1989 Southeast Asian Games

15th Southeast Asian Games

Motto

Kini Saatnya

Nations participating

Athletes participating

3160 (including officials)

Events

24 sports

Opening ceremony

20 August 1989

Closing ceremony

31 August 1989

Officially opened by

Sultan Azlan Shah
9th Yang di-Pertuan Agong

Ceremony venue

Stadium Merdeka

< 1987	1991 >

The 1989 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 15th Southeast Asian Games, was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 20 - 31 August 1989 with 24 sports and disciplines featured in the games. 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. The closing ceremony of this multi-sports events coincides with the 32nd anniversary of Malaysia's Independence.

It was the fourth time Malaysia host the games, and its first time since 1977. Malaysia is the third nation to host the games after Thailand and Myanmar and before Indonesia and Philippines.

Logo

Gasing

Mascot

Johan, the turtle is among the mascots of the 1989 SEAGames.

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

Corporate sponsors

National, Panasonic and Technics (Matsushita Electric Corporation Berhad) (Main Sponsors)
Coca-Cola
IBM Mesiniaga
Magnum Corporation Berhad
Malaysia Airlines
Fuji Film
Asics
Seiko
Genting
Syarikat Telekom Malaysia Berhad (STMB)

Medal count

Key

* Host nation (Malaysia)

1989 Southeast Asian Games medal table
Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Indonesia (INA)	102	78	71	251
2	Malaysia (MAS)*	67	58	75	200
3	Thailand (THA)	62	63	66	191
4	Singapore (SIN)	32	38	47	117
5	Philippines (PHI)	26	37	64	127
6	Myanmar (MYA)	10	14	20	44
7	Vietnam (VIE)	3	11	5	19
8	Brunei (BRU)	1	2	4	7
9	Laos (LAO)	0	1	0	1
Total (9 NOCs)		303	302	352	957

Filipino Swimmer Eric Buhain was named as the Athlete of the Games for this edition.http://www.ocasia.org/game/MWinner.aspx?CntbEpEabMTDAyPEJ2iAhvIeXT1sBvVt

Sports

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
1989 SEA Games Athletics Partial Results

Preceded by 1987 Jakarta, Indonesia	Southeast Asian Games	Succeeded by 1991 Manila, Philippines

Southeast Asian Games¹

Host cities Mascots Medal tables Medalists Sports

Games	Bangkok 1959 Yangon 1961 ~~Phnom Penh 1963~~² Kuala Lumpur 1965 Bangkok 1967 Yangon 1969 Kuala Lumpur 1971 Singapore 1973 Bangkok 1975 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–Ho Chi Minh City 2003 Manila 2005 Nakhon Ratchasima 2007 Vientiane 2009 Jakarta–Palembang 2011 Naypyidaw 2013 Singapore 2015 Kuala Lumpur 2017 Davao City 2019 Hanoi 2021 Phnom Penh 2023 Thailand 2025

¹ formerly known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games from 1959 until 1975. ² Cancelled due to hosting issues and due to the Vietnam War. ASEAN Para Games ASEAN University Games ASEAN School Games ASEAN Civil Service Games

Events of the Olympic Council of Asia

Continental	Asian Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Winter Games Asian Youth Games

Regional	Central Asian Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games

Defunct	East Asian Games 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.

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