Total, Southeast Asian sports delegations won a total of 16 medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, including 5 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 8 bronze medals. This achievement is better than at the 2020 Olympics (3 gold medals, 4 silver medals, 6 bronze medals).
Philippines (2 gold medals, 2 bronze medals)
The Philippine sports delegation competed successfully in Paris with 2 gold medals, both belonging to Carlos Yulo in gymnastics (baseball and all-around).
To prove that size doesn't matter, the Philippines' best performances at the Olympics have been by athletes under 1.6m tall.
Meanwhile, boxers Aira Villegas and Nesthy Petecio won bronze medals. Boxing is a strong sport for the Philippines, so their Olympic medal win was no surprise. Meanwhile, their gold medal win in gymnastics signals a bright future for the country in future Olympics.
In addition to Carlos Yulo, the Philippine gymnastics team also recruited many foreign-born talents such as Emma Malabuyo, Aleah Finnegan and Levi Jung-Ruivivar to compete.
Indonesia (2 gold medals, 1 bronze medal)
The 2024 Paris Olympics will mark Indonesia's first Olympic gold medal outside of badminton. After stars like Jonatan Christie and Anthony Ginting were unexpectedly eliminated in the group stage, sport climber Veddriq Leonardo won the men's speed gold with a time of 4.75 seconds.
Weightlifter Rizki Juniansyah won another gold medal, while Gregoria Tunjung continued her country's rich badminton history with a bronze medal in the women's singles.
The gold medal in climbing – a sport that made its debut at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics – could be a lesson for athletes in the region, who may have more difficulty with some traditional sports. requires high infrastructure and resources.
Thailand (1 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
Boxer Panipak Wongpattanakit retained his gold medal in the under-49kg taekwondo event. In addition, Thai sports maintained their position in weightlifting with two silver medals (Theerapong Silachai and Weeraphon Wichuma) and one bronze medal (Surodchana Khambao).
Three years ago, Thailand was banned from sending weightlifters to the Tokyo Olympics due to multiple doping violations.
Besides, Thailand also has athletes winning medals in boxing and badminton - two basic sports at the Olympics.
Malaysia (2 bronze medals)
Malaysia has yet to win a gold medal at the Olympics, but they have shown their strength in badminton with two bronze medals in the men's singles (Lee Zii Jia) and men's doubles (Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik).
Lee controversially left the national team in 2022 and Malaysian media noted that his podium finish showed that the national team and independent players can work together to achieve results.
Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan, who finished fourth in the women's doubles, suffered a bitter defeat. Meanwhile, weightlifter Aniq Kasdan missed out on the bronze medal by just 1kg.
Singapore (1 bronze medal)
Singapore is the fifth Southeast Asian team to win a medal at the 2024 Olympics, with Maximilian Maeder taking bronze in kite surfing.
Maeder, the reigning world champion, led for much of the race, but eventually finished third.
Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Brunei and Timor Leste are the Southeast Asian athletes who did not win any medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. For Vietnamese Sports, this is the second consecutive Olympics where the team has not been on the medal table, with their achievements stagnating.
