1997 Southeast Asian Games

19th Southeast Asian Games
Nations participating 10
Athletes participating 6007 (including officials)
Events 490 in 36 sports
Opening ceremony 11 October 1997
Closing ceremony 19 October 1997
Officially opened by Suharto
President of Indonesia
Athlete's Oath Dedeh Herawati
Judge's Oath Serafi Anelis Unani
Torch lighter Rini Budiarti
Ceremony venue Gelora Senayan Stadium
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The 19th Southeast Asian Games were held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 11 to 19 October 1997. It was opened by President of Indonesia Suharto. The Games featured 36 sports in 490 events.

A 1997 stamp of Indonesia featuring Hanuman, a character in the Ramayana epic and the official mascot of the 1997 Southeast Asian Games.

Medal count

Key

  *   Host nation (Indonesia)

1997 Southeast Asian Games medal table
 Rank  NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Indonesia (INA)*194101115410
2 Thailand (THA)839778258
3 Malaysia (MAS)556875198
4 Philippines (PHI)4357109209
5 Vietnam (VIE)354850133
6 Singapore (SIN)302650106
7 Myanmar (MYA)8344486
8 Brunei (BRU)02810
9 Laos (LAO)0077
10 Cambodia (CAM)0066
Total (10 NOCs) 448 433 542 1423

Sports

Broadcast

The 1997 Southeast Asian Games events were broadcast by Indonesian National TV Station, TVRI, RCTI, SCTV, TPI, ANTeve & Indosiar from 11 to 19 October 1997.

References

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    Preceded by
    1995
    Chiang Mai, Thailand
    Southeast Asian Games Succeeded by
    1999
    Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
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