1979 Southeast Asian Games

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.

10th Southeast Asian Games

Host city	Jakarta, Indonesia
Nations participating	7
Sport(s)	16
Opening ceremony	21 September 1979
Closing ceremony	30 September 1979
Officially opened by	Soeharto President of Indonesia
Officially closed by	Adam Malik Vice President of Indonesia
Ceremony venue	Gelora Senayan Stadium

The games

Participating nations

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

¹Brunei 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
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 nations)		227	225	218	670

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