Asian Games 1958

Asian Games 1958
venue	Tokyo , Japan
countries	20th
Athletes	1,820
Competitions	112 in 13 sports
Opening ceremony	May 24, 1958
Closing ceremony	June 1, 1958
Opened by	Emperor Hirohito

The 3rd Asian Games took place in Tokyo from May 24th to June 1st, 1958 .

1,820 athletes from 20 different member associations of the Olympic Council of Asia took part. 112 competitions in 13 sports were held. The games were opened by Emperor Hirohito , the then Tennō of Japan. The games were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo .

At the Asian Games in 1958, four new sports were added. These were: hockey , tennis , table tennis and volleyball .

The next major event in Tokyo was the 1964 Summer Olympics .

Participating Nations

In 1958 all countries took part that had already participated in 1954 , as well as Iran and Nepal , which paused at the last Asian Games.

•  Afghanistan
•  Burma
•  Ceylon
•  Hong Kong
•  India
•  Indonesia
•  Iran
•  Israel
•  Japan
•  Cambodia
•  Malaya
•  Nepal
•  North Borneo
•  Pakistan
•  Philippines
•  Taiwan
•  Singapore
•  South Korea
•  South Vietnam
•  Thailand

Medal table

space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	Japan	67	41	30th	138
2	Philippines	8th	19th	21st	48
3	South Korea	8th	7th	12	27
4th	Iran	7th	14th	11	32
5	Taiwan	6th	11	17th	34
6th	Pakistan	6th	11	9	26th
7th	India	5	4th	4th	13
8th	South Vietnam	2	0	4th	6th
9	Burma	1	2	1	4th
10	Singapore	1	1	1	3
Total		77	77	75	229
Complete medal table

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