2001 East Asian Games

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{{Infobox games

| name = III East Asian Games

| logo = 2001 Osaka.png

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| host_city = Osaka, Japan

| nations = 9

| athletes = 2804

| events = 15 sports

| opening = May 19, 2001

| closing = May 27, 2001

| opened_by = Prince Takamado

| athlete_oath =

| judge_oath =

| torch_lighter = Naoko Takahashi

| stadium = Osaka Dome

| prev = 1997 Busan

| next = 2005 Macau

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The 3rd East Asian Games were held in Osaka, Japan from May 19 to 27, 2001. The host China and Japan each ended with 191 medals, although China's tally included 85 golds, compared to Japan's 61.{{cite web |url=https://oca.asia/games/77-osaka-2001.html |title=OCA - Osaka 2001}}

Sports

The 2001 East Asian Games featured events in 15 sports, which was a new high for the competition.

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Medal table

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| event = 2001 East Asian Games

| team =

| gold_CHN = 85 | silver_CHN = 48 | bronze_CHN = 58

| gold_JPN = 61 | silver_JPN = 65 | bronze_JPN = 65 | host_JPN = yes

| gold_KOR = 34 | silver_KOR = 46 | bronze_KOR = 32

| gold_KAZ = 13 | silver_KAZ = 18 | bronze_KAZ = 26

| gold_TPE = 6 | silver_TPE = 16 | bronze_TPE = 31

| gold_HKG = 3 | silver_HKG = 1 | bronze_HKG = 3

| gold_MGL = 1 | silver_MGL = 2 | bronze_MGL = 7

| gold_MAC = 1 | silver_MAC = 0 | bronze_MAC = 3

| gold_GUM = 0 | silver_GUM = 0 | bronze_GUM = 1

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References

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