1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
1st Southeast Asian Peninsular Games |
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Theme: "" |
Host city |
Bangkok, Thailand |
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Nations participating |
6 |
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Athletes participating |
800 (including 200 officials) |
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Events |
--- in 12 sports |
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Opening ceremony |
12 December 1959 |
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Closing ceremony |
17 December 1959 |
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Officially opened by |
King Bhumibol Adulyadej King of Thailand |
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Ceremony venue |
Suphachalasai Stadium |
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The 1st Southeast Asian Peninsular Games were held in Bangkok, Thailand from 12 - 17 December 1959. Cambodia, one of the six founding members of the SEAP Games Federation, did not compete in the inaugural SEAP Games.
Medal count
Host nation
Rank |
Nation |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
1 | Thailand (THA) | 35 | 26 | 15 | 76 |
2 | Burma (BIR) | 11 | 15 | 14 | 40 |
3 | Malaya (MAL) | 8 | 15 | 11 | 34 |
4 | Singapore (SIN) | 8 | 7 | 18 | 33 |
5 | Vietnam (VIE) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
6 | Laos (LAO) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Total | 67 | 68 | 66 | 201 |
ยน - Singapore was a self-governing British colony at that time.
Sports
References
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| | | Continental | | |
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| Regional | |
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| Defunct | |
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| 1 Merged to form Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.2 Inter-continental event involving Asia and Africa. |
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- Burma
- Laos
- Malaya
- Singapore
- Thailand
- Vietnam
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