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| Host city | Seoul, South Korea |
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| 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 theOlympic Council of Asia |
| Torch lighter | Jang Jae-keun andPark Mi-sun[1] |
| Main venue | Olympic Stadium |
| Website | ocasia.org (archived) |
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The1986Asian Games (1986년 아시아 경기대회/1986년 아시안 게임), officially known as the10th Asian Games and theX Asiad (제10회 아시아 경기대회/제10회 아시안 게임) and commonly known asSeoul 1986 (서울 1986), were held from 20 September to 5 October 1986, inSeoul, South Korea. The venues and facilities of the 10th Asiad were the samevenues and facilities that would be used in the1988 Summer Olympics, as it was considered a test event.
Seoul had previously been scheduled to host the1970 games, but it received security threats from neighbouring North Korea, forcing it to give up hosting the games to previous 1966 host Bangkok, Thailand.
Baghdad,Iraq;Pyongyang,North Korea; andSeoul,South Korea were the bidding cities for the Games, but during the process Baghdad and Pyongyang withdrew, leaving Seoul as only bidding city.[2]
The official mascot for the 1986 Asian Games wasHodori the tiger, which was also the mascot of the1988 Summer Olympics. It was a stylized tiger designed by Kim Hyun as an amicableAmur tiger, portraying the friendly and hospitable traditions of the Korean people.
The following venues were used during the Games.[1]
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Communist statesMongolia,Vietnam,Laos,Cambodia,Afghanistan, andSouth Yemen, as well asBurma,Syrian Arab Republic andBrunei Darussalam boycotted the Games in support of theNorth Korea failed proposal to host some events during the1988 Summer Olympics. The only participating country from theEastern Bloc, thePeople's Republic of China, which was set to host thenext games inBeijing, 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 the1988 Summer Olympics, although Brunei sent only one official and no athletes.
The following 27 NOCs 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)| IOC Letter Code | Country | Athletes |
|---|---|---|
| KOR | South Korea | 494 |
| JPN | Japan | 440 |
| CHN | China | 388 |
| IND | India | 300 |
| INA | Indonesia | 205 |
| THA | Thailand | 204 |
| KUW | Kuwait | 191 |
| HKG | Hong Kong | 184 |
| MAL | Malaysia | 125 |
| NEP | Nepal | 105 |
| PAK | Pakistan | 98 |
| IRN | Iran | 94 |
| PHI | Philippines | 93 |
| KSA | Saudi Arabia | 73 |
| BRN | Bahrain | 63 |
| QAT | Qatar | 62 |
| OMA | Oman | 54 |
| IRQ | Iraq | 52 |
| BAN | Bangladesh | 51 |
| SIN | Singapore | 33 |
| JOR | Jordan | 30 |
| UAE | United Arab Emirates | 30 |
| SRI | Sri Lanka | 20 |
| LIB | Lebanon | 10 |
| YAR | North Yemen | 10 |
| BHU | Bhutan | 8 |
| MDV | Maldives | 5 |
Archery(12) (details)
Athletics(42) (details)
Badminton(7) (details)
Basketball(2) (details)
Bowling(12) (details)
Boxing(12) (details)
Cycling(9) (details)
Diving(4) (details)
Equestrian(6) (details)
Fencing(8) (details)
Field hockey(2) (details)
Football(1) (details)
Golf(2) (details)
Gymnastics(14) (details)
Handball(1) (details)
Judo(8) (details)
Rowing(8) (details)
Sailing(5) (details)
Shooting(30) (details)
Swimming(29) (details)
Table tennis(7) (details)
Taekwondo(8) (details)
Tennis(7) (details)
Volleyball(2) (details)
Water polo(1) (details)
Weightlifting(10) (details)
Wrestling(20) (details)| ● | 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 | |||||||||||||||
_pictogram.svg) Cycling – Road | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
_pictogram.svg) 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 | |||||||||||||||
_pictogram.svg) 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 | ||||||||||||
_pictogram.svg) 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 medals | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 6 | 269 | |
| 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 |
The top ten ranked NOCs at these Games are listed below. The host nation, South Korea, is highlighted.
* Host nation (South Korea)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | China (CHN) | 94 | 82 | 46 | 222 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR)* | 93 | 55 | 76 | 224 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 58 | 76 | 77 | 211 |
| 4 | Iran (IRN) | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 |
| 5 | India (IND) | 5 | 9 | 23 | 37 |
| 6 | Philippines (PHI) | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | Thailand (THA) | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 |
| 8 | Pakistan (PAK) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 |
| 10 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11–22 | Remaining | 3 | 16 | 35 | 54 |
| Totals (22 entries) | 270 | 268 | 310 | 848 | |
A North Korean spydetonated a bomb behind a vending machine inGimpo International Airport and killed five people, including a South Korean delegate, just a few days before the Games started.
| Preceded by | Asian Games Seoul X Asiad (1986) | Succeeded by |
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