1999 Southeast Asian Games

20th Southeast Asian Games
Theme:
Nations participating	10
Athletes participating	6007 (including officials)
Events	490 in 21 sports
Opening ceremony	7 August 1999
Closing ceremony	15 August 1999
Officially opened by	Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Sultan of Brunei
Officially closed by	Al-Muhtadee Billah Crown Prince of Brunei
Athlete's Oath	Dedeh Herawati
Torch Lighter	Maria Kristin Yulianti
Ceremony venue	Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium

The 20th Southeast Asian Games were held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam from 7 to 15 August 1999. It was the first time that the country hosted the biennial meet and also at Borneo island. It was officially opened by His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah in the National Sports Complex named after him, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium.

Mascot

Awang Budiman was the official mascot of the 1999 SEA Games.

Host nation

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1.	Thailand	65	48	56	169
2.	Malaysia	57	45	42	144
3.	Indonesia	44	43	58	145
4.	Singapore	23	28	45	96
5.	Philippines	20	26	41	87
6.	Vietnam	17	20	27	64
7.	Brunei	4	12	31	47
8.	Myanmar	3	10	10	23
9.	Laos	1	0	3	4
10.	Cambodia	0	0	0	0
Total		234	232	313	779

SEA Games 1999 Are Broadcast By Indonesian National TV Station, TVRI, RCTI, SCTV, TPI, antv, and Indosiar since 7–15 August 1999

Preceded by 1997 Jakarta, Indonesia	Southeast Asian Games	Succeeded by 2001 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Southeast Asian Games

Sports Medal tables Medalists Mascots

SEAP Games¹	Bangkok 1959 Yangon 1961 ~~Phnom Penh 1963~~² Kuala Lumpur 1965 Bangkok 1967 Yangon 1969 Kuala Lumpur 1971 Singapore 1973 Bangkok 1975

SEA Games	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 2003 Manila 2005 Nakhon Ratchasima 2007 Vientiane 2009 Palembang 2011 Naypyidaw 2013 Singapore 2015 Kuala Lumpur 2017

AU Games	Chiang Mai1981 Jakarta 1982 Bangi 1984 Singapore 1986 Pattaya 1988 Bandung 1990 Shah Alam 1993 Singapore 1994 Bandar Seri Begawan 1996 Bangkok 1999 Manila 2002 Surabaya 2004 Hanoi 2006 Kuala Lumpur 2008 Chiang Mai 2010 Vientiane 2012 Palembang 2014 Singapore 2016

AS Games	Suphanburi 2009 Kuala Lumpur 2010 Singapore 2011 Surabaya 2012 Hanoi 2013 Marikina 2014 Bandar Seri Begawan 2015

ASEAN Para Games	Kuala Lumpur 2001 Hanoi 2003 Manila 2005 Nakhon Ratchasima 2008 Kuala Lumpur 2009 Surakarta 2011 Naypyidaw 2014 Singapore 2015 Kuala Lumpur 2017

¹ Southeast Asian Peninsular Games; former name of event. ² Cancelled due to hosting issues and due to the Vietnam War.

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.