1991 Southeast Asian Games

16th Southeast Asian Games

Host city

Manila, Philippines

Nations participating

Events

28 sports

Opening ceremony

24 November 1991

Closing ceremony

3 December 1991

Officially opened by

Corazon Aquino
President of the Philippines

Ceremony venue

Rizal Memorial Stadium

< 1989	1993 >

The 16th Southeast Asian Games were held in Manila, the Philippines from 24 November - 3 December 1991. This was the second time that the country hosted the biennial regional sporting event. It was officially opened by President Corazon Aquino at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila through a colourful opening ceremony. It was the only SEA Games where the overall championship was heavily contested. The deciding medal came from the last sporting event - women's marathon where Indonesia got the gold medal.

Mascot and demonstration events

A 1991 stamp sheet of the Philippines. On the left it shows Kiko Labuyo, a mountain-dwelling fighting cock and the official mascot of the XVI SEA Games. The right part depicts a bout of arnis, a national sport of the Philippines that was contested as a demonstration event. Arnis was a regular event at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games, which were again held in Manila.

Medal table

Key

* Host nation (Philippines)

1991 Southeast Asian Games medal table
Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Indonesia (INA)	92	86	67	245
2	Philippines (PHI)*	91	62	86	239
3	Thailand (THA)	72	80	69	221
4	Malaysia (MAS)	36	38	66	140
5	Singapore (SIN)	18	32	45	95
6	Myanmar (MYA)	12	16	29	57
7	Vietnam (VIE)	7	12	10	29
8	Brunei (BRU)	0	0	8	8
9	Laos (LAO)	0	0	0	0
Total (9 NOCs)		328	326	380	1024

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Reduction of gold medals

The Philippines should have tallied a total of 91 gold medals but one of the gold medals from boxing was proclaimed unofficial. The said gold medal should have been fought by a Filipino boxer against a Thai boxer but the latter was found positive in the doping tests. The gold medal was, at first, given to the Philippines but after a few days, the SEAG Organizing Committee declared that there will be no gold and silver medalists for the said event in boxing because there was no battle fought. They had forgiven the Thai boxer.

Sports

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1991 Southeast Asian Games.

SEA Games Athletics Partial Results
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
Philippine Daily Inquirer December 1992 University of the Philippines Main Library: Microfilm Section

Preceded by 1989 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Southeast Asian Games	Succeeded by 1993 Singapore

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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