# 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.
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).

## History

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.
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.

## Medals by games

Singapore medal tally :
| 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 | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
| Johor 2027 | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
| Singapore 2029 | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
| Total | 1,040 | 1,048 | 1,436 | 3,524 | 6 |