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Multi-sport event in Jakarta, Indonesia

10th Southeast Asian Games
Host cityJakarta, Indonesia
Nations7
Sport16
Opening21 September 1979
Closing30 September 1979
Opened bySoeharto
President of Indonesia
Closed byAdam Malik
Vice President of Indonesia
Ceremony venueGelora Senayan Stadium
← Kuala Lumpur 1977Manila 1981 →

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

Medal table

Key

  *   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 entries)227225218670

References

Preceded byKuala Lumpur Southeast Asian Games
Jakarta
X Southeast Asian Games (1979) 		Succeeded byManila
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Formerly known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games from 1959 until 1975. Cancelled due to hosting issues and due to the Vietnam War. Postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


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