1979 Southeast Asian Games
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| 10th Southeast Asian Games | |
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Theme: "" |
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| Nations participating | 7 |
| Athletes participating | |
| Events | --- in 16 sports |
| Opening ceremony | September 21, 1979 |
| Closing ceremony | September 30, 1979 |
| Officially opened by | General Suharto President of Indonesia |
| Athlete's Oath | |
| Judge's Oath | |
| Torch lighter | |
| Ceremony venue | Senayan Sports Stadium |
The 10th (X) Southeast Asian Games were held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 21 September - 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.
[edit] Medal count
(Host nation highlighted.)
| Position | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1. |  Indonesia |
92 | 78 | 52 | 222 |
| 2. |  Thailand |
50 | 46 | 29 | 125 |
| 3. |  Burma |
26 | 26 | 24 | 76 |
| 4. |  Philippines |
24 | 31 | 38 | 93 |
| 5. |  Malaysia |
19 | 23 | 39 | 81 |
| 6. |  Singapore |
16 | 20 | 36 | 72 |
| 7. |  Brunei[1] |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
[1]Brunei was a British colony at that time.
[edit] 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
| Preceded by 1977 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Southeast Asian Games | Succeeded by 1981 Manila, Philippines |
| Southeast Asian Peninsular Games |
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| Thailand 1959 | Burma 1961 | Cambodia 1963¹ | Malaysia 1965 | Thailand 1967 Burma 1969 | Malaysia 1971 | Singapore 1973 | Thailand 1975 |
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| Southeast Asian Games |
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| Malaysia 1977 | Indonesia 1979 | Philippines 1981 | Singapore 1983 | Thailand 1985 Indonesia 1987 | Malaysia 1989 | Philippines 1991 | Singapore 1993 | Thailand 1995 | Indonesia 1997 Brunei Darussalam 1999 | Malaysia 2001 | Vietnam 2003 | Philippines 2005 | Thailand 2007 | Vientiane, Laos 2009 Indonesia 2011 | Singapore 2013 |
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