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Tennis at the 1966 Asian Games
Tennis was contested at the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand from December 10 to December 20, 1966. Tennis had doubles and singles events for men and women, as well as a mixed doubles competition.
| Tennis at the 1966 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | National Tennis Stadium |
| Dates | 10–20 December |
← 1962 1974 → | |
Japan and Indonesia dominated the events winning all seven gold medals.
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Osamu Ishiguro Japan | Ichizo Konishi Japan | Jesus Hernandez Philippines |
| Taghi Akbari Iran | |||
| Men's doubles | Japan Osamu Ishiguro Koji Watanabe | South Vietnam Võ Văn Bảy Lưu Hoàng Đức | India Shiv Prakash Misra Vinay Dhawan |
| Thailand Sutiraphan Karalak Netra Gramatica | |||
| Men's team | Japan Osamu Ishiguro Ichizo Konishi Koji Watanabe Keishiro Yanagi | Thailand Somparn Champisri Seri Charuchinda Netra Gramatica Sutiraphan Karalak | Iran Taghi Akbari Issa Khodaei Ezzatollah Nemati Nematollah Nemati |
| Philippines Delfin Contreras Federico Deyro Jesus Hernandez Augusto Villanueva | |||
| Women's singles | Lany Kaligis Indonesia | Kazuko Kuromatsu Japan | Lita Liem Indonesia |
| Phanow Sudsawasdi Thailand | |||
| Women's doubles | Indonesia Lita Liem Lany Kaligis | Philippines Desideria Ampon Patricia Yngayo | Ceylon Ranjani Jayasuriya Wendy Molligoda |
| South Korea Yang Jeong-soon Park Jong-bok | |||
| Women's team | Indonesia Lany Kaligis Lita Liem Mien Suhadi | Japan Kazuko Kuromatsu Reiko Miyagi Yoko Obata | Philippines Desideria Ampon Patricia Yngayo |
| Ceylon Sria Gooneratne Ranjani Jayasuriya Wendy Molligoda | |||
| Mixed doubles | Japan Koji Watanabe Reiko Miyagi | Philippines Federico Deyro Patricia Yngayo | Indonesia Sutarjo Sugiarto Lita Liem |
| Indonesia Go Soen Houw Lany Kaligis |
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Indonesia (INA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | South Vietnam (VNM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Ceylon (CEY) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Iran (IRN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | |
See also edit
References edit
- Asian Games Roll of Honour (1962-2006)
External links edit
- OCA website