East Timor at the 2005 SEA Games explained

Noc:TLS
Nocname:National Olympic Committee of East Timor
Year:2005
Games:Southeast Asian Games
Location:the Manila
Competitors:33
Flagbearer:Gueda Amaral
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:3
Rank:11
Appearances:1977–2001

East Timor participated in the 2005 Southeast Asian Games held in multiple venues in the Philippines from November 27, 2005 to December 5, 2005. The chief of mission to the games was Antonio Ximenes.

Participation details

This was the second Southeast Asian Games in which the country had participated. East Timor won three bronze medals, all in Arnis. Elisabeth Yanti Almeida dos Santos had never played the sport previously before competing. The other medallists were Francisca Varela and Fortunato Soares. [1]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Fortunato Soares
ArnisMen's full-contact sparring (-71 kg)
Elisabeth Yanti Almeida dos Santos
Women's full-contact sparring (-52 kg)
Francisca Varela
Women's individual anyo

Notes and References

  1. http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=sports04_dec06_2005 Arnis bronze medalist makes East Timor proud