Timor-Leste started competing in the Southeast Asian Games in 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 an ASEAN member until 2025 and despite its geographical location closer to the Pacific archipelago than the Asian continent, making its debut at the games. Timor-Leste never hosted the Southeast Asian Games and best finished that the country attained is in 2011 Southeast Asian Games when the country won the first gold medal by Julianto Pereira and Dorceyana Borgesenth. In 2013 Southeast Asian Games they won 2 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 5 bronze medals marking their current best performance in the games.
Southeast Asian Games In 2005 Southeast Asian Games was the second Games in which the country had participated. Timor-Leste won three bronze medals, all in Arnis. Elisabeth Yanti Almeida dos Santos had never played the sport previously before competing. The other medallists were Francisca Varela and Fortunato Soares. Timor-Leste participated at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games which were held in the cities of Palembang and Jakarta, Indonesia from 11 November 2011 to 22 November 2011. Timor-Leste got its first ever gold medal since it joined the SEA Games. Arnis bronze medalist makes East Timor proud - Manila Standard Today
Medals by Southeast Asian Games
Ranking are based on Total Overall Medal GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRankSoutheast Asian Games 2003 Hanoi 0 0 0 0 0 11 2005 Manila 29 0 0 3 3 11 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 7 0 0 0 0 11 2009 Vientiane 61 0 0 3 3 11 2011 Jakarta / Palembang 76 1 1 6 8 10 2013 Nay Pyi Taw 49 2 3 5 10 10 2015 Singapore 66 0 1 1 2 11 2017 Kuala Lumpur 50 0 0 3 3 11 2019 Philippines 48 0 1 5 6 11 2021 Hanoi 69 0 3 2 5 11 2023 Cambodia 90 0 0 8 8 11 2025 Thailand 110 0 1 7 8 11 2027 Kuala Lumpur Future event 2029 Singapore Future event 2031 Laos Future event 2033 Philippines Future event Total - 3 10 43 56 11
Medals by Summer Sport
Medalist No.MedalNameSportEventHost1 Francisca Valera Arnis Women's from individual anyo 2005 Manila2 Fortunato Soares Arnis Men's full-contact sparring 71 kg 2005 Manila3 Elisabeth Yanti Almeda Dois Reis Arnis Women's full-contact sparring 52 kg 2005 Manila4 Sonia Soarescorreia Karate Women's 61 kg 2009 Vientiane 5 Oriando Dos Santos Boxing Men's light fly weight - 48 Kg 2009 Vientiane 6 Leonel Alves Almelda Taekwondo Men's 58 kg 2009 Vientiane 7 Julianto Pereira Dorceyana Borges Kenpō Mixed kumi embu pair kyu kenshi 2011 Jakarta/Palembang 8 Domingos Savio Fidelia Da Costa Pereira Kenpō Mixed kumi embu pair yudansha 2011 Jakarta/Palembang 9 Abrao PintoAntonio Manuel Kenpō Men's kumi embu pair kyu kenshi 2011 Jakarta/Palembang 10 Eugenio RibeiroDomingos Savio Kenpō Men's kumi embu pair yudansha 2011 Jakarta/Palembang 11 Antonio ManuelLola Caldas Da Silva Da CostaJulianto PereiraAbrao PintoDorceyana BorgesMekita Lebre Kenpō Mixed dantai embu group kyu kenshi 2011 Jakarta/Palembang 12 Mekita Lebre Kenpō Women's 54 kg randori 2011 Jakarta/Palembang 13 Elio Jenoveva Boxing Men's welterweight 69 kg 2011 Jakarta/Palembang 14 Luisa dos Santos Taekwondo Women's finweight (under 46 kg) 2011 Jakarta/Palembang 15 Brigida Nijia Maria Leta Savio Cabral Lola Caldas da Silva da CostaMekita Lebre XimenesSilviana de Jesus Carvalho Kenpō Women's dantai embu group kyu kenshi 2013 Naypyidaw16 Antonio