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

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Singapore has competed in every Southeast Asian Games since 1959, and hosted the games four times. Singapore first won the bid 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

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Singapore medal tally[6]
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
  Bangkok 1959 8 17 18 33 4
  Yangon 1961 4 13 11 28 5
  Kuala Lumpur 1965 26 23 27 76 3
  Bangkok 1967 28 31 28 87 2
  Yangon 1969 31 39 23 93 3
  Kuala Lumpur 1971 32 33 31 96 3
  Singapore 1973 45 50 45 140 2
  Bangkok 1975 38 42 49 129 2
Southeast Asian Games
  Kuala Lumpur 1977 14 21 28 63 6
  Jakarta 1979 16 20 36 72 6
  Manila 1981 12 26 33 71 6
  Singapore 1983 38 38 58 134 4
  Bangkok 1985 16 11 23 50 5
  Jakarta 1987 19 38 64 121 5
  Kuala Lumpur 1989 32 38 47 117 4
  Manila 1991 18 32 45 95 5
  Singapore 1993 50 40 74 164 4
  Chiang Mai 1995 26 27 42 95 5
  Jakarta 1997 30 26 50 106 6
  Bandar Seri Begawan 1999 23 28 46 97 4
  Kuala Lumpur 2001 22 31 42 95 6
  Hanoi−Ho Chi Minh City 2003 30 33 50 113 6
  Manila 2005 42 32 55 129 6
  Nakhon Ratchasima 2007 43 43 41 127 5
  Vientiane 2009 33 30 35 98 6
  Jakarta−Palembang 2011 42 45 74 161 5
  Naypyidaw 2013 35 28 45 108 6
  Singapore 2015 84 73 102 259 2
  Kuala Lumpur 2017 58 58 72 188 4
  Philippines 2019 53 46 68 167 6
  Hanoi 2021 47 46 73 166 5
  Phnom Penh 2023 51 43 64 158 6
  Bangkok 2025 Future event
  Johor 2027 Future event
  Singapore 2029 Future event
Total 1,040 1,048 1,436 3,524 6

References

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  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.