Thailand at the
Southeast Asian Games
IOC codeTHA
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Thailand
Websitewww.olympicthai.or.th/eng
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
2,453
Silver
2,127
Bronze
2,182
Total
6,762
Southeast Asian Games appearances (overview)

Thailand started sending athletes to the Southeast Asian Games in 1959 as a Founding member of the Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF) alongside Burma (now Myanmar), Kampuchea (now Cambodia), Laos, Malaya (now Malaysia), and the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). Thailand first competed in the Southeast Asian Peninsular Games (SEAPG) from its namesake of "Peninsular" meaning the Peninsular nations of Southeast Asia would be competing in the said games. There were 8 events held as a Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, 3 of which were held in Thailand. The 1963 edition of the games that would have been hosted by Cambodia was cancelled due to domestic political situation within the nation.

In 1975, the last Southeast Asian Peninsular Games were held in Thailand before being renamed to Southeast Asian Games after expressed interest of competing from island nations in Southeast Asia such as Indonesia, the Philippines and Singapore just of the coast of Malaysia. Thailand hosted the first edition of these games with the new name in 1985, ten years after the 1975 edition.

Thailand in the Southeast Asian Games is considered to be one of the toughest competitors in numerous events, as they have established themselves as a powerhouse in the sports world in Southeast Asia. In the most-recent 2023 Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia, Thailand ranked second in the medal tally behind Vietnam. Until today, Thailand was the only country that consistently ranked in the top 3 in every edition of the Southeast Asian Games.

Thailand is set to host the 2025 Southeast Asian Games, after 18 years. The last time Thailand hosted the Games was in 2007 in Nakhon Ratchasima.

Southeast Asian Games

Medals by games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
Thailand Bangkok 1959352616771
Myanmar Yangon 1961211822612
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 19653833351061
Thailand Bangkok 19677748401651
Myanmar Yangon 19693232451092
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 19714427381091
Singapore Singapore 1973472527991
Thailand Bangkok 19758045391641
Southeast Asian Games
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 19773735331052
Indonesia Jakarta 19795046291252
Philippines Manila 19816245411482
Singapore Singapore 19834940381273
Thailand Bangkok 19859266592171
Indonesia Jakarta 19876357671872
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 19896263661913
Philippines Manila 19917280692213
Singapore Singapore 19936370631962
Thailand Chiang Mai 199515798913461
Indonesia Jakarta 19978397782582
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan 19996548561691
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 200110386892782
Vietnam Hanoi−Ho Chi Minh City 20039093982812
Philippines Manila 200587781182832
Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima 20071831231034091
Laos Vientiane 20098683972661
Indonesia Jakarta−Palembang 20111091001203292
Myanmar Naypyidaw 201310794812821
Singapore Singapore 20159583692471
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 20177286882462
Philippines Philippines 2019921031233183
Vietnam Hanoi 2021921031363312
Cambodia Phnom Penh 2023108961083122
Thailand Bangkok–Chonburi–Songkhla 2025 Future event
Malaysia Malaysia 2027 Future event
Singapore Singapore 2029 Future event
Total2,4532,1272,1826,7621


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