Asiad Games

The 1966 Asian Games were held from December 9, 1966 to December 20, 1966 in Bangkok, Thailand. Taiwan and Israel returned to the Asian Games, reversing the decision taken by Indonesia in the previous Asiad to debar the two countries. A total number of 2,500 athletes and officials, coming from 18 countries, were involved in this Asiad, where women's volleyball made its debut.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	78	53	33	164
2	South Korea	12	18	21	51
3	Thailand	12	14	11	37
4	Malaysia	7	5	6	18
5	India	7	4	11	22
6	Indonesia	7	4	10	21
7	Iran	6	8	17	31
8	Republic of China	5	9	10	24
9	Israel	3	5	3	11
10	Philippines	2	15	25	42
11	Pakistan	2	4	2	8
12	Burma	1	0	4	5
13	Singapore	0	5	7	12
14	South Vietnam	0	1	2	3
15	Ceylon	0	0	4	4
16	Hong Kong	0	0	1	1
Total		142	145	167	454