| Laos at the Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | LAO |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Lao |
| Medals Ranked 39th |
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| Summer appearances | |
Laos first competed at the Asian Games in 1974.
| Laos at the Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| IOC code | LAO |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Lao |
| Medals Ranked 39th |
|
| Summer appearances | |
Laos first competed at the Asian Games in 1974.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Tehran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 Bangkok | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 New Delhi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Beijing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1994 Hiroshima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Bangkok | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 Busan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 Doha | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 Guangzhou | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 Incheon | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 Jakarta / Palembang | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 Hangzhou | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sepak takraw | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
 Wushu | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
 Pencak silat | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Karate | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| Sport | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boxing | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Karate | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pencak silat | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Sepak takraw | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Wushu | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| Games | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Indoor Games | |||||
| 2005 Bangkok | 18 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2007 Macau | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 Hanoi | 13 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 25 |
| Asian Martial Arts Games | |||||
| 2009 Bangkok | 18 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | |||||
| 2013 Incheon | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 Ashgabat | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 18 | 29 | 51 | |
Medals by Games
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Medals by Games
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| Games | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Guangzhou | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Incheon | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Jakarta | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 Hangzhou | Future event | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Games | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Tokyo | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Kuala Lumpur | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Dubai | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Manama | Did not participate | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Games | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Hanoi | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2014 Marikina | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Bandar Seri Begawan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 Chiang Mai | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2017 Singapore | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 Selangor | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 Semarang | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 32 |
| Games | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Kuala Lumpur | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Hanoi | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 Manila | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 Nakhon Ratchasima | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2009 Kuala Lumpur | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 Surakarta | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 Naypyidaw | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 Singapore | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017 Kuala Lumpur | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2020 Philippines | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2022 Surakarta | 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2023 Phnom Pehn | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 21 | 36 | 54 |
| Games | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Hyderabad | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Bangkok | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Busan | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 Kuala Lumpur | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Games | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Hong Kong | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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