# Thailand at the SEA Games

Thailand started sending athletes to the Southeast Asian Games in 1959 as a Founding member of the Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF) alongside Burma (now Myanmar), Kampuchea (now Cambodia), Laos, Malaya (now Malaysia), and the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). Thailand first competed in the Southeast Asian Peninsular Games (SEAPG) from its namesake of "Peninsular" meaning the Peninsular nations of Southeast Asia would be competing in the said games. There were 8 events held as a Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, 3 of which were held in Thailand. The 1963 edition of the games that would have been hosted by Cambodia was cancelled due to domestic political situation within the nation.
In 1975, the last Southeast Asian Peninsular Games were held in Thailand before being renamed to Southeast Asian Games after expressed interest of competing from island nations in Southeast Asia such as Indonesia, the Philippines and Singapore just of the coast of Malaysia. Thailand hosted the first edition of these games with the new name in 1985, ten years after the 1975 edition.
Thailand in the Southeast Asian Games is considered to be one of the toughest competitors in numerous events, as they have established themselves as a powerhouse in the sports world in Southeast Asia. In the most-recent 2023 Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia, Thailand ranked second in the medal tally behind Vietnam. Until today, Thailand was the only country that consistently ranked in the top 3 in every edition of the Southeast Asian Games.
Thailand is set to host the 2025 Southeast Asian Games, after 18 years. The last time Thailand hosted the Games was in 2007 in Nakhon Ratchasima.

## Southeast Asian Games
### Medals by games

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| Southeast Asian Peninsular Games ||||||
| Bangkok 1959 | 35 | 26 | 16 | 77 | 1 |
| Yangon 1961 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 61 | 2 |
| Kuala Lumpur 1965 | 38 | 33 | 35 | 106 | 1 |
| Bangkok 1967 | 77 | 48 | 40 | 165 | 1 |
| Yangon 1969 | 32 | 32 | 45 | 109 | 2 |
| Kuala Lumpur 1971 | 44 | 27 | 38 | 109 | 1 |
| Singapore 1973 | 47 | 25 | 27 | 99 | 1 |
| Bangkok 1975 | 80 | 45 | 39 | 164 | 1 |
| Southeast Asian Games ||||||
| Kuala Lumpur 1977 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 105 | 2 |
| Jakarta 1979 | 50 | 46 | 29 | 125 | 2 |
| Manila 1981 | 62 | 45 | 41 | 148 | 2 |
| Singapore 1983 | 49 | 40 | 38 | 127 | 3 |
| Bangkok 1985 | 92 | 66 | 59 | 217 | 1 |
| Jakarta 1987 | 63 | 57 | 67 | 187 | 2 |
| Kuala Lumpur 1989 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 191 | 3 |
| Manila 1991 | 72 | 80 | 69 | 221 | 3 |
| Singapore 1993 | 63 | 70 | 63 | 196 | 2 |
| Chiang Mai 1995 | 157 | 98 | 91 | 346 | 1 |
| Jakarta 1997 | 83 | 97 | 78 | 258 | 2 |
| Bandar Seri Begawan 1999 | 65 | 48 | 56 | 169 | 1 |
| Kuala Lumpur 2001 | 103 | 86 | 89 | 278 | 2 |
| Hanoi−Ho Chi Minh City 2003 | 90 | 93 | 98 | 281 | 2 |
| Manila 2005 | 87 | 78 | 118 | 283 | 2 |
| Nakhon Ratchasima 2007 | 183 | 123 | 103 | 409 | 1 |
| Vientiane 2009 | 86 | 83 | 97 | 266 | 1 |
| Jakarta−Palembang 2011 | 109 | 100 | 120 | 329 | 2 |
| Naypyidaw 2013 | 107 | 94 | 81 | 282 | 1 |
| Singapore 2015 | 95 | 83 | 69 | 247 | 1 |
| Kuala Lumpur 2017 | 72 | 86 | 88 | 246 | 2 |
| Philippines 2019 | 92 | 103 | 123 | 318 | 3 |
| Hanoi 2021 | 92 | 103 | 136 | 331 | 2 |
| Phnom Penh 2023 | 108 | 96 | 108 | 312 | 2 |
| Bangkok–Chonburi–Songkhla 2025 | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
| Malaysia 2027 | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
| Singapore 2029 | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
| Total | 2,453 | 2,127 | 2,182 | 6,762 | 1 |