ManuelJulianto Pereira Kenpō Men's kumi embu pair kyu kenshi 2013 Naypyidaw17 Domingos SavioEugenio Ribeiro Kenpō Men's kumi embu pair yudansha 2013 Naypyidaw18 Adao PintoAntonio ManuelDomingos SavioEugenio RibeiroIsak de Jesus Quintao SoaresJose BelloJulianto PereiraVasco Ribeiro Kenpō Men's dantai embu group 8 kenshi 2013 Naypyidaw19 Joao Fenandes Kenpō Men's 45–50 kg randori 2013 Naypyidaw20 Francisco Pereira Kenpō Men's 60–65 kg randori 2013 Naypyidaw21 Brigida Nijia Maria Leta Savio CabralSilviana de Jesus Carvalho Kenpō Women's 60–65 kg kumi embu pair kyu kenshi 2013 Naypyidaw22 Fidelia Da Costa PereiraVasco Ribeiro Kenpō Mixed kumi embu pair yudansha 2013 Naypyidaw23 Elio Jenoveva Edito Boxing Men's 69 kg 2013 Naypyidaw24 Luisa dos Santos Rosa Taekwondo Women's gyeorugi 46–49 kg 2013 Naypyidaw25 Luisa dos Santos Rosa Taekwondo Women's 46 kg 2015 Singapore26 Henrique Martins Borges Pereira Boxing Welterweight (69 kg) 2015 Singapore27 Sonia Martins Soares Taekwondo Kyorugi Women's -46 kg 2017 Kuala Lumpur28 Ana da Costa da Silva Taekwondo Kyorugi Women's -49 kg 2017 Kuala Lumpur29 Nilton Lemos Taekwondo Kyorugi Men's -58 kg 2017 Kuala Lumpur30 Ana da Costa da Silva Taekwondo Women's under 46kg (fin) 2019 Philippines31 Imbrolia De Araujo Dos Reis Amorin Taekwondo Women's under 57kg (feather) 2019 Philippines32 Lobo Bonifacio Da Silva Taekwondo Men's under 56kg (fin) 2019 Philippines33 Rosa Luisa Dos Santos Taekwondo Women's under 49kg (fly) 2019 Philippines34 Jose Barreto Quintas da Silva Boxing Men's Flyweight 2019 Philippines35 Frederico Soares Sarmento Boxing Men's Light heavyweight 2019 Philippines36 Felisberto de Deus Athletics Men's 5000 m 2021 Vietnam37 Felisberto de Deus Athletics Men's 10000 m 2021 Vietnam38 Delio Anzaqeci Mouzinho Boxing Men's Middleweight (75 kg) 2021 Vietnam39 Jose Quintas Da Silva Barreto Boxing Men's Bantamweight (57 kg) 2021 Vietnam40 Santina Adelaide de Dousa Fernandez Taekwondo Women's kyorugi Flyweight 49 kg 2021 Vietnam41 Delio Anzaqeci Mouzinho Boxing Men's Light middleweight (71 kg) 2023 Cambodia42 Edegar Foe Quintas da Silva Boxing Men's bantamweight (54 kg) 2023 Cambodia43 Jacob Manuel Karate Men's 75 kg kumite 2023 Cambodia44 Deonisi Fernandes Pereira Queffi Karate Men's 67 kg kumite 2023 Cambodia45 Ana da Costa da Silva Taekwondo Women's 46 kg 2023 Cambodia46 Cerilio Do Rugo Cruz Lein Taekwondo Men's 58 kg 2023 Cambodia47 Imbrolia De Araujo Dos Reis Amorin Taekwondo Women's 62 kg 2023 Cambodia48 Mousaco Galucho Claudio Joaquim Taekwondo Men's 87 kg 2023 Cambodia49 Elisio Raimundo Gaio Boxing Men's Light welterweight (63.5 kg) 2025 Thailand50 Antonio Nicolau Hau da Silva Boxing Men's Light flyweight (48 kg) 2025 Thailand51 Alexandre Meliano da Costa Freitas Boxing Men's Welterweight (69 kg) 2025 Thailand52 Fransisco Moratti Gaspar da Costa Lobo Boxing Men's Middleweight (75 kg) 2025 Thailand53 Titania da Silva Quintas Boxing Women's Welterweight (66 kg) 2025 Thailand54 Merlinda da Costa SoaresDircia Adolfina Claudia PunefTry Xena Lindsay da Costa Dias Taekwondo Women's team Recognized poomsae 2025 Thailand55 Mota Messias Dates Taekwondo Women's Middleweight (87 kg) 2025 Thailand56 Lucia Ventura Barreto de Jesus PereiraExpedina dos Reis SoaresAphrilinha Teni Machado Maia GamaTimorina Teni MaiaFanencia Moreira Ximenes Esports Arena of Valor (Women's team) 2025 Thailand
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