Cambodia at the 2014 Asian Games

Cambodia participated in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea from 19 September to 4 October 2014. The country won its first-ever Asian Games gold medal courtesy of Sorn Seavmey in women's taekwondo middleweight class.[1] Seavmey also was her country's only medalist in the competition.

Cambodia at the
2014 Asian Games
IOC codeCAM
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Cambodia
Websitewww.noccambodia.org (in Khmer and English)
in Incheon
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Asian Games appearances (overview)

Medal summary

Cambodia won its first-ever Asian Games gold medal after 44 years of await. Taekwondo practitioner Sorn Seavmey, then aged 19, won the title competing in Taekwondo for Women’s under 73 kg.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldSorn SeavmeyTaekwondoWomen's Middleweight(−73kg)3 October

Athletics (track and field)

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Ma Viro 5000 m N/A 16:00.31 19
Kuniaki Takizaki Marathon N/A 2:34:16 14
Hem Bunting N/A DNF

References

  1. "Pure gold: 44-year medal drought broken". www.phnompenhpost.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.


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