1993 East Asian Games
 | |
| Host city | Shanghai, China |
|---|---|
| Nations | 8 |
| Athletes | 1021 |
| Events | 12 sports |
| Opening | May 9, 1993 |
| Closing | May 18, 1993 |
| Opened by | President Jiang Zemin |
| Main venue | Hongkou Football Stadium |
The 1st East Asian Games were held in Shanghai, People's Republic of China from 9 to18 May 1993. The main stadium for the inaugural edition of the games was the Hongkou Football Stadium.[1]
Shanghai also hosted a number of sports-themed exhibitions to coincide with the games, including exhibitions of photography, art and stamps. A total of 9 nations competed across twelve sports. Julio Iglesias and Wei Wei performed a duet at the games closing ceremony.[2][3] The hosts, China, topped the medal table, winning almost two-thirds of the gold medals on offer and 40% of the overall total of 534 medal. Japan was the second-most successful nation, winning 25 gold medals.
Sports
Athletics ()
Badminton ()
Basketball ()
Bowling ()
Boxing ()
Football ()
Gymnastics ()
Judo ()
Rowing ()
Swimming ()
Weightlifting ()
Wushu ()
Medal table
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN)* | 105 | 74 | 34 | 213 |
| 2 |  Japan (JPN) | 25 | 37 | 55 | 117 |
| 3 |  South Korea (KOR) | 23 | 28 | 40 | 91 |
| 4 |  North Korea (PRK) | 10 | 20 | 24 | 54 |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 6 | 5 | 19 | 30 |
| 6 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 7 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| 8 |  Macau (MAC) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 170 | 167 | 197 | 534 | |
References
- ^ 1st EAG Shanghai PR 1993 Archived 2010-06-13 at the Wayback Machine. Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved on 2010-05-01.
- ^ Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
- ^ The International Who's Who 2004 (2003). Pg. 1785. Europa Publications.