1989 Southeast Asian Games
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The 15th Southeast Asian Games
were held in Kuala Lumpur
, Malaysia from 20 August - 31 August 1989. It was officially opened by 9th Yang di-Pertuan Agong
, Sultan Azlan Shah. Although Cambodia did not participate, Laos returned to compete for the first time under the new federation name in this edition of the games. A unified Vietnam first participated in the SEA Games in 1989 as well.
Filipino Swimmer Eric Buhain was named as the Athlete of the Games for this edition.
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 Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Malaysia from 20 August - 31 August 1989. It was officially opened by 9th Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957 when the Federation of Malaya gained independence....
, Sultan Azlan Shah. Although Cambodia did not participate, Laos returned to compete for the first time under the new federation name in this edition of the games. A unified Vietnam first participated in the SEA Games in 1989 as well.
Venues
- Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur—Opening/Closing ceremony,
- Stadium Negara --
- Cheras Aquatic Centre—Swimming
- Cheras Veledrome—Track cycling
- Subang Shooting Range—Shooting
- BSN Stadium, Bangi --
- Kent Bowl, Asiajaya, Petaling Jaya—Tenpin bowling
Corporate Sponsors
- National, Panasonic and Technics (Matsushita Electric Corporation Berhad) (Main Sponsors)
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Mesiniaga - Magnum Corporation Berhad
- Fuji Film
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Medal count
| 1 |  Indonesia |
102 | 78 | 70 | 250 |
| 2 |  Malaysia |
67 | 58 | 75 | 200 |
| 3 |  Thailand |
62 | 63 | 66 | 191 |
| 4 |  Singapore |
32 | 38 | 47 | 117 |
| 5 |  Philippines |
26 | 37 | 64 | 127 |
| 6 |  Myanmar |
10 | 14 | 20 | 44 |
| 7 |  Vietnam |
3 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 8 |  Brunei |
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 |  Laos |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 303 | 302 | 351 | 956 | |
Filipino Swimmer Eric Buhain was named as the Athlete of the Games for this edition.