| Badminton at the 1979 SEA Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Gema Sumantri Hall |
| Location | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Dates | 21 – 30 September 1979 |
| Nations | 5 |
Badminton at the 1979 SEA Games was held at Jakarta. Badminton events was held between 21 - 30 September 1979. [1]
| Badminton at the 1979 SEA Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | Gema Sumantri Hall |
| Location | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Dates | 21 – 30 September 1979 |
| Nations | 5 |
Badminton at the 1979 SEA Games was held at Jakarta. Badminton events was held between 21 - 30 September 1979. [1]
| Discipline | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Udom Luangpetcharaporn |  Lee Ah Ngo | 18–13, 15–7 |
 Hastomo Arbi | Wong Shoon Keat | 15–10, 15–7 | |
| Women's singles | Verawaty Wiharjo |  Thida Aye Nyo | 11–1, 11–0 |
| Ivana Lie | Sirisriro Patama | 11–4, 11–9 | |
| Men's doubles | Bandid Jaiyen & Preecha Sopajaree | ||
| Ade Chandra & Christian Hadinata | |||
| Women's doubles | Ruth Damayanti & Theresia Widiastuti | Suleeporn Jittariyakul & Sirisriro Patama | 18–15, 15–7 |
| Verawaty Wiharjo & Imelda Wiguna | Thida Aye Nyo & Mya Lay Sein | 15–3, 15–8 | |
| Mixed doubles | Christian Hadinata & Imelda Wiguna | Lee Ah Ngo & Juliana Lee Lay Eng | 15–4, 15–6 |
| Kartono & Maria Fransisca | Jutatip Banjongsilp & Preecha Sopajaree |
| Discipline | Winner | Finalist | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Hastomo Arbi | Udom Luangpetcharaporn | 15–11, 15–4 |
| Women's singles | Ivana Lie | Verawaty Wiharjo | 11–8, 8–11, 12–9 |
| Men's doubles | Bandid Jaiyen & Preecha Sopajaree | Ade Chandra & Christian Hadinata | 15–9, 15–5 |
| Women's doubles | Imelda Wiguna & Verawaty Wiharjo | Ruth Damayanti & Theresia Widiastuti | 15–4, 15–2 |
| Mixed doubles | Christian Hadinata & Imelda Wiguna | Kartono & Maria Fransisca | 18–16, 15–2 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia (INA) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Thailand (THA) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Myanmar (MYA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Singapore (SGP) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 | |
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