1983 Southeast Asian Games
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| 12th Southeast Asian Games | |
 Theme: "" |
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| Nations participating | 8 |
| Athletes participating | |
| Events | --- in 18 sports |
| Opening ceremony | May 28, 1983 |
| Closing ceremony | June 6, 1983 |
| Officially opened by | |
| Athlete's Oath | |
| Judge's Oath | |
| Torch lighter | |
| Ceremony venue | Singapore National Stadium |
The 12th Southeast Asian Games were held in Singapore from 28 May - 6 June 1983. Scheduled to be hosted by Brunei in accordance to the renewed alphabetical rotation of hosting duties, the 1983 SEA Games were offered to be hosted by Singapore as Brunei prepared for its forthcoming independence from the United Kingdom.
[edit] Medal count
(Host nation highlighted.)
| Position | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Indonesia |
64 | 67 | 54 | 185 |
| 2. |  Philippines |
49 | 48 | 53 | 150 |
| 3. |  Thailand |
49 | 40 | 38 | 127 |
| 4. |  Singapore |
38 | 38 | 58 | 134 |
| 5. |  Burma |
18 | 15 | 17 | 50 |
| 6. |  Malaysia |
16 | 25 | 40 | 81 |
| 7. |  Brunei[1] |
0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 8. |  People's Republic of Kampuchea |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
[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 1981 Manila, Philippines |
Southeast Asian Games | Succeeded by 1985 Bangkok, Thailand |
| 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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