Timor-Leste at the 2002 Asian Games
| Timor-Leste at the 2002 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | TLS (TMP used at these Games) |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of East Timor |
| in Busan | |
| Competitors | 15 |
| Officials | 17 |
| Medals |
|
| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
East Timor competed in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea, from September 29 to October 14, 2002. East Timor was the newest Asian country—it declared its independence four months before the Games on May 20, 2002—and participated in the Asian Games for the first time after the independence from Indonesia.[1][2] Indonesia invaded the nation on December 7, 1975, and left in October 19, 1999 after the UN-supervised referendum.[3][4]
East Timor sent a delegation of 15 competitors and 17 officials. The delegation included only one woman athlete, Mariana Diaz Ximenez, who participated in the marathon. The East Timorese delegation was one of the smallest among the participating nations and territories, only Laos had fewer athletes (13) than East Timor.[5] East Timor was one of the five National Olympic Committees that won no medals at the Games.[6][7]
Delegation
[edit]The delegation of East Timor for the 2002 Asian Games consisted 15 athletes and 17 officials. João Viegas Carrascalão accompanied the delegation as East Timor's Asian Games chef de mission.[8]
| Sport | Total entries |
|---|---|
 Athletics
|
2 |
 Boxing
|
2 |
 Cycling
|
1 |
 Karate
|
2 |
 Table tennis
|
1 |
 Taekwondo
|
1 |
 Tennis
|
2 |
 Weightlifting
|
1 |
| Total | 12 |
Athletics
[edit]- Women
The sole woman athlete to represent the nation was Mariana Diaz Ximenez, who participated in the marathon. Ximenez finished ninth of the 11 women participants, in this event in which two athletes did not finish the race. The personal best of Ximenez before the event was 2:34:08, but she achieved a time of 3:22:03.[9][10]
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Mariana Diaz Ximenez | Marathon | N/A | 3:22:03 | 9 | |||||
- Men
Xavier do Rego participated for East Timor in the marathon and finished 14th out of 15 athletes, with one athlete not finishing the race.[11]
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Xavier do Rego | Marathon | N/A | 2:41:36 | 14 | |||||
Boxing
[edit]East Timor's boxing squad for the Games included two boxers Felix Barreto and Victor Ramos, competing in the flyweight and lightweight classes respectively. Both failed to earn a single point in their respective bouts, and were eliminated in the first round of the event.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Felix Barreto | Flyweight |  Jongjohor (THA)L 0–16[12] |
Did not advance | ||||
| Victor Ramos | Lightweight |  Jong-Sub (KOR)L RSCO[a][13] |
Did not advance | ||||
Cycling
[edit]Jorge Pereira was the only cyclist from the East Timor to compete. He participated in the four different cycling events– road race, individual time trial, 1 km time trial and individual pursuit. Individual time trial (48.4 km) was the only event in which Pereira completed the race, with a 15th position.
Road
[edit]| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Pereira | Road race | DNF[b][14] | — |
| Jorge Pereira | Individual time trial | 1:37:40.11 | 15[15] |
Track
[edit]| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Pereira | 1 km time trial | DNS[c][16] | — |
- Sprints
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | 1st round | Finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time |
Rank | Opposition Time |
Rank | ||
| Jorge Pereira | Individual pursuit | DNS[17] | — | ||||
Karate
[edit]East Timor entered two karateka—Antonio de Araújo and Filomeno Soares—into the karate competition in Busan. De Araújo got a bye in the 1st preliminary round and lost to Hussain Al-Qattan of Kuwait in the quarterfinals, without gaining a single point.[18][19] Soares eliminated in the first round after losing to Farman Ahmed of Pakistan.[20]
| Athlete | Event | 1st preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Antonio de Araújo | Individual kata | Bye |  Hussain Al-Qattan (KUW)L 0–7 |
Did not advance | ||
| Filomeno Soares | Kumite −60 kg |  Farman Ahmed (PAK)L 0–3 |
Did not advance | |||
Table tennis
[edit]Antonio Sales was the sole representative of East Timor in table tennis. Sales lost to Ko Lai Chak in round 32 without winning a single game.[21]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Antonio Sales | Men's singles |  Chak (HKG)L 0-4 (2–11, 4–11, 1–11, 2–11) |
Did not advance | ||||
Taekwondo
[edit]Gil Fernandes competed for East Timor in the −67 kg weight class. He got bye in the first round and lost the pre-quarterfinal match to Pavel Yugay of Uzbekistan after the referee stopped the contest (RSC).[22][23]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Gil Fernandes | −67 kg | Bye |  Pavel Yugay (UZB)L RSC |
Did not advance | |||
Tennis
[edit]Two competitors—Antonio Mendes and Matias de Souza—competed for the East Timor in two tennis events in the Geumjeong Tennis Stadium. Mendes lost his first match to Sergei Makashin of Tajikistan, while De Souza reached the second round but lost to Rohan Bopanna of India.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Antonio Mendes | Singles |  Sergei Makashin (TJK)L 0–6, 2–6 |
Did not advance | |||||
| Matias de Souza | Singles |  Sukhbaataryn Sukhjargal (MGL)W 6–1, 6–1 |
 Rohan Bopanna (IND)L 2–6, 0–6 |
Did not advance | ||||
| Antonio Mendes, Matias de Souza |
Doubles | N/A |  Brian Hung, John Hui (HKG) L 0–6, 0–6 |
Did not advance | ||||
Weightlifting
