# Timor-Leste at the SEA Games

East Timor started competing in the Southeast Asian Games in 2003 of the games in Hanoi, Vietnam .In that year, they became the youngest nation to compete, having gained independence in the year 2002; although not being an ASEAN member and despite its geographical location closer to the Pacific archipelago than the Asian continent, making its debut at the games. East Timor never hosted the Southeast Asian Games and best finished that the country attained is in 2011 Southeast Asian Games when the country won the first gold medal by Julianto Pereira and Dorceyana Borgesenth. In 2013 Southeast Asian Games they won 2 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 5 bronze medals marking their current best performance in the games.

## Southeast Asian Games

In 2005 Southeast Asian Games was the second Games in which the country had participated. East Timor won three bronze medals, all in Arnis. Elisabeth Yanti Almeida dos Santos had never played the sport previously before competing. The other medallists were Francisca Varela and Fortunato Soares. East Timor participated at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games which were held in the cities of Palembang and Jakarta, Indonesia from 11 November 2011 to 22 November 2011. East Timor got its first ever gold medal since it joined the SEA Games.

### Medals by Southeast Asian Games

Ranking are based on Total Overall Medal
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| Southeast Asian Games |||||||
| 2003 Hanoi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2005 Manila | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2009 Vientiane | 61 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 2011 Jakarta / Palembang | 76 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 2013 Nay Pyi Taw | 49 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| 2015 Singapore | 66 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 2017 Kuala Lumpur | 50 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 2019 Philippines | 48 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2021 Hanoi | 69 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 2023 Cambodia | 90 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| 2025 Thailand | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
| 2027 Kuala Lumpur | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
| 2029 Singapore | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
| 2031 Laos | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
| 2033 Philippines | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
| Total | - | 3 | 9 | 36 | 48 | 11 |

## Medals by Summer Sport

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Kenpō | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Shorinji Kempo | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| Athletics | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Arnis | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Karate | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 3 | 9 | 34 | 46 |

