1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
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| 2nd Southeast Asian Peninsular Games | |
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| Nations participating | 7 |
| Athletes participating | > 800 (including officials) |
| Events | --- in 13 sports |
| Opening ceremony | December 11, 1961 |
| Closing ceremony | December 16, 1961 |
| Officially opened by | Win Maung President of Burma |
| Athlete's Oath | |
| Judge's Oath | |
| Torch lighter | |
| Ceremony venue | Bogyoke Aung San Stadium |
The 2nd Southeast Asian Peninsular Games were held in Rangoon, Burma from 11 December - 16 December 1961. This was the first time all six founding members of the SEAP Games Federation competed in the biennial sports festival.
[edit] Medal count
(Host nation highlighted.)
| Position | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Burma |
35 | 26 | 43 | 104 |
| 2 |  Thailand |
21 | 18 | 22 | 61 |
| 3 |  Malaya |
16 | 24 | 39 | 79 |
| 4 |  South Vietnam |
9 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 |  Singapore[1] |
4 | 13 | 11 | 28 |
| 6 |  Cambodia |
1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 |  Laos |
0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
[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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