Badminton at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games
# Badminton at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games

Badminton at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games was held at Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines. Badminton events was held between 6 December to 15 December.

## Medal winners

| Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's singles | Liem Swie King | Hastomo Arbi | Misbun Sidek |
| Men's singles | Liem Swie King | Hastomo Arbi | Sarit Pisudchaikul |
| Women's singles | Verawaty Fajrin | Ivanna Lie | Katherine Swee Phek Teh |
| Women's singles | Verawaty Fajrin | Ivanna Lie | Suleeporn Jittariyakul |
| Men's doubles | Rudy Heryanto Hariamanto Kartono | Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek | Sigit Pamungkas Icuk Sugiarto |
| Men's doubles | Rudy Heryanto Hariamanto Kartono | Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek | Sawei Chanseorasmee Sarit Pisudchaikul |
| Women's doubles | Ruth Damayanti Verawaty Fajrin | Theresia Widiastuti Imelda Wiguna | Ho Kam Meng Tay Hoe See |
| Women's doubles | Ruth Damayanti Verawaty Fajrin | Theresia Widiastuti Imelda Wiguna | Suleeporn Jittariyakul Sirisriro Patama |
| Mixed doubles | Rudy Heryanto Imelda Wiguna | Sigit Pamungkas Theresia Widiastuti | Razif Sidek Leong Choi Lean |
| Mixed doubles | Rudy Heryanto Imelda Wiguna | Sigit Pamungkas Theresia Widiastuti | Preecha Sopajaree Jutatip Banjongsilp |
| Men's Team | Indonesia | Malaysia | Thailand |
| Men's Team | Indonesia | Malaysia | Burma |
| Women's team | Indonesia | Thailand | Malaysia |
| Women's team | Indonesia | Thailand | Philippines |

## Final results

| Discipline | Winner | Finalist | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's singles | Liem Swie King | Hastomo Arbi | 15–2, 15–7 |
| Women's singles | Verawaty Fadjrin | Ivana Lie | 6–11, 11–4, 11–7 |
| Men's doubles | Rudy Heryanto & Kartono | Jalani Sidek & Razif Sidek | 15–12, 15–6 |
| Women's doubles | Ruth Damayanti & Verawaty Fadjrin | Theresia Widiastuti & Imelda Wiguno | 15–13, 15–4 |
| Mixed doubles | Rudy Heryanto & Imelda Wiguno | Sigit Pamungkas & Theresia Widiastuti | 15–12, 15–5 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Indonesia (INA) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Burma (BIR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
