| East Timor at the 2002 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | TLS (TMP used at these Games) |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of East Timor |
| in Busan | |
| Competitors | 15 |
| Officials | 17 |
| Medals |
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| 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]
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The event is also a first for East Timor, the youngest country in the games
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- ^ "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 original on January 10, 2003. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ "Asian Games – Busan 2002". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on December 8, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
- ^ "Overall medal standings – Busan 2002". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved September 8, 2011.