Vietnam at the SEA Games explained

Noc:	VIE
Nocname:	Vietnam Olympic Committee
Games:	Southeast Asian Games
Gold:	1269
Silver:	1097
Bronze:	1311
Rank:	4
Appearances:	1959 1961 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021

Vietnam first sent their athletes to compete in the Southeast Asian Games in the 1989 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vietnam has hosted the games only twice in 2003 and 2021.^{[1] [2]}

Vietnam has won 1269 gold medals, 1097 silver medals, and 1311 bronze medals totaling to 3677 medals since 1991 up to 2023.^[3] Vietnam has topped the Medal Tally in two Southeast Asian Games in 2003, 2021 when they hosted it and 2023.^{[4] [5]}

Medal Tally

• • In 1959 until 1973, Vietnam has won medals under South Vietnam. These are only the medals they won as a unified Vietnam

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		Total	Rank
1989 Kuala Lumpur	46	3	11	5	19	7th
1991 Manila	?	7	12	10	29
1993 Singapore		9	6	19	34	6th
1995 Chiang Mai		10	18	24	52
1997 Jakarta	340	35	48	50	133	5th
1999 Bandar Seri Begawan	174	17	20	27	64
2001 Kuala Lumpur	431	33	35	64	132	4th
2003 Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City	752	158	97	91	346	1st
2005 Manila	528	71	71	86	228	3rd
2007 Nakhon Ratchasima	624	64	58	82	204
2009 Vientiane	671	83	75	57	215	2nd
2011 Jakarta and Palembang	608	96	92	100	288	3rd
2013 Nay Pyi Taw	511	74	85	86	245
2015 Singapore	391	73	53	60	186
2017 Kuala Lumpur	460	58	50	60	168
2019 Philippines	856	98	85	105	288	2nd
2021 Hanoi	965	205	125	116	446	1st
2023 Phnom Penh	702	136	105	114	355
2025 Bangkok	Future event
2027 Kuala Lumpur	Future event
Total		1230	1046	1156	3432	4th

Medals of South Vietnam (1959-1973)

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		Total	Rank
1959 Bangkok	?	5	5	6	16	5
1961 Rangoon		9	5	8	22	4
1965 Kuala Lumpur		5	7	7	19	6
1967 Bangkok		6	10	17	33	5
1969 Rangoon		9	5	8	22	4
1971 Kuala Lumpur		3	6	9	18	6
1973 Singapore		2	13	10	25
Total		39	51	65	155	--

Notes and References

1. Web site: A brief 12-year history of how SEA Games countries wielded their 'host’s advantage'. 2019-12-16. Spin.ph. en. 2020-04-07.
2. Web site: Vietnam NOC - Olympic Council of Asia. www.ocasia.org. 2020-04-07.
3. Web site: Kuala Lumpur 1965 - Olympic Council of Asia. www.ocasia.org. 2020-04-07.
4. Web site: A brief 12-year history of how SEA Games countries wielded their 'host’s advantage'. 2019-12-16. Spin.ph. en. 2020-04-07.
5. Web site: Vietnam NOC - Olympic Council of Asia. www.ocasia.org. 2020-04-07.