The 1979 Southeast Asian Games (Indonesian: Pesta Olahraga Asia Tenggara 1979), officially known as the 10th Southeast Asian Games, was 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.

10th Southeast Asian Games
Host cityJakarta, Indonesia
Nations7
Sport16
Opening21 September 1979
Closing30 September 1979
Opened bySoeharto
President of Indonesia
Closed byAdam Malik
Vice President of Indonesia
Ceremony venueGelora Senayan Stadium

The games

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Participating nations

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Brunei was a British colony at that time.

Sports

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Medal table

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Key

  *   Host nation (Indonesia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Indonesia (INA)*927852222
2  Thailand (THA)504629125
3  Burma (BIR)26262476
4  Philippines (PHI)24313893
5  Malaysia (MAS)19233981
6  Singapore (SIN)16203672
7  Brunei (BRU)0101
Totals (7 entries)227225218670

References

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  • 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 Southeast Asian Games
Jakarta

X Southeast Asian Games (1979)
Succeeded by