1979 SEA Games
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Host city | Jakarta, Indonesia |
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Nations | 7 |
Sport | 16 |
Opening | 21 September 1979 |
Closing | 30 September 1979 |
Opened by | Soeharto President of Indonesia |
Closed by | Adam Malik Vice President of Indonesia |
Ceremony venue | Gelora Senayan Stadium |
The 1979 Southeast Asian Games (Indonesian: Pesta Olahraga Asia Tenggara 1979), officially known as the 10th Southeast Asian Games, was a subcontinental 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
Brunei was a British colony at that time.
Sports
- Aquatics ( )
- Archery ( )
- Athletics ( )
- Badminton ( )
- Basketball ( )
- Boxing ( )
- Cycling ( )
- Football ( )
- Gymnastics ( )
- Hockey ( )
- Judo ( )
- Sepak takraw ( )
- Shooting ( )
- Softball ( )
- Table tennis ( )
- Tennis ( )
- Volleyball ( )
- Weightlifting ( )
Medal table
- Key
* Host nation (Indonesia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Indonesia (INA)* | 92 | 78 | 52 | 222 |
2 | Thailand (THA) | 50 | 46 | 29 | 125 |
3 | Burma (BIR) | 26 | 26 | 24 | 76 |
4 | Philippines (PHI) | 24 | 31 | 38 | 93 |
5 | Malaysia (MAS) | 19 | 23 | 39 | 81 |
6 | Singapore (SIN) | 16 | 20 | 36 | 72 |
7 | Brunei (BRU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (7 entries) | 227 | 225 | 218 | 670 |
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1979 Southeast Asian Games.
- 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
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