1999 Southeast Asian Games

20th Southeast Asian Games

Nations participating

Events

233 in 21 sports

Opening ceremony

7 August 1999

Closing ceremony

15 August 1999

Officially opened by

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
Sultan of Brunei

Officially closed by

Al-Muhtadee Billah
Crown Prince of Brunei

Ceremony venue

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium

< 1997	2001 >

The 1999 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 20th Southeast Asian Games (Malay: Sukan Asia Tenggara 1999) was a multi-sports event held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam from 7 to 15 August 1999 with 233 in 21 sports featured in the games. It was the first time that the country hosted the biennial meet and also at Borneo island. It was officially opened by His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah in the National Sports Complex named after him, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium.

Brunei is the seventh country to host the Southeast Asian Games after Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines.

The final medal tally was led by Thailand, followed by Malaysia and Indonesia. Several games and national records were broken during the games. The games were deemed generally successful, with the rising standards of competition amongst the Southeast Asian nations.

Marketing

Logo and mascot

The logo of the 1999 SEA games is a torch image whereas the mascot of the games is a Malay warrior named, Awang Budiman.

The games

Sports

Medal table

Key

* Host nation (Brunei)

1999 Southeast Asian Games medal table
Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1.	Thailand (THA)	65	48	56	169
2.	Malaysia (MAS)	57	45	42	144
3.	Indonesia (INA)	44	43	58	145
4.	Singapore (SIN)	23	28	45	96
5.	Philippines (PHI)	20	26	41	87
6.	Vietnam (VIE)	17	20	27	64
7.	Brunei (BRU)*	4	12	31	47
8.	Myanmar (MYA)	3	10	10	23
9.	Laos (LAO)	1	0	3	4
10.	Cambodia (CAM)	0	0	0	0
Total (10 NOCs)		234	232	313	779

References

Preceded by 1997 Jakarta, Indonesia	Southeast Asian Games	Succeeded by 2001 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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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