1987 SEA Games

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14th Southeast Asian Games
An Indonesian 1987 stamp, featuring the 1987 Southeast Asian Games logo
Host cityJakarta, Indonesia
Nations8
Sport30
Opening9 September 1987
Closing20 September 1987
Opened bySuharto
President of Indonesia
Athlete's OathYuliana Effendi[1]
Torch lighterJulius Uwe[1]
Ceremony venueGelora Senayan Stadium

The 1987 Southeast Asian Games (Indonesian: Pesta Olahraga Asia Tenggara 1987), officially known as the 14th Southeast Asian Games, were a multi-sport event held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 9 to 20 September 1987 with 30 sports featured in the games.

This was Indonesia's second time to host the SEA Games, the first being in 1979. The games was opened and closed by President Suharto at the Gelora Senayan Stadium.[2] The final medal tally was led by host Indonesia, followed by Thailand and the Philippines.

The games

Participating nations

Sports

Venues

Jakarta hosted most of the sports of the Games, with outlying venues in West Java and Bali.[3][4][5][6]

ProvinceVenueSports
Jakarta Senayan StadiumCeremonies, Football
Cibubur StadiumField hockey
Gajah Mada Plaza[7]Billiards and snooker
Grogol Youth Center[8]Taekwondo
Istora SenayanBoxing
Jakarta–Tangerang Toll RoadCycling (road)
Jaya Ancol Bowl[9]Bowling
Jakarta BaySailing
Kuningan Sport HallBadminton
Senayan Convention HallBodybuilding, Weightlifting
Rawamangun Golf CourseGolf
Rawamangun Velodrome[10]Cycling (track)
Senayan Basketball HallBasketball
Senayan Shooting RangeShooting
Senayan Hall BJudo
Senayan Madya Stadium[11]Athletics
Senayan Softball StadiumSoftball
Senayan Swimming PoolSwimming, Diving, Water polo
Senen Youth CenterTable tennis
Trisakti UniversitySepak takraw
West JavaJatiluhur Dam[12]Canoeing
BaliBedugul Lake[13]Water skiing

Medal table

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.[14]

Key

  *   Host nation (Indonesia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Indonesia (INA)*18313684403
2 Thailand (THA)635767187
3 Philippines (PHI)597869206
4 Malaysia (MAS)354167143
5 Singapore (SIN)193864121
6 Burma (BIR)13152149
7 Brunei (BRU)151723
8 Cambodia (CAM)01910
Totals (8 entries)3733713981,142

Broadcasting

In Indonesia, TVRI is known to be the broadcaster of the games, especially at football final.[15]

References

  1. Robert, Godfrey (10 September 1987). "Colour and gaiety set the mood". The Straits Times. p. 31. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  2. Percy Seneviratne (1993) Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991 Dominie Press, Singapore ISBN 981-00-4597-2
  3. "Timesport". The Straits Times. 10 September 1987. p. 31. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  4. "Timesport". The Straits Times. 11 September 1987. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  5. "Timesport". The Straits Times. 12 September 1987. pp. 30–31. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  6. "Timesport". The Straits Times. 14 September 1987. pp. 26–27. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  7. Robert, Godfrey (18 September 1987). "Singapore to protest over foul blow". The Straits Times. p. 33. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  8. J., Rajendran (18 September 1987). "Singapore to protest over foul blow". The Straits Times. p. 33. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  9. Lee, Wai Wun (13 September 1987). "Paeng strikes it rich in singles". The Straits Times. p. 22. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  10. "Rosman closer to 200m sprint gold". news.google.com. New Striats Times. Bernama. 14 September 1987. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  11. "Perlombaan Atletik Sea Games XIV". data.tempo.co. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  12. Lee, Wai Wun (14 September 1987). "Personal bests from Poh Soon and Co". The Straits Times. p. 26. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  13. Lee, Wai Wun (16 September 1987). "Jasmie grabs slalom title". The Straits Times. p. 26. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  14. "OCA Medal Tally". Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  15. Sirajudin, Hasbi (21 March 2015). "Ketika Indonesia Raya Berkumandang di Arena SEA Games 1987". Football Fandom. Retrieved 22 December 2022.