Cambodia at the 2009 SEA Games
Introduction Cambodia competed in the 2009 Southeast Asian Games athletics tournament, winning three gold medals and 40 medals in total.
Preparations Cambodia only announced the formation of its National Team Organizing Committee for the SEA Games in mid-October 2009, less than two months ahead of the start of the Games in Vientiane, Laos. The National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC) assigned its Vice President Bun Sok to chair this committee.This committee was made up of representatives of various Olympic sports federations and was responsible for final screening and selection of athletes to represent Cambodia in various sports. Cambodia was to compete in 17 sports, with expectations of medals in pétanque, athletics, tennis, wrestling, boxing, taekwondo and beach volleyball. As part of the preparation for 2009 SEA Games, the athletics and taekwondo athletes traveled to South Korea to undergo intensive training courtesy of the Incheon City of Korea Support Program, while other athletes were to complete training in Vietnam.The Phnom Penh Post reported that, according to Nhan Sokvisal, the SEA Games coordinator, Cambodia was looking forward and optimistic to better their medals haul from the last SEA Games in Thailand in 2007.In the 2007 Games, Cambodia won 19 metals - two gold, five silver and 12 bronze.Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen confirmed his presence at the Opening Ceremony after Laotian Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh's visit to Cambodia in late November.
Medalists MedalNameSportEvent  Sok Chanmean Pétanque Men's Single  Heng Than Pétanque Men's Precision Shooting  Chov Sotheara Wrestling Women's 87 kg  Ouk Sreymom Pétanque Women's Single  Duong Dina  Or Chan Daren  Pétanque Mixed Double  Heng Tha  Songvat Chakriya  Ya Chandararith  Pétanque Mixed Triple (1 Woman & 2 Men)  Chum Chivinn Wrestling Men's 96–120 kg Freestyle  Chum Chivinn Wrestling Men's 120 kg Greco-Roman  Try Sothavy Wrestling Women's 51–55 kg  Hem Bunting Athletics Men's Marathon  Ven Diaman Boxing Men's Pin Weight - 45 kg  Svay Ratha Boxing Men's Light Welter Weight - 64 kg  Hin Saiheng Boxing Men's Welter Weight - 69 kg  Eh Phuthong Boxing Men's Light Heavy Weight - 81 kg  Chao Ratana  Kim Vanna  So Randyne  Pétanque Men's Triple  Ke Leng  Duong Dina  Pétanque Women's Double  Anhsany Dalavanh  Mimi Vongsavath  Odet Somsouk  Pétanque Women's Triple  Em Piseth Pétanque Women's Precision Shooting  Khem Sopheak  Paou Chhouk Rath  Un Sreya  Pétanque Triple(1 Man & 2 Women)  Heng Rawut Shuttlecock Men's Singles  Soeur Vanmak  Chhin Vitou  Shuttlecock Men's Doubles   Cambodia Shuttlecock Men's Team  Chea Sreymeas  Shuttlecock Women's Singles  Chea Sreymeas  San Sophorn  Shuttlecock Women's Doubles   Cambodia Shuttlecock Women's Team  Chhin Vitou  San Sophorn  Shuttlecock Mixed Doubles  Chieung Puthearim Taekwondo Women's 57 kg  Cheang Bunna Taekwondo Women's 62 kg  Sorn Davin Taekwondo Women's 73 kg  Cheat Khemara Taekwondo Individual Men Poomsae  Tan Nysan Tennis Men's singles  Dorn Saov Wrestling Men's Freestyle 74–84 kg  Dorn Saov Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg  Chey Channreaksmey Wrestling Women's 48–51 kg  Tan Narith Wushu Men's sanshou 52 kg  Sin Saksunnara Wushu Men's sanshou 56 kg
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