At the 2003 Southeast Asian Games

2003 Southeast Asian Games

The 22nd Southeast Asian Games were held in Hanoi, Vietnam from 5 December - 13 December 2003. The games were opened by Vietnamese prime minister Phan Van Khai in the newly constructed My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi. The games torch was lit by Nguyen Thuy Hien of Wushu...

, the athletics events were held at the My Dinh National Stadium

My Dinh National Stadium

My Dinh National Stadium is a stadium in My Dinh commune, Tu Liem District, Hanoi, Vietnam, has a capacity of 40,192 seats and is the centerpiece of Vietnam's National Sports Complex...

 in Hanoi

Hanoi

Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...

, Vietnam

Vietnam

Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

 from 7 to 12 December 2003. A total of forty-four events were contested, of which 23 by male and 21 by female athletes.

Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

 easily topped the medal table, winning thirteen gold medal

Gold medal

A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...

s and 39 in total, while the host nation Vietnam came in second with eight golds and 31 altogether. The next best performing nations, the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

 and Malaysia, were almost dead equal as each won eight events and sixteen medals overall. Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

 and Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

 both won four golds each. Seven of the eleven nations present at the games won medals in athletics.

The quality of the performances in the events was highly variable: some competitions were closely contested at a level expected of the region, while others were far from an international standard – only one medal was awarded in the men's pole vault

Pole vault

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...

 as only one athlete managed to clear the bar successfully.

Men

100 metres		10.48		10.50		10.60
200 metres		21.05		21.23		21.31
400 metres		47.06		47.23		47.31
800 metres		1:50.74		1:52.05	|1:52.50
1500 metres		3:56.80		3:57.33		3:59.34
5000 metres		14:15.20		14:18.06		14:21.00
10,000 metres		29:19.62		29:40.28		29:49.63
110 metres hurdles		13.92		14.12		14.29
400 metres hurdles		51.47		51.75		52.04
3000 metres steeplechase		8:50.78		8:52.47		8:52.53
4×100 metres relay	Thailand Ekkachai Janthana Vissanu Sophanich Vissanu Sophanich Vissanu Sophanich is a track and field sprint athlete who competed internationally for Thailand.He was on the Thai team in the Men's 4 x 100 metre relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics.... Seksan Wongsala Sittichai Suwonprateep Sittichai Suwonprateep Sittichai Suwonprateep is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Thailand.Suwonprateep represented Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Siriroj Darasuriyong, Sompote Suwannarangsri and Apinan Sukaphai...	40.05	Singapore Lin Jingze Hamkah Bin Afik Umaglia Kancanangai Shyam Poh Seng Song Poh Seng Song Poh Seng Song is an athlete from Singapore who specialises in the 100 metres sprint and 4 x 100 metres relay.Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved seventh place in his 100 metres heat, thus missing out on a placing in Round 2 of the event.Seng Song received his education in...	40.86	Indonesia Ahmad Sumarsono Sakeh Kurais John Herman Muray Suryo Agung Wibowo Suryo Agung Wibowo Suryo Agung Wibowo is an Indonesian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. Dubbed as "the Fastest Man in Southeast Asia," his personal best time, also the current Southeast Asian Games record is 10.17 seconds achieved at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games in Laos.He competed at the 2003 World...	40.91
4×400 metres relay	Thailand Banjong Lachua Suwijack Apsit Kuttiyawam Narong Niipploy	3:09.33	Philippines Aing Jmar Ronnie Marfil Ernie Candelario Rodrigo Tanuan	3:10.20	Vietnam Nguyen Tinh Tu Nguyen Dang Truong Nguyen Van Tang Nguyen Minh Toan	3:14.76
Marathon		2:21.03		2:21.51		2:23.35
20 km walk		1:31:57		1:33:30		1:37:00
High jump		2.15 m		2.10 m	Not awarded
Pole vault		4.80 m	Only one athlete cleared a height
Long jump		7.65 m		7.52 m		?
Triple jump		15.76 m		15.33 m		15.11 m
Shot put		17.28 m		16.56 m		16.48 m
Discus throw		56.49 m		55.71 m		49.38 m
Hammer throw		55.28 m		50.89 m		49.11 m
Javelin throw		67.11 m		66.27 m		65.70 m
Decathlon		6668 pts		6542 pts		6381 pts

Women

100 metres		11.51		11.55		11.59
200 metres		23.19		23.49		23.66
400 metres		51.83		55.32		55.44
800 metres		2:10.92		2:11.48		2:12.73
1500 metres		4:19.48		4:27.73		4:27.74
5000 metres		16:09.39		16:10.57		16:12.73
10,000 metres		34:48.28		34:48.93		34:59.62
100 metres hurdles (Wind: 2.2 m/s)		13.45 w		13.64 w		13.78 w
400 metres hurdles		57.62		57.78		1:01.79
4×100 metres relay	Thailand Sujirat Sukka Orranut Klomdee Orranut Klomdee Orranut Klomdee is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Thailand.Klomdee represented Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Sangwan Jaksunin, Jutamass Thavoncharoen and Nongnuch Sanrat... Jutama Tawoncharoen Nongnuch Sanrat Nongnuch Sanrat Nongnuch Sanrat is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Thailand.Sanrat represented Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Orranut Klomdee, Jutamass Thavoncharoen and Sangwan Jaksunin...	44.82	Vietnam Mai Thi Phuong Hoang Thi Duyen Vu Thi Huong Le Ngoc Phuong	45.57	Indonesia Dedeh Erawati Irene Truitje Joseph Deysie Natalia Sumigar Supiati	45.86
4×400 metres relay	Vietnam Nguyen Thi Tinh Duong Thi Hong Hanh Vu Thi Huong Nguyen Thi Nu	3:38.06	MYA Kay Khine Lwin Myint Myint Aye Moe Moe Khine Lai Lai Win	3:43.66	Thailand Jutama Tawoncharoen Saipin Kaewsorn Saowalee Kaewchuy Wassana Winatho Wassana Winatho Wassana Winatho , also known as Amornrat Winatho and Vassanee Vinatho, is a Thai track and field athlete who specialises in the heptathlon and the 400 metres hurdles...	3:44.05
Marathon		2:52:28		2:53:53		2:56:40
20 km walk		1:39:25		1:44.01		1:55.06
High jump		1.86 m		1.83 m		1.80 m
Pole vault		3.95 m		3.80 m		3.60 m
Long jump		6.21 m		6.10 m		5.97 m
Triple jump		13.44 m		13.42 m		13.29 m
Shot put		18.20 m		17.96 m		15.41 m
Discus throw		49.91 m		49.10 m		48.81 m
Hammer throw		49.79 m		47.35 m		47.27 m
Javelin throw		53.23 m		51.66 m		50.29 m
Heptathlon		5274 pts		4925 pts		4673 pts

Medal table

Key:

1	Thailand	13	14	12	39
2	Vietnam	8	15	8	31
3	Philippines	8	3	5	16
4	Malaysia	8	2	6	16
5	Singapore	4	4	1	9
6	Indonesia	4	3	7	14
7	MYA	0	2	4	6
Total		44	44	42	130

External links

• Official website (archived)
• Thailand dominate last day on the track from Bangkok Post