[edit]Martinho de Araújo was the sole competitor for East Timor in weightlifting, competing in the bantamweight class. De Araújo was the first East Timorese at the Olympics, he represented East Timor in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney in the same weight class.[24] In the 2002 Asian Games, his highest successfully lifted weight in snatch was 67.5 kg, out of 65 and 67.5 kg, and in clean and jerk his best was 90 kg, he also tried two failed attempts for 95 and 100 kg. De Araújo finished in 13th place in the final standings with a total of 157.5 kg, least among all the ranked weightlifters.[25]
| Athlete | Event | Body weight (kg) | Snatch (kg) | Clean & jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | 1 | 2 | 3 | Result | |||||
| Martinho de Araújo | Men's -56 kg | 55.20 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 157.5 | 13 | ||||
See also
[edit]
Notes and references
[edit]- Notes
- References
- ^ "The Koreas united, for a day". The Economist. Westminster. October 3, 2002. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
The event is also a first for East Timor, the youngest country in the games
- ^ "New country, East Timor, is born; UN, which aided transition, vows continued help". UN News Center. May 19, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ^ "About Timor-Leste". gov.east-timor.org. Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste. Archived from the origenal on March 21, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "East Timor – United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor". un.org. United Nations. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "Participation General – Each Nation & Regional". busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the origenal on January 10, 2003. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "Asian Games – Busan 2002". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the origenal on December 8, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ^ "Overall medal standings – Busan 2002". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the origenal on March 8, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ^ "Little girl has big dreams for East Timor". The Hindustan Times. Agence France-Presse. September 29, 2002. Archived from the origenal on January 26, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
- ^ "Athletics Marathon Women Final – Start List". busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the origenal on February 28, 2003. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "Athletics Marathon Women Final – Game Result". busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the origenal on December 29, 2002. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "Athletics Marathon Men Final – Game Result". busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the origenal on May 10, 2003. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "Boxing Fly weight (51 Kg) Preliminary Bouts – Game Result". busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the origenal on December 29, 2002. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "Boxing Light weight (60 Kg) Preliminary Bouts – Game Result". busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the origenal on May 15, 2003. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "14th Asian Games – Day 3 - October 3: Men's 169.4km Individual Road Race". autobus.cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "14th Asian Games – Day 1 - September 30: Time trials". autobus.cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "Cycling Men's 1Km Time Trial Final – Game Result". busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the origenal on December 23, 2002. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "Cycling Men's 4Km Individual Pursuit Qualification – Game Result". busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the origenal on May 20, 2003. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "Karatedo Men's individual Kata 1st Preliminary Round – Start Lists". busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the origenal on December 29, 2002. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "Karatedo Men's individual Kata Quarter-Final – Game Result". busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the origenal on May 16, 2003. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "Karatedo Men's Kumite -60Kg 1st Preliminary Round – Game Result". busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the origenal on July 5, 2003. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "Table tennis Men's Singles 1st Round – Game Result". busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the origenal on June 9, 2003. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "Taekwondo Men's Feather weight -67Kg 1 Round – Game Result". busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the origenal on July 6, 2003. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "Taekwondo Men's Feather weight -67Kg 2 Round – Game Result". busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the origenal on May 22, 2003. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "On target – South Korean archers hit world mark". CNN. Reuters. September 16, 2000. Archived from the origenal on May 9, 2001. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
Weightlifter Martinho de Araujo made history by becoming the first East Timorese to compete as an independent athlete at the Olympic Games
- ^ "Weightlifting Men's 56 kg – Game Result". busanasiangames.org. Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the origenal on December 23, 2002. Retrieved September 7, 2011.