Malaysia started sending athletes to the SEA Games in 1959 as a founding member of the Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF) alongside Burma (now Myanmar), Kampuchea (now Cambodia), Laos, Thailand, and the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). Later, Malaysia tendered a suggestion to expand the Southeast Asian Peninsula (SEAP) Games Federation by inviting other Southeast Asian countries such as Brunei, Indonesia, and the Philippines. These three new members were officially welcomed into the Federation on 5 February 1977. The 1977 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur becomes the first games that bear the title Southeast Asian Games.

Medals by games *Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

GamesRankTotalSEAP Games 1959 Bangkok 3 8 15 11 34 1961 Rangoon 3 16 24 39 79 1965 Kuala Lumpur 2 33 36 28 97 1967 Bangkok 3 23 29 43 95 1969 Rangoon 4 16 24 39 79 1971 Kuala Lumpur 2 41 43 55 139 1973 Singapore 3 30 35 50 115 1975 Bangkok 4 27 49 51 127SEA Games 1977 Kuala Lumpur 5 21 17 21 59 1979 Jakarta 5 19 23 39 81 1981 Manila 4 16 27 31 74 1983 Singapore 6 16 25 40 81 1985 Bangkok 4 26 28 32 86 1987 Jakarta 4 35 41 67 143 1989 Kuala Lumpur 2 67 58 75 200 1991 Manila 4 36 38 65 139 1993 Singapore 5 43 45 65 153 1995 Chiang Mai 4 31 49 69 149 1997 Jakarta 3 55 68 75 198 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan 2 57 45 42 144 2001 Kuala Lumpur 1 111 98 86 295 2003 Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh City 5 43 42 59 144 2005 Manila 4 61 49 65 175 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 2 68 52 96 216 2009 Vientiane 4 40 40 59 139 2011 Palembang / Jakarta 4 59 50 81 190 2013 Naypyidaw 5 43 38 77 158 2015 Singapore 4 62 58 66 186 2017 Kuala Lumpur 1 145 92 86 323 2019 Philippines 5 55 58 71 184 2021 Vietnam 6 39 45 89 173 2023 Cambodia 7 34 45 97 176 2025 Thailand 45757117231 2027 Malaysia Future event Total 3 1433 1420 1990 4843

Medals by sport SportRankTotal Archery 0 20 23 10 53 Athletics 0 67 45 66 178 Badminton 2 46 55 98 199 Basketball 2 15 7 14 36 Billiards and snooker 7 3 6 10 19 Bodybuilding 0 1 2 0 3 Bowling 0 24 14 22 60 Boxing 0 7 20 58 85 Canoeing 0 0 0 4 4 Chess 0 1 2 8 11 Cricket 0 3 5 5 13 Cycling 0 30 21 13 64 Diving 1 61 26 14 101 Equestrian 0 14 7 4 25 Fencing 0 2 5 19 26 Field hockey 0 27 3 0 30 Figure skating 0 3 0 1 4 Floorball 0 0 0 5 5 Football 2 6 7 8 21 Futsal 0 0 2 2 4 Handball 0 0 0 2 2 Golf 0 4 5 12 21 Gymnastics 0 59 43 25 127 Ice hockey 0 0 0 1 1 Indoor hockey 0 3 4 1 8 Judo 0 3 6 38 47 Karate 0 44 25 33 102 Lawn bowls 0 7 1 0 8 Muaythai 0 2 1 1 4 Netball 0 1 1 0 2 Pencak silat 0 32 12 40 84 Pétanque 0 3 5 17 25 Polo 0 2 0 0 2 Rowing 0 0 0 2 2 Rugby sevens 0 1 3 2 6 Sailing 0 18 18 16 52 Sepaktakraw 0 4 6 12 22 Short track speed skating 0 4 0 3 7 Shooting 0 14 32 28 69 Skateboarding 0 1 0 1 2 Softball 0 0 0 4 4 Sport climbing 0 0 1 2 3 Squash 0 13 8 3 24 Swimming 0 57 45 43 145 Synchronised swimming 0 8 5 0 13 Table tennis 0 17 32 76 125 Taekwondo 0 21 27 51 99 Tennis 5 2 5 31 38 Triathlon 0 2 2 1 5 Volleyball 6 0 1 1 2 Waterskiing 0 10 6 6 22 Water polo 0 0 0 1 1 Weightlifting 0 4 7 14 25 Wushu 0 25 23 30 78 Total 3 1, 433 1,420 1,990 4,843

Medals by individual Athlete Sport Years Gender GoldSilverBronzeTotal Swimming 1985–1989 F 22 4 1 27 Diving 1999–2017 F 17 5 5 27 Swimming 2003–2015 M 11 8 4 23 Badminton 1965–1975 F 10 9 0 19 Diving 2001–2011 M 10 1 0 11 Athletics 1965–1975 M 9 0 0 9 Badminton 1969–1975 F 8 4 1 13 Athletics 1965–1971 F 8 0 0 8 Athletics 1987–1997 M 8 0 0 8 Athletics 1993–1999 M 8 0 0 8 Badminton 1961–1971 M 7 2 1 10 Diving 2011–2015 M 7 2 0 9 Synchronized swimming 2011–2015 F 6 2 0 8 Diving 2003–2015 F 6 1 2 9 Diving 2005–2011 M 6 1 0 7 Athletics 1991–2001 M 6 0 0 6 Diving 2007–2015 F 6 0 0 6 Athletics 1965–1971 M 6 0 0 6 Athletics 1977–1985 M 6 0 0 6 Swimming 2007–2015 F 5 7 5 17 Badminton 1969–1973 M 5 3 1 9 Gymnastics 2003–2005 M 5 3 0 8 Gymnastics 2003–2007 F 5 2 0 7 Bowling 2005–2011 M 5 1 5 11 Bowling 2005–2015 F 5 1 2 8 Athletics 1973–1979 F 5 0 0 5 Athletics 1959–1967 M 5 0 0 5 Athletics 1995–2003 M 5 0 0 5 Athletics 1961–1965 M 5 0 0 5 Synchronized swimming 2011 F 5 0 0 5

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