1979 Southeast Asian Games

10th Southeast Asian Games
Host city Jakarta, Indonesia
Nations participating 7
Sports 16
Opening ceremony 21 September
Closing ceremony 30 September
Officially opened by Soeharto
President of Indonesia
Officially closed by Adam Malik
Vice President of Indonesia
Ceremony venue Gelora Senayan Stadium
<  1977 Manila 1981  >

The 1979 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 10th Southeast Asian Games was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 21 to 30 September 1979. This was the first time that Indonesia hosted the games. Indonesia is the fifth nation to host the Southeast Asian Games after Thailand, Burma, Malaysia and Singapore. The games was officially opened and closed by President Soeharto at the Senayan Sports Stadium. The final medal tally was led by host Indonesia, followed by Thailand and Burma.

The games

Participating nations

  •  Burma
  •  Brunei
  •  Indonesia
  •  Malaysia
  •  Philippines
  •  Singapore
  •  Thailand

1Brunei was a British colony at that time.

Sports

Medal table

Key

  *   Host nation (Indonesia)

  *   Host nation (Indonesia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Indonesia (INA)*927852222
2 Thailand (THA)504629125
3 Burma (BIR)26262476
4 Philippines (PHI)24313893
5 Malaysia (MAS)19233981
6 Singapore (SIN)16203672
7 Brunei (BRU)0101
Totals (7 nations)227225218670


References

    • Percy Seneviratne (1993) Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991 Dominie Press, Singapore ISBN 981-00-4597-2
    • History of the SEA Games
    Preceded by
    1977
    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia    		 Southeast Asian Games Succeeded by
    1981
    Manila, Philippines
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