Myanmar has competed in every Southeast Asian Games since 1959.Myanmar hosted the games in 1961, 1969 and 2013 in Yangon and Naypyidaw.
History Myanmar is one of the founding six countries of the SEAP Games.At that time, the country used the name Burma and so hosted the 2nd SEAP Games in 1961. Myanmar hosted 5th SEAP Games in 1969 for the second time. After that, due to political reasons, Myanmar was no longer hosted the games. However, sport delegations were sent annually. After 44 years later, Myanmar hosted again the 27th SEA Games in 2013.
+GamesYearHost cityOpened byDateSportsEventsNationsCompetitorsTop-ranked teamRankRefSoutheast Asian Peninsular GamesII1961 Rangoon Win Maung 11–16 December13N/A76231V1969RangoonNe Win 6–13 December15N/A69201Southeast Asian Games272013Naypyidaw Nyan Tun 11–22 December334601147302
Medal summary
GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRankIOC Code 1959 Bangkok 111514402Burma (BIR) 1961 Rangoon 35 26 43 104 1 1965 Kuala Lumpur18141648 4 1967 Bangkok 112632694 1969 Rangoon5746461491 1971 Kuala Lumpur202813614 1973 Singapore 282415674 1975 Bangkok 283533963 Burma (BIR) 1977 Kuala Lumpur 2542431104 1979 Jakarta 262624763 1981 Manila 151927615 1983 Singapore 181517505 1985 Bangkok 131934666 1987 Jakarta 131521496 1989 Kuala Lumpur 101420446 Myanmar (MYA) 1991 Manila 121629576 1993 Singapore 81316377 1995 Chiang Mai 42137627 1997 Jakarta 83444867 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan 31010238 2001 Kuala Lumpur191453867 2003 Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City1643501037 2005 Manila173448997 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima142647877 2009 Vientiane122237718 2011 Jakarta and Palembang162737807 Myanmar (MYA) 2013 Naypyidaw8463842312 2015 Singapore122631697 2017 Kuala Lumpur71020377 2019 Philippines41851737 2021 Hanoi91835627 2023 Phnom Penh2125681148 2025 Bangkok32146707 Total 594 784 1095 2473 7
See also Myanmar at the Olympics Myanmar at the Paralympics Myanmar at the Asian Games Myanmar at the Asian Para Games
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