| Sport | Multiple sports |
|---|---|
| Competition Category | Multi-Sport Games |
| Years | 1993—2013 |
| Editions | 6 |
| Competitors | 4436 |
| Countries | 12 |
The 2013 edition was the last for this Games.
| Edition | Host City | Country | Held | Events | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 East Asian Games | Shanghai | 9 – 18 May 1993 | 136 | 358 | 8 | |
| 1997 East Asian Games | Pusan | 10 – 19 May 1997 | 185 | 517 | 8 | |
| 2001 East Asian Games | Osaka | 19 – 27 May 2001 | 221 | 1006 | 10 | |
| 2005 East Asian Games | Macau | 29 October – 6 November 2005 | 278 | 826 | 9 | |
| 2009 East Asian Games | Hong Kong | 5 – 13 December 2009 | 229 | 936 | 9 | |
| 2013 East Asian Games | Tianjin | 6 – 15 October 2013 | 220 | 1264 | 9 |
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 656 | 362 | 257 | 1275 | |
| 2 | Japan | 253 | 302 | 369 | 924 | |
| 3 | South Korea | 186 | 255 | 285 | 726 | |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 62 | 141 | 190 | 393 | |
| 5 | North Korea | 38 | 61 | 89 | 188 | |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 29 | 33 | 45 | 107 | |
| 7 | Macau | 23 | 27 | 50 | 100 | |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 21 | 31 | 83 | 135 | |
| 9 | Mongolia | 5 | 14 | 72 | 91 | |
| 10 | Guam | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 11 | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |