Surfing at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games

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Surfing
at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games
PH2019 Surfing.png
Venue San Juan, La Union
Dates2–8 December
2021  

Surfing at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines was held at waters off Barangay Urbiztondo in San Juan, La Union. [1] [2]

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Surfing was held from 2 to 8 December 2019. [3] There were concerns that surfing events were about to be suspended due to Typhoon Kammuri (Tisoy) affecting the waves in the venue. [4]

Four gold medals were at stake in surfing; in men's and women's shortboard and in men's and women's longboard. [4]

Roger Casugay gave up a gold medal position to save a fellow Indonesian competitor from drowning. [5] [6] Casugay, won hearts on social media with his kind deed, eventually won a rematch against Nurhidayat and bested fellow Filipino surfer Rogelio Esquivel for the gold medal. [7]

Participating nations

Competitors posing for a group photo during the formal opening of the surfing competition (2 December 2019) 2019 SEA Games Surfing competitors.jpg
Competitors posing for a group photo during the formal opening of the surfing competition (2 December 2019)

Six nations participated in surfing. [4]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Philippines)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines  (PHI)*2237
2Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia  (INA)2136
3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)0123
Totals (3 entries)44816

Medalists

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
ShortboardOney Anwar
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Rio Waida
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
John Mark Tokong
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Henry Sittipong Chapman
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Longboard Roger Casugay
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Rogelio Esquievel
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Dean Permana
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Arip Nurhidayat
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
ShortboardNilbie Blancada
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Annissa Tita Flynn
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Daisy Valdez
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Tania Izquierdo
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
LongboardDhea Novitasari
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Jevy Mae Agudo
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Daisy Valdez
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Athiya Junpraset
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

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