1983 Southeast Asian Games

The 12th Southeast Asian Games were held in Singapore from 28 May - 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 1983 SEA 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.

Medal count

      Host nation

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1.	Indonesia	64	67	54	185
2.	Philippines	49	48	53	150
3.	Thailand	49	40	38	127
4.	Singapore	38	38	58	134
5.	Burma	18	15	17	50
6.	Malaysia	16	25	40	81
7.	Brunei1	0	0	5	5
8.	People's Republic of Kampuchea	0	0	0	0
Total		234	233	265	732

¹Brunei was a British colony at that time.

Sports

References

• Seneviratne, Percy (1993). Golden Moments The S.E.A Games 1959-1991. ISBN 9789810045975. 
• History of the SEA Games
• 1983 SEA Games Athletics Results

Events of the Olympic Council of Asia Sports NOCs Mascots Continental Asian Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Winter Games Asian Youth Games Regional Central Asian Games East Asian Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games Defunct 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.