1989 Southeast Asian Games

15th Southeast Asian Games

Theme: "Kini Saatnya"
Nations participating	9
Athletes participating	3160 (including officials)
Events	--- in 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
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The 15th Southeast Asian Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 20 - 31 August 1989. 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.

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

      Host nation

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Indonesia	102	78	70	250
2	Malaysia	67	58	75	200
3	Thailand	62	63	66	191
4	Singapore	32	38	47	117
5	Philippines	26	37	64	127
6	Myanmar	10	14	20	44
7	Vietnam	3	11	5	19
8	Brunei	1	2	4	7
9	Laos	0	1	0	1
Total		303	302	351	956

Filipino Swimmer Eric Buhain was named as the Athlete of the Games for this edition.

Sports

• Aquatics
  • Swimming ()
• Archery
• Athletics
• Badminton
• Basketball
• Bodybuilding
• Bowling
• Boxing
• Cycling
• Fencing
• Football
• Golf
• Hockey
• Judo
• Karatedo
• Pencak Silat
• Rowing
• Sailing
• Sepak Takraw
• Shooting
• Table tennis
• Taekwondo
• Tennis
• Volleyball
• Weightlifting

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