Cambodia at the 2009 SEA Games explained

Noc:CAM
Nocname:National Olympic Committee of Cambodia
Year:2009
Games:Southeast Asian Games
Location:Vientiane
Flagbearer:Sok Chanmean (Pétanque)
Gold:3
Silver:10
Bronze:27
Rank:9
Appearances:1977–1981
  • 1983
  • 1985
  • 1987
1989–1993

Cambodia competed in the 2009 Southeast Asian Games athletics tournament, winning three gold medals and 40 medals in total.

Preparations

Cambodia only announced the formation of its National Team Organizing Committee for the SEA Games in mid-October 2009,[1] less than two months ahead of the start of the Games in Vientiane, Laos. The National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC) assigned its Vice President Bun Sok to chair this committee.

This committee was made up of representatives of various Olympic sports federations and was responsible for final screening and selection of athletes to represent Cambodia in various sports. Cambodia was to compete in 17 sports, with expectations of medals in pétanque, athletics, tennis, wrestling, boxing, taekwondo and beach volleyball. As part of the preparation for 2009 SEA Games, the athletics and taekwondo athletes traveled to South Korea to undergo intensive training courtesy of the Incheon City of Korea Support Program, while other athletes were to complete training in Vietnam.

The Phnom Penh Post reported that, according to Nhan Sokvisal, the SEA Games coordinator, Cambodia was looking forward and optimistic to better their medals haul from the last SEA Games in Thailand in 2007. In the 2007 Games, Cambodia won 19 metals - two gold, five silver and 12 bronze.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen confirmed his presence at the Opening Ceremony after Laotian Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh's visit to Cambodia in late November.[2]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Sok ChanmeanPétanqueMen's Single
Heng ThanPétanqueMen's Precision Shooting
Chov SothearaWrestlingWomen's <45 kg
Phal SophatBoxingMen's Feather Weight - 57 kg
Chhoy BouthornTaekwondoMen's 58 kg
So NaroTaekwondoMen's 87 kg
Seon ElitTaekwondoMen's >87 kg
Ouk SreymomPétanqueWomen's Single
Duong Dina
Or Chan Daren
PétanqueMixed Double
Heng Tha
Songvat Chakriya
Ya Chandararith
PétanqueMixed Triple (1 Woman & 2 Men)
Chum ChivinnWrestlingMen's 96–120 kg Freestyle
Chum ChivinnWrestlingMen's 120 kg Greco-Roman
Try SothavyWrestlingWomen's 51–55 kg
Hem BuntingAthleticsMen's Marathon
Ven DiamanBoxingMen's Pin Weight - 45 kg
Svay RathaBoxingMen's Light Welter Weight - 64 kg
Hin SaihengBoxingMen's Welter Weight - 69 kg
Eh PhuthongBoxingMen's Light Heavy Weight - 81 kg
Chao Ratana
Kim Vanna
So Randyne
PétanqueMen's Triple
Ke Leng
Duong Dina
PétanqueWomen's Double
Anhsany Dalavanh
Mimi Vongsavath
Odet Somsouk
PétanqueWomen's Triple
Em PisethPétanqueWomen's Precision Shooting
Khem Sopheak
Paou Chhouk Rath
Un Sreya
PétanqueTriple(1 Man & 2 Women)
Heng RawutShuttlecockMen's Singles
Soeur Vanmak
Chhin Vitou
ShuttlecockMen's Doubles
CambodiaShuttlecockMen's Team
Chea Sreymeas ShuttlecockWomen's Singles
Chea Sreymeas
San Sophorn
ShuttlecockWomen's Doubles
CambodiaShuttlecockWomen's Team
Chhin Vitou
San Sophorn
ShuttlecockMixed Doubles
Chieung PuthearimTaekwondoWomen's 57 kg
Cheang BunnaTaekwondoWomen's 62 kg
Sorn DavinTaekwondoWomen's 73 kg
Cheat KhemaraTaekwondoIndividual Men Poomsae
Tan NysanTennisMen's singles
Dorn SaovWrestlingMen's Freestyle 74–84 kg
Dorn SaovWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 74 kg
Chey ChannreaksmeyWrestlingWomen's 48–51 kg
Tan NarithWushuMen's sanshou 52 kg
Sin SaksunnaraWushuMen's sanshou 56 kg

Notes and References

  1. http://balita.ph/2009/10/16/cambodia-launches-committee-to-prepare-for-sea-games Xinhua, Cambodia launches committee to prepare for SEA Games
  2. http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2009112629765/Sport/briefs-pm-to-attend-sea-games.html PP Post, Briefs: PM to attend SEA Games