The Sailing at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games was held between 15 September to 18 September at Ancol Sports Complex.
| Sailing at the 1987 SEA Games | |
|---|---|
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Medal summary edit
Men's edit
Yachting edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trick Elimination |  Rahardjo Priambodo
|
 William Teo
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Devy Tulong
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Boardsailing edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 470 | Siew Shaw Her
Joe Chan
|
 Panasarn Hasdin
Kevin Whitcraft
|
 Chu Say Ng
Khaw Seng Khoon
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| Enterprise | Sujatmiko Suprapto
Ujang Supriatna
|
Mohd Khairuddin
Aman Tulos
|
Vinai Vongtim
Oaychai Choompuvises
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| Laser | T. Santi
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Puasa Slamat
|
S. Benny
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| Optimist | Dipo Subagyo
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Tosaporn Painupong
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Elya Dato Shariff
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| Cadet | Damrongsak Vongtim
Biranubonges Bhanubanhd
|
Joko Suprapto
Kusdiana Adi
|
Cho Tae Wei
Paul Khor
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| Sailboards | Somchai Imsap
|
Miki Sampelan
|
Lorgan Wong
|
| Sailboards Div 2 | Panyawan Leksaard
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Abdul Malik Faisal
|
Yeap Leong Soon
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| Mistral SST | Anan Hohsuwan
|
Kelly Chan
|
 Richard Paz
|
Women's edit
Yachting edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trick Elimination | Baiq Herawati Aisyah
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Nunik Nurdiaty
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Baiq Yolanda Sari
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Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand (THA) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Indonesia (INA) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Singapore (SIN) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 |  Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |