1987 SEA Games

Multi-sport event in Jakarta, Indonesia

14th Southeast Asian GamesHost city| Jakarta, Indonesia

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Nations| 8
Sport| 30
Opening| 9 September 1987
Closing| 20 September 1987
Opened by| Suharto
President of Indonesia
Ceremony venue| Gelora Senayan Stadium

← Bangkok 1985

Kuala Lumpur 1989 →

The 1987 Southeast Asian Games (Indonesian: Pesta Olahraga Asia Tenggara 1987), officially known as the 14th Southeast Asian Games, were a multi-sport event held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 9 to 20 September 1987 with 30 sports featured in the games.

This was Indonesia's second time to host the SEA Games, the first being in 1979. The games was opened and closed by President Suharto at the Gelora Senayan Stadium.[1] The final medal tally was led by host Indonesia, followed by Thailand and the Philippines.

## The games

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### Participating nations

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

### Sports

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*  Aquatics (details)
*  Archery (details)
*  Athletics (details)
*  Badminton (details)
*  Basketball (details)
*  Billiards and snooker (details)
*  Bodybuilding (details)
*  Bowling (details)
*  Boxing (details)
*  Canoeing (details)
*  Cycling (details)
*  Fencing (details)
*  Football (details)
*  Golf (details)
*  Gymnastics (details)
*  Hockey (details)
*  Judo (details)
*  Karate (details)
*  Pencak silat (details)
*  Sailing (details)
*  Sepak takraw (details)
*  Shooting (details)
*  Softball (details)
*  Table tennis (details)
*  Taekwondo (details)
*  Tennis (details)
*  Volleyball (details)
*  Waterskiing (details)
*  Powerlifting (details)
*  Wrestling (details)

### Medal table

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A total of 1142 medals, comprising 373 Gold medals, 371 Silver medals and 398 Bronze medals were awarded to athletes. The host Indonesia's performance was their best ever yet and emerged as overall champion of the games.[2]

Key

*   Host nation (Indonesia)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Indonesia (INA)*| 183| 136| 84| 403
2|  Thailand (THA)| 63| 57| 67| 187
3|  Philippines (PHI)| 59| 78| 69| 206
4|  Malaysia (MAS)| 35| 41| 67| 143
5|  Singapore (SIN)| 19| 38| 64| 121
6|  Burma (BIR)| 13| 15| 21| 49
7|  Brunei (BRU)| 1| 5| 17| 23
8|  Cambodia (CAM)| 0| 1| 9| 10
Totals (8 entries)| 373| 371| 398| 1,142

## Broadcasting

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In Indonesia, TVRI is known to be the broadcaster of the games, especially at football final.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Percy Seneviratne (1993) Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991 Dominie Press, Singapore ISBN 981-00-4597-2
2. ^ "OCA Medal Tally". Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
3. ^ Sirajudin, Hasbi (21 March 2015). "Ketika Indonesia Raya Berkumandang di Arena SEA Games 1987". Football Fandom. Retrieved 22 December 2022.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1987 Southeast Asian Games.

* History of the SEA Games
* OCA Medal Tally

Preceded by

Bangkok

|  Southeast Asian Games
Jakarta
XIV Southeast Asian Games (1987)  | Succeeded by

Kuala Lumpur

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Events at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games (Jakarta)

* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Basketball
* Bodybuilding
* Bowling
* Boxing
* Canoeing
* Cycling
* Diving
* Fencing
* Football
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Hockey
* Judo
* Karate
* Pencak silak
* Sailing
* Sepak takraw
* Shooting
* Softball
* Swimming
* Synchronised swimming
* Table tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* Volleyball
* Water polo
* Waterskiing
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

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SEA Games1

* Host cities
* Mascots
* Medalists
* Sports

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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
* 2021 Hanoi3
* 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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