 12
Athletics 4 9 10 6 8 5 42
Badminton 2 5 7
Basketball 1 1 2
Bowling 2 2 6 2 12
Boxing 12 12
Cycling – Road 1 2 3
Cycling – Track 1 1 1 3 6
Diving 1 1 1 1 4
Equestrian 2 1 1 1 1 6
Fencing 1 2 1 2 2 8
Field hockey 1 1 2
Football 1 1
Golf 2 2
Gymnastics 1 1 2 10 14
Handball 1 1
Judo 2 2 2 2 8
Rowing 8 8
Sailing 5 5
Shooting 4 5 7 2 4 5 3 30
Swimming 4 5 5 5 5 5 29
Table tennis 2 5 7
Taekwondo 2 2 2 2 8
Tennis 2 2 2 1 7
Volleyball 1 1 2
Water polo 1 1
Weightlifting 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
Wrestling 5 5 5 5 20
Total gold medals1113171923161713252622918346269
Ceremonies●●
September / October 1986 20th
Sat		 21st
Sun		 22nd
Mon		 23rd
Tue		 24th
Wed		 25th
Thu		 26th
Fri		 27th
Sat		 28th
Sun		 29th
Mon		 30th
Tue		 1st
Wed		 2nd
Thu		 3rd
Fri		 4th
Sat		 5th
Sun		 Gold
medals

Venues

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

Venue Sports
Jamsil Olympic StadiumCeremonies, Athletics, Football (Finals)
Busan Gudeok StadiumFootball
Busan Yachting CenterSailing
Daegu Civic StadiumFootball
Daejeon StadiumFootball
Dongdaemun StadiumFootball
East Seoul Bowling CenterBowling
Gwacheon Equestrian ParkEquestrian
Gwangju Mudeung StadiumFootball
Hanyang Country ClubGolf
Hanyang University GymnasiumVolleyball
Hwarang Archery FieldArchery
Jamsil ArenaBasketball
Jamsil Indoor Swimming PoolDiving, Swimming, Water polo
Jamsil Students' GymnasiumBoxing
Misari RegattaRowing
Seoul Olympic Gymnastics ArenaBadminton, Gymnastics
Olympic Fencing GymnasiumFencing
Sangmu GymnasiumWrestling
Olympic Tennis CenterTennis
Olympic Weightlifting GymnasiumWeightlifting
Saemaul Sports HallJudo
Seongnam Hockey StadiumField hockey
Seoul Olympic VelodromeCycling (track)
Seoul National University GymnasiumTable tennis
Suwon GymnasiumHandball
Sungkyunkwan University Suwon Campus GymnasiumTaekwondo
Taenung International Shooting RangeShooting
Tongillo Road CourseCycling (road)

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.

  *   Host nation (South Korea)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)948246222
2 South Korea (KOR)*935576224
3 Japan (JPN)587677211
4 Iran (IRN)661022
5 India (IND)592337
6 Philippines (PHI)45918
7 Thailand (THA)3101326
8 Pakistan (PAK)2349
9 Indonesia (INA)151420
10 Hong Kong (HKG)1135
11–22Remaining3163554
Totals (22 entries)270268310848

See also

References
  1. "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. 1986 Asian Games Opening Ceremony Athletes Parade
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