1989 Southeast Asian Games
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| 15th Southeast Asian Games | |
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| Nations participating | 9 |
| Athletes participating | 3160 (including officials) |
| Events | --- in 24 sports |
| Opening ceremony | August 20, 1989 |
| Closing ceremony | August 31, 1989 |
| Officially opened by | Sultan Azlan Shah 9th Yang di-Pertuan Agong |
| Ceremony venue | Stadium Merdeka |
The 15th Southeast Asian Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 20 August - 31 August 1989. It was officially opened by 9th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Azlan Shah. Although Cambodia did not participate, Laos returned to compete for the first time under the new federation name in this edition of the games. A unified Vietnam first participated in the SEA Games in 1989 as well.
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[edit] Logo
- Gasing
[edit] Mascot
Johan, the turtle is among the mascots of the 1989 SEA Games.
[edit] Venues
- Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur -- Opening/Closing ceremony,
- Stadium Negara --
- Cheras Aquatic Centre -- Swimming
- Cheras Veledrome -- Track cycling
- Subang Shooting Range -- Shooting
- BSN Stadium, Bangi --
- Kent Bowl, Asiajaya, Petaling Jaya -- Tenpin bowling
[edit] Corporate Sponsors
- National, Panasonic and Technics (Matsushita Electric Corporation Berhad) (Main Sponsors)
- Coca-Cola
- IBM Mesiniaga
- Magnum Corporation Berhad
- Fuji Film
- Asics
- Seiko
[edit] Medal count
(Host nation highlighted.)
| Position | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Indonesia |
102 | 78 | 71 | 251 |
| 2 |  Malaysia |
67 | 58 | 75 | 200 |
| 3 |  Thailand |
62 | 63 | 66 | 191 |
| 4 |  Singapore |
32 | 38 | 47 | 117 |
| 5 |  Philippines |
26 | 37 | 64 | 127 |
| 6 |  Myanmar |
10 | 14 | 20 | 44 |
| 7 |  Vietnam |
3 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 8 |  Brunei |
1 | 2 | 24 | 27 |
| 9 |  Laos |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Filipino Swimmer Eric Buhain was named as the Athlete of the Games for this edition.
[edit] Sports
[edit] References
- Percy Seneviratne (1993) Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991 Dominie Press, Singapore ISBN 981-00-4597-2
- History of the SEA Games
| Preceded by 1987 Jakarta, Indonesia |
Southeast Asian Games | Succeeded by 1991 Manila, Philippines |
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