1977 SEA Games

9th Southeast Asian Games
Host city	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nations	7
Debuting countries	Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei
Sport	18
Opening	19 November 1977
Closing	26 November 1977
Opened by	Yahya Petra of Kelantan; Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
Ceremony venue	Stadium Merdeka
	← Bangkok 1975 Jakarta 1979 →

The 1977 Southeast Asian Games (Malay: Sukan Asia Tenggara 1977), officially known as the 9th Southeast Asian Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 19 to 26 November 1977. This was the third time Malaysia hosted the games and its first since 1971. Previously, it also hosted the games for the first time in 1965.^[1]^[2] Brunei, Indonesia, and the Philippines were finally admitted into the SEAP Games Federation in February that year. Although the word 'Peninsula' was omitted from the new federation title to reflect the expansion, in which the games is the first games to bear the name, its emblem (which featured six rings representing the six founding members), and the sequential numbering of the games was kept to provide continuity, as well as reverence to the objectives, aspirations and contributions of the founders. The six-ring emblem was not replaced until 1999, when the present ten-ring emblem was first used in an official games logo. The games was opened and closed by Yahya Petra, the King of Malaysia at the Stadium Merdeka. The final medal tally was led by Indonesia, followed by Thailand and the Philippines, with host Malaysia in fifth place.

The games

Participating nations

Brunei was a British protectorate at that time. The Bold Lines means the Nation makes its debut appearance from the games.

Sports

Medal table

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Key

* Host nation (Malaysia)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Indonesia (INA)	62	41	34	137
2	Thailand (THA)	37	35	33	105
3	Philippines (PHI)	31	30	30	91
4	Burma (BIR)	25	42	43	110
5	Malaysia (MAS)*	21	17	21	59
6	Singapore (SIN)	14	21	28	63
7	Brunei (BRU)	0	0	3	3
Totals (7 entries)		190	186	192	568

References

^ Ninth SEA Games Kuala Lumpur '77 Official Report, The Ninth Sea Games Organizing Council, 1979
^ Percy Seneviratne (1993) Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991 Dominie Press, Singapore ISBN 981-00-4597-2
^ "Source". Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.

External links

History of the SEA Games

Preceded by Bangkok	Southeast Asian Games Kuala Lumpur IX Southeast Asian Games (1977)	Succeeded by Jakarta

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[1] Ninth SEA Games Kuala Lumpur '77 Official Report, The Ninth Sea Games Organizing Council, 1979

[2] Percy Seneviratne (1993) Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991 Dominie Press, Singapore ISBN 981-00-4597-2

[3] "Source". Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.

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v t e SEA Games¹
Host cities Mascots Medalists Sports
Games	1959 Bangkok 1961 Yangon 1963 Phnom Penh² 1965 Kuala Lumpur 1967 Bangkok 1969 Yangon 1971 Kuala Lumpur 1973 Singapore 1975 Bangkok 1977 Kuala Lumpur 1979 Jakarta 1981 Manila 1983 Singapore 1985 Bangkok 1987 Jakarta 1989 Kuala Lumpur 1991 Manila 1993 Singapore 1995 Chiang Mai 1997 Jakarta 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan 2001 Kuala Lumpur 2003 Hanoi–Ho Chi Minh City 2005 Manila 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 2009 Vientiane 2011 Jakarta–Palembang 2013 Naypyidaw 2015 Singapore 2017 Kuala Lumpur 2019 Philippines 2021 Vietnam³ 2023 Cambodia 2025 Thailand
¹ Formerly known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games from 1959 until 1975. ² Cancelled due to hosting issues and due to the Vietnam War. ³ Postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ASEAN Para Games