{{Short description|Multi-sport event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia}} {{Use British English|date=February 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox games | name = 15th Southeast Asian Games | logo = 1989 sea games.png | host_city = [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] | size = 150px | caption = | motto = Now is the time<br />''(Malay: Kini Saatnya)'' | events = 25 sports | nations = 9 | athletes = | opening = 20 August 1989 | closing = 31 August 1989 | opened_by = [[Azlan Shah of Perak|Azlan Shah]]<br />{{small|[[King of Malaysia|Yang di-Pertuan Agong]]}} | athlete_oath = | judge_oath = | torch_lighter = [[Sharuddin Ali]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yeo |first1=Wilfred |title=Opening picture of splendour |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/straitstimes19890821-1.1.27 |access-date=19 December 2025 |publisher=The Straits Times |date=21 August 1989}}</ref><br />[[Sylvia Ng]] | ceremony_venue = [[Stadium Merdeka]] | previous = [[1987 Southeast Asian Games|Jakarta 1987]] | next = [[1991 Southeast Asian Games|Manila 1991]] }}
The '''1989 Southeast Asian Games''' ({{langx|ms|Sukan Asia Tenggara 1989}}), officially known as the '''15th Southeast Asian Games''', were a multi-sport event held in [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] from 20 to 31 August 1989 with 25 sports featured in the games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OCA » Kuala Lumpur 1989 |url=https://ocasia.org/games/56-kuala-lumpur-1989.html |access-date=2022-10-03 |website=ocasia.org}}</ref> It was officially opened by 9th [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]], [[Sultan Azlan Shah]]. Although Cambodia did not participate, Laos returned to compete for the first time under the new federation name in this edition of the games, while Vietnam fields their own delegation to the event for the first time as a unified country.
The closing ceremony of this regional meet coincides with the 32nd anniversary of [[Independence Day (Malaysia)|Malaysia's independence]].<ref>[[Percy Seneviratne]] (1993) ''Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991'' [[Dominie Press]], [[Singapore]] {{ISBN|981-00-4597-2}}</ref> This was the fourth time that Malaysia played as hosts to these games, the country had previously hosted the event in [[1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1965]] and [[1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games|1971]], when the event was still known as the Southeast Asian Peninsular (SEAP) Games at those times, and in [[1977 Southeast Asian Games|1977]], in which this edition was the first to bear the games' present name, which reflects the admission of Brunei, Indonesia, and the Philippines to the Southeast Asian Games during that year.
The games was opened and closed by Sultan Azlan Shah, the King of Malaysia at the Stadium Merdeka. The final medal tally was led by Indonesia, followed by host Malaysia and Thailand.
==Venues== <ref>{{cite news |title=Fencing shortened|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/straitstimes19890821-1.1.29 |access-date=12 May 2026 |publisher=The Straits Times |date=21 August 1989 |page=29}}</ref><ref name="tst1">{{cite news |title=Today's Programme |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/straitstimes19890822-1.1.26 |access-date=12 May 2026 |publisher=The Straits Times |date=22 August 1989 |page=26}}</ref><ref name="tst2">{{cite news |title=Today's Programme|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/straitstimes19890825-1.1.37 |access-date=12 May 2026 |publisher=The Straits Times |date=25 August 1989 |page=37}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:left; font-size:100%; border:1px solid;" |- style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |width=200px| State/Terittory ||width=250px| Venue || Sports |- |rowspan=10|'''[[Kuala Lumpur]]''' | [[Stadium Merdeka]] || Ceremonies, Athletics, Football (final) |- | [[Stadium Negara]] || Basketball, Badminton |- | [[Cheras Stadium|Bandar Tun Razak Stadium]] || Football |- | Cheras Aquatic Centre || Swimming, Diving, Water polo |- | Jalan Duta Tennis Complex || Tennis |- | Kampo Hall || Bodybuilding, Weightlifting |- | [[Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium]] || Badminton, Sepak takraw |- | National Electric Board Sport Complex || Table tennis, Taekwondo |- | Tun Razak Hockey Stadium || Field hockey |- | [[University of Malaya]] Rugby Field || Archery |- |rowspan=8|'''[[Selangor]]''' | BSN Stadium Bangi || Football |- | Dewan Tun Abdul Razak [[Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia|UKM]] || Gymnastics |- | Kelab Darul Ehsan || Fencing |- | Kent Bowl Asiajaya || Bowling |- | Petaling Jaya Civic Center || Judo |- | Petronas Sport Complex Bangi || Karate, Pencak Silat |- | Saujana Golf and Country Club || Golf |- | Subang Shooting Range || Shooting |- | '''[[Negeri Sembilan]]''' || Seremban Town Hall || Boxing |- |rowspan=4|'''[[Perak]]''' | [[Velodrome Rakyat]] || Cycling (track) |- | [[Lumut Naval Base]] || Rowing (Traditional boat race) |- | Indera Mulia Hall || Volleyball |- | [[Pangkor Island]] || Sailing |}
==Marketing== ===Sponsors=== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * [[Panasonic]] * [[Coca-Cola]] * [[IBM]] Mesiniaga * [[Magnum Corporation]] * [[Milo (drink)|Milo]] * [[Malaysia Airlines]] * [[Fujifilm]] * [[ASICS|Asics]] * [[Seiko]] * [[Genting Group]] * [[Telekom Malaysia]] * Aliph * [[Sports Toto]] {{div col end}}
===Mascot=== The official 1989 SEA Games mascot was an anthropomorphic turtle named ''Johan''.
