1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
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| 5th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games | |
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| Nations participating | 7 |
| Athletes participating | |
| Events | --- in 15 sports |
| Opening ceremony | December 6, 1969 |
| Closing ceremony | December 13, 1969 |
| Officially opened by | |
| Athlete's Oath | |
| Judge's Oath | |
| Torch lighter | |
| Ceremony venue | Bogyoke Aung San Stadium |
The 5th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games were held in Rangoon, Burma from 6 December - 13 December 1969. Vietnam had reluctantly declined to host this edition because of the Vietnam War. Singapore, the youngest member of the SEAP Games Federation at the time, suggested in this edition of the games to change the name of the sports festival to the South-East Asia Games. Although it was not officially stated, the inclusion of the Philippines and Indonesia in the expanded federation was to greatly help alleviate the hosting problems, as well as to set higher and more competitive standards in the games. After hosting the 5th edition, Burma declined hosting succeeding games due to lack of financial capability.
[edit] Medal count
(Host nation highlighted.)
| Position | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Burma |
57 | 46 | 46 | 149 |
| 2 |  Thailand |
32 | 32 | 45 | 109 |
| 3 |  Singapore |
31 | 39 | 23 | 93 |
| 4 |  Malaysia |
16 | 24 | 39 | 79 |
| 5 |  South Vietnam |
9 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| 6 |  Laos |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
[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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