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
Torch Lighter	Rini Budiarti
Ceremony venue	Gelora Senayan Stadium

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.

Mascot

Hanuman, a character in the Ramayana epic, was the official mascot of the 1997 Southeast Asian Games.

(Host nation highlighted.)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Indonesia	194	101	115	410
2	Thailand	83	97	78	258
3	Malaysia	55	68	75	198
4	Philippines	43	57	109	209
5	Vietnam	35	48	50	133
6	Singapore	30	26	50	106
7	Myanmar	8	34	44	86
8	Brunei	0	2	8	10
9	Laos	0	0	7	7
10	Cambodia	0	0	6	6
Total		448	433	542	1423

SEA Games XIX 1997 Are Broadcast By Indonesian National TV Station, TVRI, RCTI, SCTV, TPI, ANTeve & Indosiar since 11-19 October 1997

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

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v t e Southeast Asian Games
Host cities Mascots Medal tables Medalists Sports
SEA Games¹	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 2003 Manila 2005 Nakhon Ratchasima 2007 Vientiane 2009 Palembang 2011 Naypyidaw 2013 Singapore 2015 Kuala Lumpur 2017 Manila 2019 Hanoi 2021 Phnom Penh 2023
ASEAN University Games	Chiang Mai 1981 Jakarta 1982 Bangi 1984 Singapore 1986 Pattaya 1988 Bandung 1990 Shah Alam 1993 Singapore 1994 Bandar Seri Begawan 1996 Bangkok 1999 Manila 2002 Surabaya 2004 Hanoi 2006 Kuala Lumpur 2008 Chiang Mai 2010 Vientiane 2012 Palembang 2014 Singapore 2016
ASEAN Para Games	Kuala Lumpur 2001 Hanoi 2003 Manila 2005 Nakhon Ratchasima 2008 Kuala Lumpur 2009 Surakarta 2011 Naypyidaw 2014 Singapore 2015 Kuala Lumpur 2017
ASEAN School Games	Suphanburi 2009 Kuala Lumpur 2010 Singapore 2011 Surabaya 2012 Hanoi 2013 Marikina 2014 Bandar Seri Begawan 2015 Bangkok 2016
ASEAN Civil Service Games	Kuala Lumpur 2015
¹ formerly known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games from 1959 until 1975. ² Cancelled due to hosting issues and due to the Vietnam War.

v t e Events of the Olympic Council of Asia
Sports NOCs Mascots
Continental	Asian Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Winter Games Asian Youth Games
Regional	Central Asian Games East Asian Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games
Defunct	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.