1987 Southeast Asian Games

The 1987 Southeast Asian Games (Indonesian: Pesta Olahraga Asia Tenggara 1987), officially known as the 14th Southeast Asian Games, was a multi-sport event held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 9 to 20 September 1987 with 29 sports featured in the games. This was Indonesia's second time to host the games and its first time since 1979. The games was opened and closed by President of Indonesia Suharto at the Gelora Senayan Stadium.[1] The final medal tally was led by host Indonesia, followed by Thailand and the Philippines.

14th Southeast Asian Games
Host cityJakarta, Indonesia
Nations participating8
Sport(s)29
Opening ceremony9 September
Closing ceremony20 September
Officially opened bySoeharto
President of Indonesia
Ceremony venueGelora Senayan Stadium

The games

Participating nations

Sports

Medal table

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)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Indonesia (INA)*18313684403
2 Thailand (THA)635767187
3 Philippines (PHI)597869206
4 Malaysia (MAS)354167143
5 Singapore (SIN)193864121
6 Burma (BIR)13152149
7 Brunei (BRU)151723
8 Cambodia (CAM)01910
Totals (8 nations)3733713981142

References
  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.
Preceded by
Bangkok		 Southeast Asian Games
Jakarta
XIV Southeast Asian Games (1987)		 Succeeded by
Kuala Lumpur
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