1979 Southeast Asian Games

10th Southeast Asian Games

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Host city	Jakarta, Indonesia
Nations participating	7
Events	--- in 16 sports
Opening ceremony	21 September 1979
Closing ceremony	30 September 1979
Officially opened by	Suharto President of Indonesia
Ceremony venue	Gelora Senayan Stadium
<  1977 1981  >

The 10th (X) Southeast Asian Games were held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 21–30 September 1979. It was the first time that Indonesia hosted the biennial sports carnival. The colourful opening and closing ceremonies were held at Senayan Sports Stadium in Jakarta and was officially opened by President Suharto.

Medal count

      Host nation

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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.	Brunei1	0	1	0	1
Total		227	225	218	670

¹Brunei was a British colony at that time.

Sports

• Aquatics
• Archery
• Athletics
• Badminton
• Basketball
• Boxing
• Cycling
• Football
• Gymnastic
• Hockey
• Judo
• Sepak Takraw
• Shooting
• Softball
• Table tennis
• Tennis
• Volleyball
• Weightlifting

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
• SEA Games 1979 Athletic Results

Preceded by 1977 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Southeast Asian Games

Succeeded by 1981 Manila, Philippines