Singapore at the SEA Games

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Singapore at the
Southeast Asian Games
Flag of Singapore.svg
IOC code SGP
NOC Singapore National Olympic Council
Website https://www.singaporeolympics.com/
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
1,040
Silver
1,048
Bronze
1,436
Total
3,524
Southeast Asian Games appearances (overview)

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. [1]

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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). [2]

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. [3] [4]

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. [5]

Medals by games

Singapore medal tally [6]
GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotal Rank
Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok 1959 8171833 4
Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg Yangon 1961 4131128 5
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur 1965 26232776 3
Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok 1967 28312887 2
Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg Yangon 1969 31392393 3
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur 1971 32333196 3
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 1973 455045140 2
Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok 1975 384249129 2
Southeast Asian Games
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur 1977 14212863 6
Flag of Indonesia.svg Jakarta 1979 16203672 6
Flag of the Philippines.svg Manila 1981 12263371 6
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 1983 383858134 4
Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok 1985 16112350 5
Flag of Indonesia.svg Jakarta 1987 193864121 5
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur 1989 323847117 4
Flag of the Philippines.svg Manila 1991 18324595 5
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 1993 504074164 4
Flag of Thailand.svg Chiang Mai 1995 26274295 5
Flag of Indonesia.svg Jakarta 1997 302650106 6
Flag of Brunei.svg Bandar Seri Begawan 1999 23284697 4
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur 2001 22314295 6
Flag of Vietnam.svg Hanoi−Ho Chi Minh City 2003 303350113 6
Flag of the Philippines.svg Manila 2005 423255129 6
Flag of Thailand.svg Nakhon Ratchasima 2007 434341127 5
Flag of Laos.svg Vientiane 2009 33303598 6
Flag of Indonesia.svg Jakarta−Palembang 2011 424574161 5
Flag of Myanmar.svg Naypyidaw 2013 352845108 6
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 2015 8473102259 2
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur 2017 585872188 4
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines 2019 534668167 6
Flag of Vietnam.svg Hanoi 2021 474673166 5
Flag of Cambodia.svg Phnom Penh 2023 514364158 6
Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok-Chonburi, Songkhla 2025 Future event
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur-Penang, Sarawak 2027 Future event
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 2029 Future event
Flag of Laos.svg 2031 Future event
Total1,0401,0481,4363,524 6

References

  1. "SEA Games". singaporeolympics.com. Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. Lim, Alex; Lee, David (7 May 2023). "How Singapore won 1,000 SEA Games golds". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  3. 7th SEAP Games Organising Committee (1973). 7th SEAP Games, Singapore, 1973: Bulletin. Singapore: [s.n.], p. 8. (Call no: RCLOS 796 SOU)
  4. Percy Seneviratne (1993) Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991 Dominie Press, Singapore ISBN   981-00-4597-2
  5. "Singapore to host 2029 SEA Games" . Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  6. "Sea Games - Medals through the years | The Straits Times". Sea Games - Medals through the years. Retrieved 1 February 2023.