2001 East Asian Games

III East Asian Games

File:2001 Osaka.png
Host city	Osaka, Japan
Nations	9
Athletes	2804
Events	15 sports
Opening	May 19, 2001
Closing	May 27, 2001
Opened by	Prince Takamado
Torch lighter	Naoko Takahashi
Main venue	Osaka Dome

The 3rd East Asian Games were held in Osaka, Japan from May 19 to 27, 2001. The host China and Japan each ended with 191 medals, although China's tally included 85 golds, compared to Japan's 61.

Sports

The 2001 East Asian Games featured events in 15 sports, which was a new high for the competition.

• Aquatics ()
  • File:Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming
  • File:Synchronized swimming pictogram.svg Synchronized swimming
  • File:Diving pictogram.svg Diving
• File:Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics (45) ()
• File:Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball ()
• File:Bowling pictogram.svg Bowling ()

• File:Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing ()
• File:Football pictogram.svg Football ()
• Gymnastics ()
  • File:Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg Artistic gymnastics
  • File:Gymnastics (rhythmic) pictogram.svg Rhythmic gymnastics
• File:Handball pictogram.svg Handball ()
• File:Judo pictogram.svg Judo ()

• File:Tennis pictogram.svg Soft tennis ()
• File:Taekwondo pictogram.svg Taekwondo ()
• File:Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg Volleyball ()
• File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting ()
• File:Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling ()
• File:Wushu pictogram.svg Wushu ()
  • Taolu
  • Sanshou

Medal table

  Host nation (Japan)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN)	85	48	58	191
2	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (JPN)*	61	65	65	191
3	File:Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg South Korea (KOR)	34	46	32	112
4	File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan (KAZ)	13	18	26	57
5	File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei (TPE)	6	16	31	53
6	File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong (HKG)	3	1	3	7
7	File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia (MGL)	1	2	7	10
8	File:Flag of Macau.svg Macau (MAC)	1	0	3	4
9	File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam (GUM)	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 entries)		204	196	226	626

External links

• Games summary from Olympic Council of Asia