1993 Southeast Asian Games
Nations participating | 9 | ||
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Events | 29 sports | ||
Opening ceremony | 12 June 1993 | ||
Closing ceremony | 20 June 1993 | ||
Officially opened by |
Wee Kim Wee President of Singapore | ||
Torch lighter | Grace Young | ||
Ceremony venue | Singapore National Stadium | ||
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The 1993 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 17th Southeast Asian Games, was a multi-sport event held in Singapore from 12 to 20 June 1993 with 29 sports featured in the games. The games were opened by Wee Kim Wee, the President of Singapore. This was the third time Singapore hosted the games and its first since 1983. Previously, Singapore also hosted the games for the first time in 1973.[1] The final medal tally was led by Indonesia, followed by Thailand, the Philippines and host Singapore.
Marketing
Logo
The logo of the 1993 Southeast Asian Games is an image of a lion, which represents Singapore with the nickname, the lion city as the host of the 1993 Southeast Asian Games. The colours of the lion, blue, yellow, red, black and green are colours of the Olympic movement and represents the Olympic and sportsmanship spirit of the participating athletes in which the important thing is not to win, but to take part. The 6-ring chain, the logo of the Southeast Asian Games Federation, represents the six founding nations of the Southeast Asian Games and the Southeast Asian Games itself.
Mascot
The mascot of the 1993 Southeast Asian Games is a lion named, Singa. It has heart-shaped mane, snout and tail which represents the welcome of athletes to the city with lots of love.[2][3]
The games
Participating nations
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Sports
- Archery ()
- Athletics ()
- Badminton ()
- Basketball ()
- Billiards and snooker ()
- Bodybuilding ()
- Bowling ()
- Boxing ()
- Cycling ()
- Fencing ()
- Football ()
- Golf ()
- Gymnastics ()
- Hockey ()
- Judo ()
- Karate ()
- Pencak silat ()
- Sailing ()
- Sepak takraw ()
- Shooting ()
- Squash ()
- Table tennis ()
- Taekwondo ()
- Tennis ()
- Traditional boat race ()
- Volleyball ()
- Weightlifting ()
- Wushu ()
Medal table
A total of 1048 medals, comprising 319 Gold medals, 318 Silver medals and 411 Bronze medals were awarded to athletes. The host Singapore's performance was their best ever yet and was placed fourth overall amongst participating nations.
- Key
* Host nation (Singapore)
Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Indonesia (INA) | 88 | 81 | 84 | 253 |
2 | Thailand (THA) | 63 | 70 | 63 | 196 |
3 | Philippines (PHI) | 57 | 59 | 72 | 188 |
4 | Singapore (SIN)* | 50 | 40 | 74 | 164 |
5 | Malaysia (MAS) | 43 | 45 | 65 | 153 |
6 | Vietnam (VIE) | 9 | 6 | 19 | 34 |
7 | Myanmar (MYA) | 8 | 13 | 16 | 37 |
8 | Brunei (BRU) | 1 | 3 | 18 | 22 |
9 | Laos (LAO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total (9 NOCs) | 319 | 318 | 411 | 1048 |
References
- ↑ "Singapore hosts the 17th SEA Games". Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ↑ "Roar! Sporting Lions in Singapore".
- ↑ "Looking Back At SEA Games Singapore".
External links
- Singapore hosts the 17th SEA Games
- Looking Back at SEA Games Singapore
- Medal Tally 1959-1995
- Medal Tally
- History of the SEA Games
- OCA SEA Games
- SEA Games previous medal table
- SEAGF Office
- SEA Games members
Preceded by 1991 Manila, Philippines |
Southeast Asian Games | Succeeded by 1995 Chiang Mai, Thailand |