Karate at the 1987 SEA Games
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Karate at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games was held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Individual Kata |  Sumargono (INA)
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Gustaf Linileyan (INA)
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 Paul Vung Ching Chin (MAS)
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| Team Kata | Indonesia (INA)
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Malaysia (MAS)
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 Philippines (PHI)
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| Middleweight | Jeffrey Pontoh (INA)
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Sonny Fulok (INA)
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Phillip Teo (MAS)  Wong Kee Vui (BRU)
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| Heavyeweight | Versus Bilalu (INA)
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P. Sahri (BRU)
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Jerome Logan (PHI) Johnny Su (MAS)
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| Lightheavyeweight | Abdul Somad (INA)
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Dany Hindrawan (INA)
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Chuan Goh Eng (MAS) Alex Sham (MAS)
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Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Kata | Rita Hanafie (INA)
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Vera Simatupang (INA)
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Jane Liu (MAS)
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| Team Kata | Indonesia (INA)
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Malaysia (MAS)
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Brunei Darussalam (BRU)
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| Lightweight | Anneke Mentari (INA)
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Tri Setiati (INA)
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Choon Kek Lai (MAS)
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| Middleweight | Chan Foong Chin (MAS)
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Rusyiah Syukur (INA)
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Mak Lai Fong (MAS) Rita Murdjiarso (INA)
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Medal table
| 1 |  Indonesia |
8 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 |  Malaysia |
1 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 3 |  Brunei |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Philippines |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 13 | 31 | |
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