1995 SEA Games

Multi-sport event in Chiang Mai, Thailand

XVIII Southeast Asian Games

Host city| Chiang Mai, Thailand
Nations| 10
Athletes| 3262
Sport| 28
Opening| 9 December 1995
Closing| 17 December 1995
Opened by| Vajiralongkorn
Crown Prince of Thailand
Closed by| Prem Tinsulanonda
Privy Council of Thailand
Ceremony venue| 700th Anniversary Stadium

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The 1995 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 18th Southeast Asian Games, Chiang Mai, 1995 (Thai: การแข่งขันกีฬาซีเกมส์ ครั้งที่ 18 เชียงใหม่ 1995), were a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Chiang Mai, Thailand from 9 to 17 December 1995. It was the first time that a non-capital city hosted the biennial sports event. Chiang Mai is the second Thai city to host the Southeast Asian Games after Bangkok. The games were opened and closed by Vajiralongkorn, the then-Crown Prince of Thailand, making him the first person as non-head of state to open the SEA Games (represented his father, the King of Thailand). With the return of Cambodia, all ten members of the federation were present to compete in the SEA Games for the first time.[1]

This was the fifth time that Thailand hosted the games. The country had previously staged the games in 1959, 1967, 1975, and 1985, all of which were held in Bangkok. Around 3,262 athletes from 10 participating nations participated at the games, which featured 28 sports.

The final medal tally was led by the hosts Thailand, followed by Indonesia and the Philippines.

## Organisation

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### Development and preparation

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The Chiang Mai SEA Games Organising Committee (CMSOC) was formed to oversee the staging of the games.

### Venues

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The 18th Southeast Asian Games had 23 venues for the games, 19 in Chiang Mai, 3 in Chonburi and 1 in Lamphun.

Province | Competition venue | Sports

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Chiang Mai | 700th Anniversary Sport Complex
Main Stadium | Opening and Closing Ceremony, Athletics, Football
Aquatics Centre | Aquatics Sport
Gymnasium 1 | Volleyball
Gymnasium 2 | Basketball
Gymnasium 3 | Badminton, Sepak Takraw
Shooting Range | Shooting
Tennis Court | Tennis
Velodrome | Cycling
Other
Chiang Mai-Lamphun Golf Course | Golf
Chiang Mai University | Archery, Table Tennis
Lanna Poly Technical School | Taekwondo
Mae Joe Institute of Agricultural Technology | Gymnastic, Hockey
Mae Kuang Dam | Rowing
Montfort College | Judo
Municipal Sport Complex | Rugby, Weightlifting
Pack Squadron Riding Ground | Equestrian
Pang Suan Kaew Hotel | Billiards and Snooker
Payap University | Boxing
Wattanothai Payap School | Fencing
Chonburi
Ambassador Jomtien Hotel | Squash
Dong Tan Beach-Sattahip Bay | Sailing
Star Bowl | Bowling
Lamphun | Lamphun Sport Complex | Football, Pencak Silat

## Marketing

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### Logo

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Sawasdee, the Siamese cat, the official mascot of the games

The logo of the 1995 Southeast Asian Games is an image of a Bo Sang umbrella which symbolises Chiang Mai as the host of the Southeast Asian Games. The image of the umbrella also resembles a running athlete, which represents the courage and determination of the games participating athletes and the participating athletes themselves. The colours of the umbrella blue, yellow, red, black and green are colours of the Olympic movement and represents the Olympic and sportsmanship spirit of the participating athletes. The 6-ring chain, the logo of the Southeast Asian Games Federation, represents the six founding nations of the Southeast Asian Games and the Southeast Asian Games itself.

### Mascot

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The Games' mascot is a Siamese cat named Sawasdee (Thai: สวัสดี) who takes a Bo Sang umbrella with him. The Siamese cat is one of the several varieties of cat native to Thailand. Its name Sawasdee is a word often spoken in Thai as a greeting or farewell in Thailand. The umbrella it holds represents Chiang Mai as a whole.

### Theme song

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The Games' theme song is Win It In Your Heart, composed by Sma Suaysod and Nonthiya Jiewbangpa.

## The games

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### Participating nations

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* Brunei
* Cambodia
* Indonesia
* Laos
* Malaysia
* Myanmar
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Thailand (Host)
* Vietnam

### Sports

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* Aquatics (details)
* Archery (details)
* Athletics (details)
* Badminton (details)
* Basketball (details)
* Billiards and snooker (details)
* Bowling (details)
* Boxing (details)
* Cycling (details)
* Equestrian (details)
* Fencing (details)
* Football (details)
* Golf (details)
* Gymnastics (details)
* Hockey (details)
* Judo (details)
* Pencak silat (details)
* Rowing (details)
* Rugby union (details)
* Sailing (details)
* Sepak takraw (details)
* Shooting (details)
* Squash (details)
* Table tennis (details)
* Taekwondo (details)
* Tennis (details)
* Volleyball (details)
* Weightlifting (details)

## Medal table

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* Host nation (Thailand)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Thailand (THA)*| 157| 98| 91| 346
2|  Indonesia (INA)| 77| 67| 77| 221
3|  Philippines (PHI)| 33| 48| 62| 143
4|  Malaysia (MAS)| 31| 49| 69| 149
5|  Singapore (SIN)| 26| 27| 42| 95
6|  Vietnam (VIE)| 10| 18| 24| 52
7|  Myanmar (MYA)| 4| 21| 37| 62
8|  Brunei (BRU)| 0| 2| 6| 8
9|  Laos (LAO)| 0| 1| 6| 7
10|  Cambodia (CAM)| 0| 0| 2| 2
Totals (10 entries)| 338| 331| 416| 1,085

## References

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1. ^ 18th Southeast Asian Games Report, Thailand
2. ^ "1995 Chiang Mai SEA Games". Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2019.

## External links

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* Medal Tally
* History of the SEA Games
* OCA SEA Games
* SEAGF Office[usurped]
* SEA Games previous medal table
* Medal Tally 1959-1995
* SEA Games members[usurped]
* Official site

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