1995 SEA Games

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
	← Singapore 1993 Jakarta 1997 →

The 1995 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 18th Southeast Asian Games, Chiang Mai, 1995 (Thai: การแข่งขันกีฬาซีเกมส์ ครั้งที่ 18 เชียงใหม่ 1995), was 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

Development and preparation

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

Venues

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

Chiang Mai	700th Anniversary Sport Complex
Province	Competition venue	Sports
	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

Logo

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

The mascot of the 1995 Southeast Asian Games 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. As a mascot, its name Sawasdee is a word often spoken in Thai as a greeting or farewell in Thailand. Its umbrella represents Chiang Mai province, Thailand, host of the 1995 Southeast Asian Games. One of its villages, the Bo Sang Village of Chiang Mai province, is famed throughout Thailand for the making of exquisitely hand made and painted umbrellas.

The games

Participating nations

Sports

Medal table

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* Host nation (Thailand)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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

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

Preceded by Singapore	Southeast Asian Games Chiang Mai XVIII Southeast Asian Games (1995)	Succeeded by Jakarta

[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.

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