1981 Southeast Asian Games
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| 11th Southeast Asian Games | |
 Theme: "" |
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| Nations participating | 7 |
| Athletes participating | over 2000 (including officials) |
| Events | --- in 18 sports |
| Opening ceremony | December 6, 1981 |
| Closing ceremony | December 15, 1981 |
| Officially opened by | Ferdinand Marcos President of the Philippines |
| Athlete's Oath | |
| Judge's Oath | |
| Torch lighter | Benjamin Silva-Netto |
| Ceremony venue | Rizal Memorial Stadium |
The 11th Southeast Asian Games were held in Manila, Philippines from December 6, 1981 to December 15, 1981. This was the first time that the Philippines hosted the Games since its first participation in 1977. The event was officially opened by President Ferdinand Marcos and the cauldron was lit by Benjamin Silva-Netto. The colorful opening ceremony was held in the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila. A new football stadium and indoor arena was built in Pasig named the University of Life Track & Field and Arena or the ULTRA, now called the PhilSports Arena. The adjacent apartments were used as the athlete's quarters and was converted into a BLISS housing project of First Lady Imelda Marcos.
[edit] Medal count
(Host nation highlighted.)
| Position | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Indonesia |
85 | 73 | 56 | 214 |
| 2 |  Thailand |
62 | 45 | 41 | 148 |
| 3 |  Philippines |
55 | 55 | 77 | 187 |
| 4 |  Malaysia |
16 | 27 | 31 | 74 |
| 5 |  Burma |
15 | 19 | 27 | 61 |
| 6 |  Singapore |
12 | 26 | 33 | 71 |
| 7 |  Brunei[1] |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
[1]Brunei was a British colony at that time.
[edit] Gallery
 Opening Ceremony Parade |
 Closing Ceremony |
 Sports Poster |
[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 1979 Jakarta, Indonesia |
Southeast Asian Games | Succeeded by 1983 Singapore |
| 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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