Gymnastics events at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games was held between 7 December to 11 December at the University of Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.

Medal summary Men Individual all-round Rolando Albuera96.65 pts Sophon Sriesan96.40 Luisito Hilario95.85Floor exercise Syaiful Nazar17.95 pts Sophon Sriesan17.85 Luisito Hilario17.25Horizontal bars Sophon Sriesan16.65 pts Luisito Hilario16.10 Areekul Nanakorn16.05Parallel bars Luisito Hilario16.20 pts Sophon Sriesan16.10 Areekul Nanakorn16.05Pommel horse Teeruch Popanich16.00 pts Rolando Albuera15.40 Antonio Valenzuela14.40Rings Rolando Albuera15.90 pts Widodo15.10 Luisito Hilario Areekul Nanakorn15.05Vaults Syaiful Nazar17.75 pts Lim Tze Yen17.675 Rolando Albuera17.65Men's Team233.35 pts230.30207.95

Women's Individual Theeraporn Pompanich71.40 pts Murdasih Supardjo69.50 Meirina Prasetyo68.85Balance beam Meirina Prasetyo17.95 pts Murdasih Supardjo17.65 Chawalida Promsakha17.00Floor Exercise Chawalida Promsakha18.00 pts Murdasih Supardjo17.55 Theeraporn Pompanich17.45Uneven bars Theeraporn Pompanich18.35 pts Meirina Prasetyo18.00 Theeraporn Pompanich17.30Vaults Theeraporn Pompanich17.50 pts Meirina Prasetyo17.30 Theeraporn Pompanich16.55Women's Team169.70 pts165.05141.6

Medal table

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