Singapore at the SEA Games

Singapore has sent thousands of athletes to the celebration of the Southeast Asian Games over the decades, starting with the first edition in 1959 as a founding member. Since then, the country has sent athletes to every edition. The Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) is the National Olympic Committee for Singapore, which also oversees athletes going for the competition.[1]

Singapore at the
Southeast Asian Games
IOC codeSGP
NOCSingapore National Olympic Council
Websitehttps://www.singaporeolympics.com/
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
1,040
Silver
1,048
Bronze
1,436
Total
3,524
Southeast Asian Games appearances (overview)

Singapore in the Southeast Asian Games is considered to be one of the toughest competitors in numerous events, and have established themselves as a powerhouse in the sports world in Southeast Asia. In the most-recent 2021 Southeast Asian Games held in Vietnam, Singapore ranked fifth in the medal tally. Singaporean athletes have won a total of 3,484 medals (1,000 of them gold) at the Southeast Asian Games.

Singapore is set to host the 2029 Southeast Asian Games, after 14 years. The previous times that Singapore has hosted the games was in 1973, 1983, 1993 and 2015. The country achieved their 1,000th gold medal at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games, when Quah Ting Wen, Nur Marina Chan, Quah Jing Wen and Amanda Lim won at the women's 4x100m freestyle relay in swimming, one of the country's strongest sports. They had simultaneously broken the games record (GR) and the national record (NR).[2]

History

Singapore has competed in every Southeast Asian Games since 1959, and hosted the games four times. Singapore bided and hosted the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games.[3][4]

The country hosted again a decade later in 1983, and the subsequent decade in 1993. Singapore last hosted the SEA Games in 2015 after 22 years. Singapore is set to host the 2029 Southeast Asian Games.[5]

Medals by games

Singapore medal tally[6]
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
Thailand Bangkok 195981718334
Myanmar Yangon 196141311285
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 1965262327763
Thailand Bangkok 1967283128872
Myanmar Yangon 1969313923933
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 1971323331963
Singapore Singapore 19734550451402
Thailand Bangkok 19753842491292
Southeast Asian Games
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 1977142128636
Indonesia Jakarta 1979162036726
Philippines Manila 1981122633716
Singapore Singapore 19833838581344
Thailand Bangkok 1985161123505
Indonesia Jakarta 19871938641215
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 19893238471174
Philippines Manila 1991183245955
Singapore Singapore 19935040741644
Thailand Chiang Mai 1995262742955
Indonesia Jakarta 19973026501066
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan 1999232846974
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 2001223142956
Vietnam Hanoi−Ho Chi Minh City 20033033501136
Philippines Manila 20054232551296
Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima 20074343411275
Laos Vientiane 2009333035986
Indonesia Jakarta−Palembang 20114245741615
Myanmar Naypyidaw 20133528451086
Singapore Singapore 201584731022592
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 20175858721884
Philippines Philippines 20195346681676
Vietnam Hanoi 20214746731665
Cambodia Phnom Penh 20235143641586
Thailand Bangkok 2025 Future event
Malaysia Johor 2027 Future event
Singapore Singapore 2029 Future event
Total1,0401,0481,4363,5246

References

  1. "SEA Games". singaporeolympics.com. Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. Lim, Alex; Lee, David (7 May 2023). "How Singapore won 1,000 SEA Games golds". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  3. 7th SEAP Games Organising Committee (1973). 7th SEAP Games, Singapore, 1973: Bulletin. Singapore: [s.n.], p. 8. (Call no: RCLOS 796 SOU)
  4. Percy Seneviratne (1993) Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991 Dominie Press, Singapore ISBN 981-00-4597-2
  5. "Singapore to host 2029 SEA Games". Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  6. "Sea Games - Medals through the years | The Straits Times". Sea Games - Medals through the years. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
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