The
Philippines first sent athletes to the
Southeast Asian Games in 1977. Prior to 1977, the Southeast Asian Games were known as the
Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with supe ...
. The country has hosted the games four times; in
1981
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,
1991
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,
2005
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, and
2019
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.
The country's best finish at the games happened twice, both of them which they hosted: in 2005 finishing as overall champions of the games with
Thailand and
Vietnam finishing second and third in the overall medal standings. and in 2019 in which they beat their own 2005 medal record. Their best finish in the games, excluding editions hosted by the Philippines, was at the
1983
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edition where they finish second behind
Indonesia.
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Southeast Asian Games
All-time medal tally
The country ranks 5th in the all-time Medal Tally of the Southeast Asian Games and the 4th in the region to have hit 1,000-mark in the 3 tiers of medals.
Medals by sport
ASEAN Para Games
All-time medal tally
''Ranking is based on total gold medals earned.''
ASEAN University Games
All-time medal tally
''Ranking is based on total gold medals earned.''
ASEAN School Games
All-time medal tally
''Ranking is based on total gold medals earned.''
See also
* Thailand at the Southeast Asian Games
* Indonesia at the Southeast Asian Games
Indonesia competed for the first time in the Southeast Asian Games in 1977 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Indonesia ranks 2nd on the current All-time Medal Tally behind the powerhouse Thailand. Indonesia has dominated the medal tally ranks, excl ...
* Vietnam at the Southeast Asian Games
* Cambodia at the Southeast Asian Games
Cambodia is one of the six founding members of the SEAP Games Federation, but did not compete in the inaugural edition.
Medals by Games
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* East Timor at the Southeast Asian Games
East Timor started competing in the Southeast Asian Games in 2003 Southeast Asian Games, 2003 of the games in Hanoi, Vietnam .In that year, they became the youngest nation to compete, having gained independence in the year 2002; although not being ...
References
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