| Event: | Badminton |
| Games: | 1979 |
| Venue: | Gema Sumantri Hall |
| Location: | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Dates: | 21 – 30 September 1979 |
| Nations: | 5 |
| Previous: | 1977 |
| Next: | 1981 |
Badminton at the 1979 SEA Games was held at Jakarta. Badminton events was held between 21 - 30 September 1979.[1]
| Men's singles | |||
| Women's singles | |||
| Men's doubles | |||
| Women's doubles | |||
| Mixed doubles | |||
| Men's team | Liem Swie King Hastomo Arbi Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata Rudy Heryanto Kartono | Saw Swee Leong James Selvaraj Misbun Sidek Ong Teong Boon Ho Khim Soon Kwek Chiew Peng | Bandid Jaiyen Udom Luangpetcharaporn Surapong Suharitdamrong Preecha Sopajaree Sawei Chanseorasmee Sarit Pisudchaikul |
| Women's team | Verawaty Wiharjo Ivana Lie Imelda Wiguna Tjan So Gwan Theresia Widiastuti Ruth Damayanti | Kanitta Mansamuth Suleeporn Jittariyakul Thongkam Kingmanee Sirisriro Patama Phanwad Jinasuyanont Jutatip Banjongsilp | Khaw Mooi Eng Katherine Teh Clare Choo Leong Chai Lean Juliet Poon Josephine Chia |
Thida Aye Nyo Mya Lay Sein Khin Khin Aye Kyaw Kyaw | |||
| 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 | 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 |