1997 Southeast Asian Games

19th Southeast Asian Games

Nations participating

Athletes participating

6007 (including officials)

Events

490 in 36 sports

Opening ceremony

11 October 1997

Closing ceremony

19 October 1997

Officially opened by

Suharto
President of Indonesia

Athlete's Oath

Dedeh Herawati

Judge's Oath

Serafi Anelis Unani

Torch lighter

Rini Budiarti

Ceremony venue

Gelora Senayan Stadium

< 1995	1999 >

The 19th Southeast Asian Games were held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 11 to 19 October 1997. It was opened by President of Indonesia Suharto. The Games featured 36 sports in 490 events.

A 1997 stamp of Indonesia featuring Hanuman, a character in the Ramayana epic and the official mascot of the 1997 Southeast Asian Games.

Medal count

Key

* Host nation (Indonesia)

1997 Southeast Asian Games medal table
Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Indonesia (INA)*	194	101	115	410
2	Thailand (THA)	83	97	78	258
3	Malaysia (MAS)	55	68	75	198
4	Philippines (PHI)	43	57	109	209
5	Vietnam (VIE)	35	48	50	133
6	Singapore (SIN)	30	26	50	106
7	Myanmar (MYA)	8	34	44	86
8	Brunei (BRU)	0	2	8	10
9	Laos (LAO)	0	0	7	7
10	Cambodia (CAM)	0	0	6	6
Total (10 NOCs)		448	433	542	1423

Sports

Broadcast

The 1997 Southeast Asian Games events were broadcast by Indonesian National TV Station, TVRI, RCTI, SCTV, TPI, ANTeve & Indosiar from 11 to 19 October 1997.

References

External links

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Medal tally

Preceded by 1995 Chiang Mai, Thailand	Southeast Asian Games	Succeeded by 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam

Southeast Asian Games¹

Host cities Mascots Medal tables Medalists Sports

Games	Bangkok 1959 Yangon 1961 ~~Phnom Penh 1963~~² Kuala Lumpur 1965 Bangkok 1967 Yangon 1969 Kuala Lumpur 1971 Singapore 1973 Bangkok 1975 Kuala Lumpur 1977 Jakarta 1979 Manila 1981 Singapore 1983 Bangkok 1985 Jakarta 1987 Kuala Lumpur 1989 Manila 1991 Singapore 1993 Chiang Mai 1995 Jakarta 1997 Bandar Seri Begawan 1999 Kuala Lumpur 2001 Hanoi–Ho Chi Minh City 2003 Manila 2005 Nakhon Ratchasima 2007 Vientiane 2009 Jakarta–Palembang 2011 Naypyidaw 2013 Singapore 2015 Kuala Lumpur 2017 Davao City 2019 Hanoi 2021 Phnom Penh 2023 Thailand 2025

¹ formerly known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games from 1959 until 1975. ² Cancelled due to hosting issues and due to the Vietnam War. ASEAN Para Games ASEAN University Games ASEAN School Games ASEAN Civil Service Games

Events of the Olympic Council of Asia

Continental	Asian Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Winter Games Asian Youth Games

Regional	Central Asian Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games

Defunct	East Asian Games Afro-Asian Games² Asian Indoor Games¹ Asian Martial Arts Games¹

¹ Merged to form Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.² Inter-continental event involving Asia and Africa.

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