The 16th Southeast Asian games were held in Manila, the Philippines from 24 November - 3 December 1991. This was the second time that the country hosted the biennial regional sporting event. It was officially opened by President Corazon Aquino at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila through a colorful opening ceremony. It was the only SEA games where the overall championship was heavily contested. The deciding medal came from the last sporting event - women's marathon where Indonesia got the gold medal. The host country was disappointed when they were two gold medals short of getting the over-all championship।

Mabuhay, the Sarimanok, a colourful mountain-dwelling fighting cock, was the official mascot of the XVI Seagame

Position	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Indonesia	92	86	67	245
2	Philippines	91	62	86	239
3	Thailand	72	80	69	221
4	Malaysia	36	38	66	140
5	Singapore	18	32	45	95
6	Myanmar	12	16	29	57
7	Vietnam	7	12	10	29
8	Brunei	0	0	8	8
9	Laos	0	0	0	0

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