1958 Asian Games
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| III Asian Games | |
 Slogan: "'" |
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| Nations participating | 20 |
| Athletes participating | 1,820 |
| Events | 13 sports |
| Opening ceremony | May 24, 1958 |
| Closing ceremony | June 1, 1958 |
| Officially opened by | --- |
| Athlete's Oath | --- |
| Judge's Oath | --- |
| Torch Lighter | Mikio Oda |
| Stadium | Olympic Stadium |
The 3rd Asian Games were held from May 24 to June 1, 1958 in Tokyo, Japan. A total number of 1.820 athletes, coming from 20 countries, competed in thirtheen events at this Asiad. Debuting sports were field hockey, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball.
[edit] Sports
[edit] Medal table
| 1958 Asian Games medal table |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Country |  |
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Total |
| 1 |  Japan |
67 | 41 | 30 | 138 |
| 2 |  Philippines |
8 | 19 | 21 | 48 |
| 3 |  Republic of Korea |
8 | 7 | 12 | 27 |
| 4 |  China |
6 | 9 | 10 | 25 |
| 5 |  Pakistan |
6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 |  India |
5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 |  Iran |
4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 8 |  Vietnam |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Burma |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Singapore |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Sri Lanka |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Indonesia |
0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 |  Thailand |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 |  Malaya |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 |  Israel |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 |  Hong Kong |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] References
| Far Eastern Championship Games |
| Manila 1913 | Shanghai 1915 | Tokyo 1917 | Manila 1919 | Shanghai 1921 | Osaka 1923 | Manila 1925 | Shanghai 1927 | Tokyo 1930 | Manila 1934 | Osaka 1938 (cancelled) |
| Asian Games |
| New Delhi 1951 | Manila 1954 | Tokyo 1958 | Jakarta 1962 | Bangkok 1966 | Bangkok 1970 | Tehran 1974 | Bangkok 1978 | New Delhi 1982 | Seoul 1986 | Beijing 1990 | Hiroshima 1994 | Bangkok 1998 | Busan 2002 | Doha 2006 | Guangzhou 2010 | 2014 |
| Asian Winter Games |
| Sapporo 1986 | Sapporo 1990 | Harbin 1996 | Kangwon 1999 | Aomori 2003 | Changchun 2007 | Almaty 2011 |
| Asian Indoor Games |
| Bangkok 2005 | Macau 2007 | Hanoi 2009 | 2011 |
| Asian Beach Games |
| Bali 2008 |
| Asian Regional Games |
| Central Asian Games | East Asian Games | South Asian Games | Southeast Asian Games | West Asian Games |
