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{{Infobox games
| name          = III East Asian Games
| logo          = 2001 Osaka.png
| size          =
| caption       = 
| host_city     = Osaka, Japan
| nations       = 9
| athletes      = 2804
| events        = 15 [[sport]]s
| 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 East Asian Games|1997 Busan]]
| next          = [[2005 East Asian Games|2005 Macau]] 
}}
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://oca.asia/games/77-osaka-2001.html |title=OCA - Osaka 2001}}</ref>

==Sports==
The 2001 East Asian Games featured events in 15 sports, which was a new high for the competition.
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*[[Aquatic sports|Aquatics]] ({{detailslink|Aquatics at the 2001 East Asian Games}})
** [[File:Swimming pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]]
** [[File:Synchronized swimming pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Synchronized swimming]]
**[[File:Diving pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Diving (sport)|Diving]]
*[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Track and field athletics|Athletics]] (45) ({{detailslink|Athletics at the 2001 East Asian Games}})
*[[File:Basketball pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Basketball]] ({{detailslink|Basketball at the 2001 East Asian Games}})
* [[File:Bowling pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Bowling]] ({{detailslink|Bowling at the 2001 East Asian Games}})
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* [[File:Boxing pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Boxing]] ({{detailslink|Boxing at the 2001 East Asian Games}})
* [[File:Football pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Association football|Football]] ({{detailslink|Football at the 2001 East Asian Games}})
* [[Gymnastics]] ({{detailslink|Gymnastics at the 2001 East Asian Games}})
** [[File:Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Artistic gymnastics]]
** [[File:Gymnastics (rhythmic) pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Rhythmic gymnastics]]
* [[File:Handball pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Team handball|Handball]] ({{detailslink|Handball at the 2001 East Asian Games}})
* [[File:Judo pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Judo]] ({{detailslink|Judo at the 2001 East Asian Games}})
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* [[File:Tennis pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Soft tennis]] ({{detailslink|Soft tennis at the 2001 East Asian Games}})
* [[File:Taekwondo pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Taekwondo]] ({{detailslink|Taekwondo at the 2001 East Asian Games}})
* [[File:Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Volleyball]] ({{detailslink|Volleyball at the 2001 East Asian Games}})
* [[File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Olympic weightlifting|Weightlifting]] ({{detailslink|Weightlifting at the 2001 East Asian Games}})
*[[File:Wrestling pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Wrestling]] ({{detailslink|Wrestling at the 2001 East Asian Games}})
*[[File:Wushu pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Wushu (sport)|Wushu]] ({{detailslink|Wushu at the 2001 East Asian Games}})
**[[Taolu (martial arts)|Taolu]]
**[[Sanshou]]
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==Medal table==
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{{Medals table
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 | flag_template  = FlagIOC2team
 | 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
}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120308143643/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?GPCode=42 Games summary] from [[Olympic Council of Asia]]

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