Philippines at the Southeast Asian Games

The Philippines first sent athletes to the Southeast Asian Games in 1977. Prior to 1977, the Southeast Asian Games were known as the Southeast Asian Peninsular Games. The country has hosted the games four times; in 1981, 1991, 2005, and 2019.[1] The country's best finish at the games happened twice, both of them which they hosted: in 2005 finishing as overall champions of the games with Thailand and Vietnam finishing second and third in the overall medal standings.[2][3] and in 2019 in which they beat their own 2005 medal record.[4] Their best finish in the games, excluding editions hosted by the Philippines, was at the 1983 edition where they finish second behind Indonesia.[1]

Philippines at the Southeast Asian Games
IOC code	PHI
NOC	Philippine Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.ph
Medals Ranked 4th	Gold 1,067 Silver 1,193 Bronze 1,477 Total 3,737
Southeast Asian Games appearances (overview)
1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019

Medals by Edition

Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1977 Kuala Lumpur	?	31	30	30	91	3rd
1979 Jakarta	?	24	31	38	93	4th
1981 Manila	?	55	55	77	187	3rd
1983 Singapore	?	49	48	53	150	2nd
1985 Bangkok	?	43	54	32	129	3rd
1987 Jakarta	?	59	78	69	206
1989 Kuala Lumpur	?	26	37	64	127	5th
1991 Manila	?	91	62	84	237	2nd
1993 Singapore	?	57	59	72	188	3rd
1995 Chiang Mai	?	33	48	64	145
1997 Jakarta	583	43	57	109	209	4th
1999 Bandar Seri Begawan	?	20	26	41	87	5th
2001 Kuala Lumpur	?	31	65	67	163
2003 Hanoi	?	49	55	75	179	4th
2005 Manila	892	113	84	94	291	1st
2007 Nakhon Ratchasima	620	41	91	96	228	6th
2009 Vientiane	251	38	35	51	124	5th
2011 Jakarta	512	36	56	77	169	6th
2013 Napyidaw	219	29	34	38	101	7th
2015 Singapore	466	29	36	66	131	6th
2017 Kuala Lumpur	497	23	33	64	120
2019 Philippines	1,115	149	117	121	387	1st
Total		1,067	1,193	1,477	3,737	4th

The Philippines ranks 4th in the all-time Medal Tally of the Southeast Asian Games and is the 4th country in the region to have hit 1,000-mark in the 3 tiers of medals.

See also

• Thailand at the Southeast Asian Games
• Indonesia at the Southeast Asian Games
• Vietnam at the Southeast Asian Games
• Cambodia at the Southeast Asian Games

References

1. Santos, Reynaldo Jr. (6 June 2015). "FAST FACTS: Philippines in the SEA Games". Rappler. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
2. Noguera, Emil (13 July 2013). "Philippine sports is a mess – Coseteng". The Manila Times. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
3. "Medals tally in 2005 SEA Games". GMA News. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
4. "Best ever! Philippines tops 2005 gold total for SEA Games record". ABS-CBN News. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.