## Medalist

| No. | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Host |
| 1 | Bronze | Francisca Valera | Arnis | Women's from individual anyo | 2005 Manila |
| 2 | Bronze | Fortunato Soares | Arnis | Men's full-contact sparring 71 kg | 2005 Manila |
| 3 | Bronze | Elisabeth Yanti Almeda Dois Reis | Arnis | Women's full-contact sparring 52 kg | 2005 Manila |
| 4 | Bronze | Sonia Soarescorreia | Karate | Women's 61 kg | 2009 Vientiane |
| 5 | Bronze | Oriando Dos Santos | Boxing | Men's light fly weight - 48 Kg | 2009 Vientiane |
| 6 | Bronze | Leonel Alves Almelda | Boxing | Men's 58 kg | 2009 Vientiane |
| 7 | Gold | Julianto Pereira Dorceyana Borges | Kenpō | Mixed kumi embu pair kyu kenshi | 2011 Jakarta/Palembang |
| 8 | Silver | Domingos Savio Fidelia Da Costa Pereira | Kenpō | Mixed kumi embu pair yudansha | 2011 Jakarta/Palembang |
| 9 | Bronze | Abrao Pinto Antonio Manuel | Kenpō | Men's kumi embu pair kyu kenshi | 2011 Jakarta/Palembang |
| 10 | Bronze | Eugenio Ribeiro Domingos Savio | Kenpō | Men's kumi embu pair yudansha | 2011 Jakarta/Palembang |
| 11 | Bronze | Antonio Manuel Lola Caldas Da Silva Da Costa Julianto Pereira Abrao Pinto Dorceyana Borges Mekita Lebre | Kenpō | Mixed dantai embu group kyu kenshi | 2011 Jakarta/Palembang |
| 12 | Bronze | Mekita Lebre | Kenpō | Women's 54 kg randori | 2011 Jakarta/Palembang |
| 13 | Bronze | Elio Jenoveva | Boxing | Men's welterweight 69 kg | 2011 Jakarta/Palembang |
| 14 | Bronze | Luisa dos Santos | Taekwondo | Women's finweight (under 46 kg) | 2011 Jakarta/Palembang |
| 15 | Gold | Brigida Nijia Maria Leta Savio Cabral Lola Caldas da Silva da Costa Mekita Lebre Ximenes Silviana de Jesus Carvalho | Kenpō | Women's dantai embu group kyu kenshi | 2013 Napyidaw |
| 16 | Gold | Antonio Manuel Julianto Pereira | Kenpō | Men's kumi embu pair kyu kenshi | 2013 Napyidaw |
| 17 | Silver | Domingos Savio Eugenio Ribeiro | Kenpō | Men's kumi embu pair yudansha | 2013 Napyidaw |
| 18 | Silver | Adao Pinto Antonio Manuel Domingos Savio Eugenio Ribeiro Isak de Jesus Quintao Soares Jose Bello Julianto Pereira Vasco Ribeiro | Kenpō | Men's dantai embu group 8 kenshi | 2013 Napyidaw |
| 19 | Silver | Joao Fenandes | Kenpō | Men's 45–50 kg randori | 2013 Napyidaw |
| 20 | Bronze | Francisco Pereira | Kenpō | Men's 60–65 kg randori | 2013 Napyidaw |
| 21 | Bronze | Brigida Nijia Maria Leta Savio Cabral Silviana de Jesus Carvalho | Kenpō | Women's 60–65 kg kumi embu pair kyu kenshi | 2013 Napyidaw |
| 22 | Bronze | Fidelia Da Costa Pereira Vasco Ribeiro | Kenpō | Mixed kumi embu pair yudansha | 2013 Napyidaw |
| 23 | Bronze | Elio Jenoveva Edito | Boxing | Men's 69 kg | 2013 Napyidaw |
| 24 | Bronze | Luisa dos Santos Rosa | Taekwondo | Women's gyeorugi 46–49 kg | 2013 Napyidaw |
| 25 | Silver | Luisa dos Santos Rosa | Taekwondo | Women's 46 kg | 2015 Singapore |
| 26 | Bronze | Henrique Martins Borges Pereira | Boxing | Welterweight (69 kg) | 2015 Singapore |
| 27 | Bronze | Sonia Martins Soares | Taekwondo | Kyorugi Women's -46 kg | 2017 Kuala Lumpur |
| 28 | Bronze | Ana da Costa da Silva | Taekwondo | Kyorugi Women's -49 kg | 2017 Kuala Lumpur |
| 29 | Bronze | Nilton Lemos | Taekwondo | Kyorugi Men's -58 kg | 2017 Kuala Lumpur |
| 30 | Silver | Ana da Costa da Silva | Taekwondo | Women's under 46kg (fin) | 2019 Philippines |
| 31 | Bronze | Imbrolia De Araujo Dos Reis Amorin | Taekwondo | Women's under 57kg (feather) | 2019 Philippines |
| 32 | Bronze | Lobo Bonifacio Da Silva | Taekwondo | Men's under 56kg (fin) | 2019 Philippines |
| 33 | Bronze | Rosa Luisa Dos Santos | Taekwondo | Women's under 49kg (fly) | 2019 Philippines |
| 34 | Bronze | Jose Barreto Quintas da Silva | Boxing | Men's Flyweight | 2019 Philippines |
| 35 | Bronze | Frederico Soares Sarmento | Boxing | Men's Light heavyweight | 2019 Philippines |
| 36 | Silver | Felisberto de Deus | Athletics | Men's 5000 m | 2021 Vietnam |
| 37 | Silver | Felisberto de Deus | Athletics | Men's 10000 m | 2021 Vietnam |
| 38 | Silver | Delio Anzaqeci Mouzinho | Boxing | Men's Middleweight (75 kg) | 2021 Vietnam |
| 39 | Bronze | Jose Quintas Da Silva Barreto | Boxing | Men's Bantamweight (57 kg) | 2021 Vietnam |
| 40 | Bronze | Santina Adelaide de Dousa Fernandez | Taekwondo | Women's kyorugi Flyweight 49 kg | 2021 Vietnam |
| 41 | Bronze | Delio Anzaqeci Mouzinho | Boxing | Men's Light middleweight (71 kg) | 2023 Cambodia |
| 42 | Bronze | Edegar Foe Quintas da Silva | Boxing | Men's bantamweight (54 kg) | 2023 Cambodia |
| 43 | Bronze | Jacob Manuel | Karate | Men's 75 kg kumite | 2023 Cambodia |
| 44 | Bronze | Deonisi Fernandes Pereira Queffi | Karate | Men's 67 kg kumite | 2023 Cambodia |
| 45 | Bronze | Ana da Costa da Silva | Taekwondo | Women's 46 kg | 2023 Cambodia |
| 46 | Bronze | Cerilio Do Rugo Cruz Lein | Taekwondo | Men's 58 kg | 2023 Cambodia |
| 47 | Bronze | Imbrolia De Araujo Dos Reis Amorin | Taekwondo | Women's 62 kg | 2023 Cambodia |
| 48 | Bronze | Mousaco Galucho Claudio Joaquim | Taekwondo | Men's 87 kg | 2023 Cambodia |