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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1985_SEA_Games > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1985_SEA_Games.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_SEA_Games > Source revision: 1328332486 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Multi-sport event in Bangkok, Thailand 13th Southeast Asian Games Host city Bangkok, Thailand Nations 8 Sport 18 Opening 8 December 1985 Closing 17 December 1985 Opened by Bhumibol Adulyadej King of Thailand Closed by Sanya Dharmasakti President of the Privy Council Athlete's Oath Suchart Jairsuraparp Torch lighter Dhawee Umponmaha Ceremony venue National Stadium ← Singapore 1983 Jakarta 1987 → The **1985 Southeast Asian Games** ([Thai](/source/Thai_language): กีฬาแห่งเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ 1985, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Thai): *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](/source/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](/source/Bhumibol_Adulyadej), the [King of Thailand](/source/King_of_Thailand) at the [Suphachalasai Stadium](/source/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 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 Siamese cat, the official mascot of the games. ### Logo The logo of the 1985 SEA Games is the [Grand Palace](/source/Grand_Palace), one of the most popular tourist attractions in Thailand. ### Mascot The official 1985 SEA Games mascot was a [Siamese cat](/source/Siamese_cat). The Siamese is one of the first distinctly recognised breeds of [Oriental cat](/source/Oriental_cat). It is called Wichien-maat ([Thai](/source/Thai_language): วิเชียรมาศ) in Thailand. ## The games ### Participating nations - [Burma](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Burma_at_the_1985_SEA_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Brunei](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brunei_at_the_1985_SEA_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Cambodia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cambodia_at_the_1985_SEA_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Indonesia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indonesia_at_the_1985_SEA_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia_at_the_1985_SEA_Games) - [Philippines](/source/Philippines_at_the_1985_SEA_Games) - [Singapore](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Singapore_at_the_1985_SEA_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Thailand](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thailand_at_the_1985_SEA_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) **(Host)** ### Sports - [Aquatics](/source/Aquatics_at_the_1985_SEA_Games) - [Archery](/source/Archery_at_the_1985_SEA_Games) - [Athletics](/source/Athletics_at_the_1985_SEA_Games) - [Badminton](/source/Badminton_at_the_1985_SEA_Games) - [Basketball](/source/Basketball_at_the_1985_SEA_Games) - [Bowling](/source/Bowling_at_the_1985_SEA_Games) - [Boxing](/source/Boxing_at_the_1985_SEA_Games) - [Cycling](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cycling_at_the_1985_SEA_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Football](/source/Football_at_the_1985_SEA_Games) - [Gymnastics](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gymnastics_at_the_1985_SEA_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Judo](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Judo_at_the_1985_SEA_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Sepak takraw](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sepak_takraw_at_the_1985_SEA_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Sailing](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sailing_at_the_1985_SEA_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Shooting](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shooting_at_the_1985_SEA_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Table tennis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Table_tennis_at_the_1985_SEA_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Tennis](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tennis_at_the_1985_SEA_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Volleyball](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Volleyball_at_the_1985_SEA_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) - [Weightlifting](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Weightlifting_at_the_1985_SEA_Games&action=edit&redlink=1) ### Medal table **Key** * Host nation ([Thailand](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thailand_at_the_1985_Southeast_Asian_Games&action=edit&redlink=1)) Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Thailand (THA)* 92 66 59 217 2 Indonesia (INA) 62 73 76 211 3 Philippines (PHI) 43 54 32 129 4 Malaysia (MAS) 26 28 32 86 5 Singapore (SIN) 16 11 23 50 6 Burma (BIR) 13 19 34 66 7 Brunei (BRU) 0 0 3 3 8 Cambodia (CAM) 0 0 0 0 Totals (8 entries) 252 251 259 762 ## References - [Percy Seneviratne](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Percy_Seneviratne&action=edit&redlink=1) (1993) *Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959–1991* [Dominie Press](/source/Dominie_Press), [Singapore](/source/Singapore) [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [981-00-4597-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/981-00-4597-2) - [History of the SEA Games](https://web.archive.org/web/20120801031004/http://www.olympic.org.my/web/gamesrecords/sea/sea_history.htm) - [BASOC](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BASOC&action=edit&redlink=1) (1985) *13th SEA Games Official Report*, [Thailand](/source/Thailand) Preceded by Singapore Southeast Asian Games Bangkok XIII Southeast Asian Games (1985) Succeeded by Jakarta v t e SEA Games Host cities Mascots Medalists Sports SEAP Games 1959 Bangkok 1961 Yangon 1963 Phnom Penh1 1965 Kuala Lumpur 1967 Bangkok 1969 Yangon 1971 Kuala Lumpur 1973 Singapore 1975 Bangkok SEA Games 1977 Kuala Lumpur 1979 Jakarta 1981 Manila 1983 Singapore 1985 Bangkok 1987 Jakarta 1989 Kuala Lumpur 1991 Manila 1993 Singapore 1995 Chiang Mai 1997 Jakarta 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan 2001 Kuala Lumpur 2003 Vietnam 2005 Manila 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 2009 Vientiane 2011 Jakarta–Palembang 2013 Naypyidaw 2015 Singapore 2017 Kuala Lumpur 2019 Philippines 2021 Vietnam2 2023 Phnom Penh 2025 Bangkok–Chonburi3 2027 Malaysia 2029 Singapore 2031 Laos 2033 Philippines 1 Cancelled due to hosting issues and the Vietnam War. 2 Postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 3 Songkhla was removed from co-host due to the floods caused by Cyclone Senyar. 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