===Logo=== The logo for the Games features 6 elliptical rings alternately colored red and blue to form a shape that resembles a spinning top, or locally called ''gasing''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.esquiremag.ph/life/sports/sea-games-logos-through-the-years-a00293-20191004-lfrm2 |title=The SEA Games Logos Through the Years |date=4 October 2019 |website=Esquire Philippines: Lifestyle, Culture, Politics, Women |author=Mario Alvaro Limos (2019) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005051433/https://www.esquiremag.ph/life/sports/sea-games-logos-through-the-years-a00293-20191004-lfrm2 |archive-date=5 October 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Songs=== "Reach for the sky" ("Kini Saatnya" in Malay) was the official theme song of the 1989 Southeast Asian Games. It was sung in English by [[Francissca Peter]] and in Malay by Jay Jay.
==The games== ===Participating nations=== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * {{flagSEAGF|BRU|1989}} * {{flagSEAGF|INA|1989}} * {{flagSEAGF|LAO|1989}} * {{flagSEAGF|MAS|1989}} ''(Host)'' * {{flagSEAGF|MYA|1989}} * {{flagSEAGF|PHI|1989}} * {{flagSEAGF|SIN|1989}} * {{flagSEAGF|THA|1989}} * {{flagSEAGF|VIE|1989}} {{div col end}}
===Sports=== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * Aquatics **{{GamesSport|Diving}} **{{GamesSport|Swimming}} **{{GamesSport|Water polo}} * {{GamesSport|Archery}} * {{GamesSport|Athletics}} * {{GamesSport|Badminton}} * {{GamesSport|Basketball}} * {{GamesSport|Bodybuilding}} * {{GamesSport|Bowling}} * {{GamesSport|Boxing}} * {{GamesSport|Cycling}} * {{GamesSport|Fencing}} * {{GamesSport|Field Hockey}} * {{GamesSport|Football}} * {{GamesSport|Golf}} * {{GamesSport|Judo}} * {{GamesSport|Karate}} * {{GamesSport|Pencak silat}} * {{GamesSport|Rowing}} * {{GamesSport|Sailing}} * {{GamesSport|Sepak takraw}} * {{GamesSport|Shooting}} * {{GamesSport|Table tennis}} * {{GamesSport|Taekwondo}} * {{GamesSport|Tennis}} * {{GamesSport|Volleyball}} * {{GamesSport|Weightlifting}} {{div col end}}
==Medal table== A total of 957 medals, comprising 303 Gold medals, 302 Silver medals and 352 Bronze medals were awarded to athletes. The host Malaysia's performance was their best ever yet in Southeast Asian Games History and were placed only second to Indonesia as overall champion.<ref>{{cite web|title=1989 Southeast Asian Games medal table|url=http://www.ocasia.org/game/MWinner.aspx?CntbEpEabMTDAyPEJ2iAhvIeXT1sBvVt|publisher=Olympic Council of Asia|access-date=27 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028022925/http://www.ocasia.org/game/MWinner.aspx?CntbEpEabMTDAyPEJ2iAhvIeXT1sBvVt|archive-date=28 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> ;Key {{Medals table | caption = | host = MAS | flag_template = flagIOC2team | event = 1989 Southeast Asian Games | team = | gold_INA = 102 | silver_INA = 78 | bronze_INA = 71 | gold_MAS = 67 | silver_MAS = 58 | bronze_MAS = 75 | host_MAS = yes | gold_THA = 62 | silver_THA = 63 | bronze_THA = 66 | gold_SIN = 32 | silver_SIN = 38 | bronze_SIN = 47 | gold_PHI = 26 | silver_PHI = 37 | bronze_PHI = 64 | gold_MYA = 10 | silver_MYA = 14 | bronze_MYA = 20 | gold_VIE = 3 | silver_VIE = 11 | bronze_VIE = 5 | gold_BRU = 1 | silver_BRU = 2 | bronze_BRU = 4 | gold_LAO = 0 | silver_LAO = 1 | bronze_LAO = 0 }}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120801031004/http://www.olympic.org.my/web/gamesrecords/sea/sea_history.htm History of the SEA Games]
{{S-start}} {{Succession box|title=''[[Southeast Asian Games]]''<br />[[Kuala Lumpur]]|before=[[1987 Southeast Asian Games|Jakarta]]|after=[[1991 Southeast Asian Games|Manila]]|years=''XV Southeast Asian Games'' (1989)}} {{S-end}}
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