Gymnastics events at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games was held between 7 December to 11 December at University of Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines.
Medal summary
editMen
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual all-round |  Rolando Albuera |
96.65 pts |  Sophon Sriesan |
96.40 | Luisito Hilario |
95.85 |
| Floor exercise |  Syaiful Nazar |
17.95 pts | Sophon Sriesan |
17.85 | Luisito Hilario |
17.25 |
| Horizontal bars | Sophon Sriesan |
16.65 pts | Luisito Hilario |
16.10 | Areekul Nanakorn |
16.05 |
| Parallel bars | Luisito Hilario |
16.20 pts | Sophon Sriesan |
16.10 | Areekul Nanakorn |
16.05 |
| Pommel horse | Teeruch Popanich |
16.00 pts | Rolando Albuera |
15.40 | Antonio Valenzuela |
14.40 |
| Rings | Rolando Albuera |
15.90 pts | Widodo |
15.10 | Luisito Hilario Areekul Nanakorn |
15.05 |
| Vaults | Syaiful Nazar |
17.75 pts |  Lim Tze Yen |
17.675 | Rolando Albuera |
17.65 |
| Men's Team | Thailand |
233.35 pts | Philippines |
230.30 | Indonesia |
207.95 |
Women's
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Theeraporn Pompanich |
71.40 pts | Murdasih Supardjo |
69.50 | Meirina Prasetyo |
68.85 |
| Balance beam | Meirina Prasetyo |
17.95 pts | Murdasih Supardjo |
17.65 | Chawalida Promsakha |
17.00 |
| Floor Exercise | Chawalida Promsakha |
18.00 pts | Murdasih Supardjo |
17.55 | Theeraporn Pompanich |
17.45 |
| Uneven bars | Theeraporn Pompanich |
18.35 pts | Meirina Prasetyo |
18.00 | Theeraporn Pompanich |
17.30 |
| Vaults | Theeraporn Pompanich |
17.50 pts | Meirina Prasetyo |
17.30 | Theeraporn Pompanich |
16.55 |
| Women's Team | Indonesia |
169.70 pts | Thailand |
165.05 | Philippines |
141.6 |
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand (THA) | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 2 | Indonesia (INA) | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Philippines (PHI) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 43 | |