The 1985 Southeast Asian Games (Thai: กีฬาแห่งเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ 1985, romanizedKila haeng echeiy tawan oak cheing tai 1985), officially known as the 13th Southeast Asian Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Bangkok, Thailand from 8 to 17 December 1985.

13th Southeast Asian Games
Host cityBangkok, Thailand
Nations8
Sport18
Opening8 December 1985
Closing17 December 1985
Opened byBhumibol Adulyadej
King of Thailand
Closed bySanya Dharmasakti
President of the Privy Council
Athlete's OathSuchart Jairsuraparp
Torch lighterTawee Umpornmaha
Ceremony venueNational Stadium

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

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Development and preparation

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The Bangkok SEA Games Organising Committee was formed to oversee the staging of the games.

Venues

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Province Competition venue Sports
Bangkok National Sport Complex
Suphachalasai Stadium Opening and Closing Ceremony, Athletics, Football
Nimibutr Gymnasium Boxing, Gymnastics
Chanthanayingyong Gymnasium Judo
Sport 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 Cycling
Other
Bangkok Youth Center Sport Complex Basketball, Football
Chulalongkorn University Badminton
Kai Siew Treng Hall Weightlifting
Chonburi Pattaya Bay Sailing
Star Bowl Bowling

Marketing

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Siamese cat, the official mascot of the games.
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The logo of the 1985 SEA Games is the Grand Palace, one of the most popular tourist attractions in Thailand.

Mascot

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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 (Thai: วิเชียรมาศ) in Thailand.

The games

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Participating nations

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Sports

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Medal table

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Key

  *   Host nation (Thailand)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Thailand (THA)*926659217
2  Indonesia (INA)627376211
3  Philippines (PHI)435432129
4  Malaysia (MAS)26283286
5  Singapore (SIN)16112350
6  Burma (BIR)13193466
7  Brunei (BRU)0033
8  Cambodia (CAM)0000
Totals (8 entries)252251259762

References

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  • Percy Seneviratne (1993) Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959–1991 Dominie Press, Singapore ISBN 981-00-4597-2
  • History of the SEA Games
  • BASOC (1985) 13th SEA Games Official Report, Thailand
Preceded by Southeast Asian Games
Bangkok

XIII Southeast Asian Games (1985)
Succeeded by