1979 Southeast Asian Games
Encyclopedia
The 10th Southeast Asian Games
were held in Jakarta
, Indonesia
from 21–30 September 1979. It was the first time that Indonesia hosted the biennial sports carnival. The colorful opening and closing ceremonies were held at Senayan Sports Stadium in Jakarta
and was officially opened by President Suharto.
1Brunei was a British
colony at that time.
Southeast Asian Games
The Southeast Asian Games , is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia...
were held in Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
from 21–30 September 1979. It was the first time that Indonesia hosted the biennial sports carnival. The colorful opening and closing ceremonies were held at Senayan Sports Stadium in Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
and was officially opened by President Suharto.
Medal count
| 1. |  Indonesia |
92 | 78 | 52 | 222 |
| 2. |  Thailand |
50 | 46 | 29 | 125 |
| 3. |  Myanmar |
26 | 26 | 24 | 76 |
| 4. |  Philippines |
24 | 31 | 38 | 93 |
| 5. |  Malaysia |
19 | 23 | 39 | 81 |
| 6. |  Singapore |
16 | 20 | 36 | 72 |
| 7. |  Brunei1 |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 227 | 225 | 218 | 670 | |
1Brunei was a British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
colony at that time.