1983 SEA Games

Multi-sport event in Singapore

12th Southeast Asian Games

Host city| Singapore
Nations| 8
Sport| 18
Opening| 28 May 1983
Closing| 6 June 1983
Opened by| Devan Nair
President of Singapore
Ceremony venue| Singapore National Stadium

<- Manila 1981

Bangkok 1985 ->

The 1983 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 12th Southeast Asian Games, or informally Singapore 1983, were a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Singapore from 28 May to 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. The games also marked the return of Cambodia, as People's Republic of Kampuchea after an 8-year-long absence since the Khmer Rouge seized power in 1975.

The games was opened and closed by Devan Nair, the President of Singapore at the Singapore National Stadium. The final medal tally was led by Indonesia, followed by the Philippines, Thailand and host Singapore.

## The games

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### Participating nations

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Brunei was a British colony at that time until independence on 1 January 1984.

* Burma
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* Indonesia
* Malaysia
* Philippines
* Singapore (Host)
* Thailand

### Sports

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* Aquatics (details)
* Archery (details)
* Athletics (details)
* Badminton (details)
* Basketball (details)
* Bowling (details)
* Boxing (details)
* Equestrian (details)
* Football (details)
* Field hockey (details)
* Judo (details)
* Sailing (details)
* Sepak takraw (details)
* Shooting (details)
* Table tennis (details)
* Tennis (details)
* Volleyball (details)
* Weightlifting (details)

## Medal table

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Key

* Host nation (Singapore)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Indonesia (INA)| 64| 67| 54| 185
2|  Philippines (PHI)| 49| 48| 53| 150
3|  Thailand (THA)| 49| 40| 38| 127
4|  Singapore (SIN)*| 38| 38| 58| 134
5|  Burma (BIR)| 18| 15| 17| 50
6|  Malaysia (MAS)| 16| 25| 40| 81
7|  Brunei (BRU)| 0| 0| 5| 5
8|  Cambodia (CAM)| 0| 0| 0| 0
Totals (8 entries)| 234| 233| 265| 732

## References

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* Seneviratne, Percy (1993). Golden Moments The S.E.A Games 1959-1991. P. Seneviratne. ISBN 9789810045975.
* History of the SEA Games

Preceded by

Manila

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Singapore
XII Southeast Asian Games (1983)  | Succeeded by

Bangkok

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* 1959 Bangkok
* 1961 Yangon
* 1963 Phnom Penh2
* 1965 Kuala Lumpur
* 1967 Bangkok
* 1969 Yangon
* 1971 Kuala Lumpur
* 1973 Singapore
* 1975 Bangkok
* 1977 Kuala Lumpur
* 1979 Jakarta
* 1981 Manila
* 1983 Singapore
* 1985 Bangkok
* 1987 Jakarta
* 1989 Kuala Lumpur
* 1991 Manila
* 1993 Singapore
* 1995 Chiang Mai
* 1997 Jakarta
* 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan
* 2001 Kuala Lumpur
* 2003 Hanoi–Ho Chi Minh City
* 2005 Manila
* 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima
* 2009 Vientiane
* 2011 Jakarta–Palembang
* 2013 Naypyidaw
* 2015 Singapore
* 2017 Kuala Lumpur
* 2019 Multiple cities, Philippines
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* 2023 Phnom Penh
* 2025 Bangkok–Chonburi–Songkhla

1 Formerly known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games from 1959 until 1975. 2 Cancelled due to hosting issues and due to the Vietnam War. 3 Postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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