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.
Vietnam has won 1269 gold medals, 1097 silver medals, and 1311 bronze medals totaling to 3677 medals since 1991 up to 2023. Vietnam has topped the medal tally thrice, in 2003, 2021 and 2023.
Medal tally In 1959 until 1973, Vietnam has won medals under South Vietnam. These are only the medals they won as a unified Vietnam
+All-time Medal TallyGamesAthletesTotalRank 1989 Kuala Lumpur463115197th 1991 Manila1007121029 1993 Singapore1399619346th 1995 Chiang Mai18010182452 1997 Jakarta3403548501335th 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan17417202764 2001 Kuala Lumpur4313335641324th 2003 Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City75215897913461st 2005 Manila5287171862283rd 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima624645882204 2009 Vientiane6718375572152nd 2011 Jakarta and Palembang60896921002883rd 2013 Nay Pyi Taw511748586245 2015 Singapore391735360186 2017 Kuala Lumpur460585060168 2019 Philippines85698851052882nd 2021 Vietnam9652051251164461st 2023 Phnom Penh702136105114355 2025 Bangkok & Chonburi84187811102783rd 2027 Kuala Lumpur, Sarawak, Penang & Johor future event 2029 Singapore 2031 Laos 2033 PhilippinesTotal13171127126637101st
Medals of South Vietnam (1959-1973)
+All-time Medal TallyGamesAthletesTotalRank 1959 Bangkok?556165th 1961 Rangoon958224th 1965 Kuala Lumpur577196th 1967 Bangkok61017335th 1969 Rangoon958224th 1971 Kuala Lumpur369186th 1973 Singapore2131025Total3951651554th
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