1999 Southeast Asian Games

20th Southeast Asian Games

Theme:
Nations participating 10
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
Ceremony venue Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium
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The 20th Southeast Asian Games (Malay: Sukan Asia Tenggara 1999) 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.

Marketing

Mascot

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

The games

Sports

Medal table

      Host nation

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1. Thailand (THA)654856169
2. Malaysia (MAS)574542144
3. Indonesia (INA)444358145
4. Singapore (SIN)23284596
5. Philippines (PHI)20264187
6. Vietnam (VIE)17202764
7. Brunei (BRU)4123147
8. Myanmar (MYA)3101023
9. Laos (LAO)1034
10. Cambodia (CAM)0000
Total 234 232 313 779

References

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