The Pencak Silat at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games was held between 14 September to 17 September at TMII, Jakarta.
| 45 kg |  Mohd Rafee Yakub |  Dedi Marani |  Edros Mayalin | |
| 55 kg | Joko Widodo |  Mohd Anwar Abdul Aziz | Ahmad Wardi Salim | |
| Class C | Ahmad Khuesaeri | Faisal Mahyuddin | Asman Amat | |
| Class D | Darul Wisnu | Zakri Ibrahim | Asrin Abdul Rahim | |
| Class E | Biari | Abdul Razak Ibrahim | Zakaria Daud | |
| Class F | Zabidi Ali | Tony Widjaya | Ahmad Fandi Othman | |
| Class G | I Wayan Muda |  Bordintra Klaimanee | Wan Mohd Aminuddin Baki | |
| Class H | I Wayan Muda | Durahman | Azam Haji Abbas | |
| Class I | Sarno | Wong Eng Bu | Fauzi Abdul Aziz | |
| Free Class | Oong Sumaryono | Mohd Rhusdi Abdullah | Azam Abdullah |
| 40–45 kg | Hazrah Khanam | Rina Widayati | Khatijah Salleh | |
| Class B (45 kg) | Tri Wahyuni Waidjan | Badriah Hosni | Salbiah Salleh | |
| Class C (55 kg) | Nuryani Hamid | Manit Sookaw | Yuszarinah Yusoff | |
| Class D (60 kg) | Ni Made Wahyuni | Sopis Srivisat | ||
| Class E (65 kg) | Elvina Lumban Raja | Zaleha Suradi |
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