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| Myanmar at the Southeast Asian Games | |
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| IOC code | MYA |
| NOC | Myanmar Olympic Committee |
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Myanmar has competed in every Southeast Asian Games since 1959.Myanmar hosted the games in 1961, 1969 and 2013 in Yangon and Naypyidaw.
Myanmar is one of the founding six countries of the SEAP Games.At that time, the country used the name Burma and so hosted the 2nd SEAP Games in 1961. [1] Myanmar hosted 5th SEAP Games in 1969 for the second time. After that, due to political reasons, Myanmar was no longer hosted the games. However, sport delegations were sent annually. After 44 years later, Myanmar hosted again the 27th SEA Games in 2013.
| Games | Year | Host city | Opened by | Date | Sports | Events | Nations | Competitors | Top-ranked team | Rank | Ref |
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| Southeast Asian Peninsular Games | |||||||||||
| II | 1961 | Rangoon | Win Maung (President) | 11–16 December | 13 | N/A | 7 | 623 |  Burma (BIR) | 1 | |
| V | 1969 | Rangoon | Ne Win (Prime Minister) | 6–13 December | 15 | N/A | 6 | 920 | Burma (BIR) | 1 | |
| Southeast Asian Games | |||||||||||
| 27 | 2013 | Naypyidaw | Nyan Tun (Vice President) | 11–22 December | 33 [2] | 460 | 11 | 4730 |  Thailand (THA) | 2 | |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank | IOC Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1959 Bangkok | 11 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 2 |  Burma (BIR) |
| 1961 Rangoon | 35 | 26 | 43 | 104 | 1 | |
 1965 Kuala Lumpur | 18 | 14 | 16 | 48 | 4 | |
| 1967 Bangkok | 11 | 26 | 32 | 69 | 4 | |
| 1969 Rangoon | 57 | 46 | 46 | 149 | 1 | |
| 1971 Kuala Lumpur | 20 | 28 | 13 | 61 | 4 | |
 1973 Singapore | 28 | 24 | 15 | 67 | 4 | |
| 1975 Bangkok | 28 | 35 | 33 | 96 | 3 |  Burma (BIR) |
| 1977 Kuala Lumpur | 25 | 42 | 43 | 110 | 4 | |
 1979 Jakarta | 26 | 26 | 24 | 76 | 3 | |
 1981 Manila | 15 | 19 | 27 | 61 | 5 | |
| 1983 Singapore | 18 | 15 | 17 | 50 | 5 | |
| 1985 Bangkok | 13 | 19 | 34 | 66 | 6 | |
| 1987 Jakarta | 13 | 15 | 21 | 49 | 6 | |
| 1989 Kuala Lumpur | 10 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 6 | Myanmar (MYA) |
| 1991 Manila | 12 | 16 | 29 | 57 | 6 | |
| 1993 Singapore | 8 | 13 | 16 | 37 | 7 | |
| 1995 Chiang Mai | 4 | 21 | 37 | 62 | 7 | |
| 1997 Jakarta | 8 | 34 | 44 | 86 | 7 | |
 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan | 3 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 8 | |
| 2001 Kuala Lumpur | 19 | 14 | 53 | 86 | 7 | |
 2003 Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City | 16 | 43 | 50 | 103 | 7 | |
| 2005 Manila | 17 | 34 | 48 | 99 | 7 | |
| 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima | 14 | 26 | 47 | 87 | 7 | |
 2009 Vientiane | 12 | 22 | 37 | 71 | 8 | |
| 2011 Jakarta and Palembang | 16 | 27 | 37 | 80 | 7 |  Myanmar (MYA) |
| 2013 Naypyidaw | 84 | 63 | 84 | 231 | 2 | |
| 2015 Singapore | 12 | 26 | 31 | 69 | 7 | |
| 2017 Kuala Lumpur | 7 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 7 | |
| 2019 Philippines | 4 | 18 | 51 | 73 | 7 | |
| 2021 Hanoi | 9 | 18 | 35 | 62 | 7 | |
 2023 Phnom Penh | 21 | 25 | 68 | 114 | 8 | |
| 2025 Bangkok | Future Events | |||||
| Total | 594 | 784 | 1095 | 2473 | 7 |
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