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.

The games[]

Participating nations[]

¹Brunei was a British colony at that time.

Sports[]

Medal table[]

Key

  *   Host nation ()

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	(INA)*	92	78	52	222
2	(THA)	50	46	29	125
3	(BIR)	26	26	24	76
4	(PHI)	24	31	38	93
5	Malaysia (MAS)	19	23	39	81
6	(SIN)	16	20	36	72
7	(BRU)	0	1	0	1
Totals (7 nations)		227	225	218	670

References[]

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• (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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