2004 Pekan Olahraga Nasional

Pekan Olahraga Nasional XVI

Host city	Palembang, South Sumatra
Motto	Bersatu teguh (Firmly united)
Athletes participating	5,660
Events	607 in 41 sports
Opening ceremony	September 2
Closing ceremony	September 14
Officially opened by	Megawati Sukarnoputri President of Indonesia
Ceremony venue	Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang

2004 Pekan Olahraga Nasional or the Pekan Olahraga Nasional XVI were a major multi-sport event in Indonesia which took place in South Sumatra, from September 2 to September 14, 2004. A total of 607 events in 41 sports were competed among more than 5,500 athletes from 30 provinces, with the newly created province of Riau Islands only as observer and did not send any athletes. The games also staged 8 paralympic sports.

Jakarta topped the medal table for the tenth time in the history of the games.

Preceded by 2000 Surabaya, East Java	Pekan Olahraga Nasional	Succeeded by 2008 Samarinda, East Kalimantan

Pekan Olahraga Nasional

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¹ Cancelled because of 30 September Movement.

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