1987 Southeast Asian Games
| Host city | Jakarta, Indonesia | ||
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| Nations participating | 8 | ||
| Events | 29 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | 9 September 1987 | ||
| Closing ceremony | 20 September 1987 | ||
| Officially opened by |
Suharto President of Indonesia |
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| Ceremony venue | Gelora Senayan Stadium | ||
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The 1987 Southeast Asian Games (Indonesian: Pesta Olahraga Asia Tenggara 1987), officially known as the 14th Southeast Asian Games, was a multi-sport event held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 9 to 20 September 1987 with 29 sports featured in the games. It was opened by President of Indonesia Suharto. This was Indonesia's second time to host the games and its first since 1979.
Indonesia is the fifth country to host the Southeast Asian Games after Thailand, Burma, Malaysia and Singapore and before the Philippines.
The final medal tally was led by host Indonesia, followed by Thailand and the Philippines. Several Games, Asian and National records were broken during the games. With little or no controversies at all, the games were deemed generally successful with the rising standard of competition amongst the Southeast Asian nations.
A total of 1142 medals, comprising 373 Gold medals, 371 Silver medals and 398 Bronze medals were awarded to athletes. The host Indonesia's performance was their best ever yet and emerged as overall champion of the games.
* Host nation (Indonesia)
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