1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
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| 1st Southeast Asian Peninsular Games | |
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| Nations participating | 6 |
| Athletes participating | 800 (including officials) |
| Events | --- in 12 sports |
| Opening ceremony | December 12, 1959 |
| Closing ceremony | December 17, 1959 |
| Officially opened by | King Bhumibol Adulyadej King of Thailand |
| Athlete's Oath | |
| Judge's Oath | |
| Torch lighter | |
| Ceremony venue | Suphachalasai Stadium |
The 1st Southeast Asian Peninsular Games were held in Bangkok, Thailand from 12 December - 17 December 1959. Cambodia, one of the six founding members of the SEAP Games Federation, did not compete in the inaugural SEAP Games.
[edit] Medal count
(Host nation highlighted.)
| Position | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Thailand |
35 | 26 | 15 | 76 |
| 2 |  Burma |
11 | 15 | 14 | 40 |
| 3 |  Malaya |
8 | 15 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 |  Singapore[1] |
8 | 7 | 18 | 33 |
| 5 |  South Vietnam |
5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 |  Laos |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
[1]Singapore was a self-governing British colony at that time.
[edit] References
- Percy Seneviratne (1993) Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991 Dominie Press, Singapore ISBN 981-00-4597-2
- History of the SEA Games
| Southeast Asian Peninsular Games |
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| Thailand 1959 | Burma 1961 | Cambodia 1963¹ | Malaysia 1965 | Thailand 1967 Burma 1969 | Malaysia 1971 | Singapore 1973 | Thailand 1975 |
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| Southeast Asian Games |
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| Malaysia 1977 | Indonesia 1979 | Philippines 1981 | Singapore 1983 | Thailand 1985 Indonesia 1987 | Malaysia 1989 | Philippines 1991 | Singapore 1993 | Thailand 1995 | Indonesia 1997 Brunei Darussalam 1999 | Malaysia 2001 | Vietnam 2003 | Philippines 2005 | Thailand 2007 | Vientiane, Laos 2009 Indonesia 2011 | Singapore 2013 |
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