1999 Southeast Asian Games

20th Southeast Asian Games

Theme:
Nations participating	10
Athletes participating	6007 (including officials)
Events	490 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
Athlete's Oath	Dedeh Herawati
Torch Lighter	Maria Kristin Yulianti
Ceremony venue	Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium
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The 20th Southeast Asian Games (Malay: Sukan Asia Tenggara 1999) were held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam from 7 to 15 August 1999. 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.

Mascot

Awang Budiman was the official mascot of the 1999 SEA Games.

Medal table

      Host nation

Rank	Nation	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		234	232	313	779

Sports

• Aquatics
• Athletics
• Badminton
• Basketball
• Billiards and Snooker
• Bowling
• Boxing
• Cycling
• Football
• Golf
• Hockey
• Karatedo
• Lawn Bowls
• Pencak Silat
• Sepak Takraw
• Shooting
• Squash
• Table tennis
• Taekwondo
• Tennis
• Traditional Boat Race

Corporate sponsors

• Nestle Milo
• Malaysia Airlines
• FBT
• Panasonic
• Bank Mandiri

References

• Medal Tally
• History of the SEA Games

Preceded by 1997 Jakarta, Indonesia

Southeast Asian Games

Succeeded by 2001 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia