1979 SEA Games

Multi-sport event in Jakarta, Indonesia February 2015 April 2025 10th Southeast Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia Southeast Asian Games 1979 stamp of Indonesia.jpg 16 7 21 September 1979 30 September 1979 SoehartoPresident of Indonesia Adam MalikVice President of Indonesia Rudy HartonoRobert Godfrey Thrills and spills as Games comes to life https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/straitstimes19790922-1.1.33 19 December 2025 The Straits Times 22 September 1979 33Carolina Rieuwpassa Gelora Senayan Stadium Kuala Lumpur 1977 Manila 1981 The 1979 Southeast Asian Games (id Pesta Olahraga Asia Tenggara 1979), officially known as the 10th Southeast Asian Games, were a subcontinental multi-sport event held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 21 to 30 September 1979. This was the first time that Indonesia hosted the games. Indonesia is the fifth nation to host the Southeast Asian Games after Thailand, Burma, Malaysia and Singapore. The games was officially opened and closed by President Soeharto at the Senayan Sports Stadium. The final medal tally was led by host Indonesia, followed by Thailand and Burma. The games Participating nations Brunei was a British colony at that time. 20em BIR 1979 BRU INA (Host) MAS PHI 1979 SIN THA Sports 20em Aquatics Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Cycling Football Gymnastics Hockey Judo Sepak takraw Shooting Softball Table tennis Tennis Volleyball Weightlifting Medal table Key INA flagIOC2team 1979 Southeast Asian Games 92 78 52 yes 50 46 29 26 26 24 24 31 38 19 23 39 16 20 36 0 1 0 References Percy Seneviratne (1993) Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991 Dominie Press, Singapore 981-00-4597-2 History of the SEA Games Southeast Asian GamesJakarta Kuala Lumpur Manila X Southeast Asian Games (1979) Category:SEA Games by year Category:1979 in multi-sport events SEA Games Southeast Asian Games, 1979 Category:1979 in Asian sport Category:Multi-sport events in Indonesia Category:Sports competitions in Jakarta Category:20th century in Jakarta Category:1979 in Southeast Asia