The 1954 Asian Games (officially known as Second Asian Games – Manila 1954) was a multi-sport event celebrated in Manila, Philippines from May 1 to May 9, 1954. This was the second edition of the Asian Games, in which a total 970 athletes representing 18 Asian National Olympic Committees participated in eight sports divided into 76 events.[1][2]
Medal table
editThe ranking in this table is consistent within International Olympic Committee convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won
* Host nation (Philippines)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | 36 | 24 | 98 | |
| 2 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 45 | |
| 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 | |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 77 | 77 | 75 | 229 | |
References
edit- ^ "Asian Games – Manila 1954". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ "Colourful opening for Games". Straits Times. Singapore. May 1, 1954. Retrieved January 9, 2012.