1985 SEA Games

Multi-sport event in Bangkok, Thailand February 2015 January 2025 13th Southeast Asian Games Bangkok, Thailand 13th sea games.png 120px 18 8 8 December 1985 17 December 1985 Bhumibol AdulyadejKing of Thailand Sanya DharmasaktiPresident of the Privy Council Suchart Jairsuraparp Dhawee Umponmaha National Stadium Singapore 1983 Jakarta 1987 The 1985 Southeast Asian Games (th กีฬาแห่งเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ 1985 Kila haeng echeiy tawan oak cheing tai 1985), officially known as the 13th Southeast Asian Games, were a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Bangkok, Thailand from 8 to 17 December 1985. This was the fourth time Thailand hosted the games and its first time since 1975. The country had previously hosted the 1959, 1967 and the 1975 editions, at the time when the games were then known as the Southeast Asian Peninsular (SEAP) Games. The games was opened and closed by Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand at the Suphachalasai Stadium. The final medal tally was led by hosts Thailand, followed by Indonesia and the Philippines. Several Games and National records were broken during the games. With little or no controversies at all, the games were deemed generally successful with the rising standard of competition amongst the Southeast Asian nations. Organization Development and preparation The Bangkok SEA Games Organising Committee was formed to oversee the staging of the games. Venues Province Competition venue SportsBangkokNational Sport Complex Suphachalasai Stadium Opening and Closing Ceremony, Athletics, Football Nimibutr Gymnasium Boxing, Gymnastics Chanthanayingyong Gymnasium JudoSport Authority of Thailand Sport Complex (Hua Mak) Aquatics Centre Aquatics sport Football Field Archery Indoor Stadium Volleyball, Sepak takraw Shooting Range Shooting Sport Training Centre Table tennis Tennis Court Tennis Velodrome CyclingOther Bangkok Youth Center Sport Complex Basketball, Football Chulalongkorn University Badminton Kai Siew Treng Hall WeightliftingChonburi Pattaya Bay Sailing Star Bowl Bowling Marketing right|thumb|Siamese cat, the official mascot of the games. Logo The logo of the 1985 SEA Games is the Grand Palace, one of the most popular tourist attractions in Thailand. Mascot The official 1985 SEA Games mascot was a Siamese cat. The Siamese is one of the first distinctly recognised breeds of Oriental cat. It is called Wichien-maat (th วิเชียรมาศ) in Thailand. The games Participating nations 20em BIR 1985 BRU 1985 CAM 1985 INA 1985 MAS 1985 PHI 1985 SIN 1985 THA 1985 (Host) Sports 20em Aquatics d Archery d Athletics d Badminton d Basketball d Bowling d Boxing d Cycling d Football d Gymnastics d Judo d Sepak takraw d Sailing d Shooting d Table tennis d Tennis d Volleyball d Weightlifting d Medal table Key THA flagIOC2team 1985 Southeast Asian Games 92 66 59 yes 62 73 76 43 54 32 26 28 32 16 11 23 13 19 34 0 0 3 0 0 0 References Percy Seneviratne (1993) Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959–1991 Dominie Press, Singapore 981-00-4597-2 History of the SEA Games BASOC (1985) 13th SEA Games Official Report, Thailand Southeast Asian GamesBangkok Singapore Jakarta XIII Southeast Asian Games (1985) Category:1980s in sport in Bangkok Category:1985 in Bangkok Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games Category:SEA Games in Thailand Southeast Asian Games Category:SEA Games by year