| Badminton at the 1981 SEA Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Camp Crame Gymnasium |
| Location | Quezon City, Philippines |
| Dates | 6 December – 15 December |
| Nations | 6 |
Badminton at the 1981 SEA Games was held at Camp Crame Gymnasium, Quezon City, Philippines. Badminton events was held between 6 December to 15 December.
| Discipline | Winner | Finalist | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Liem Swie King | Hastomo Arbi | 15–2, 15–7 |
| Women's singles | Verawaty Fadjrin | Ivana Lie | 6–11, 11–4, 11–7 |
| Men's doubles | Rudy Heryanto & Kartono |  Jalani Sidek & Razif Sidek | 15–12, 15–6 |
| Women's doubles | Ruth Damayanti & Verawaty Fadjrin | Theresia Widiastuti & Imelda Wiguna | 15–13, 15–4 |
| Mixed doubles | Rudy Heryanto & Imelda Wiguna | Sigit Pamungkas & Theresia Widiastuti | 15–12, 15–5 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia (INA) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 |  Burma (BIR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | |
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