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1st Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
Host cityBangkok, Thailand
Nations6
Sport12
Opening12 December 1959
Closing17 December 1959
Opened byBhumibol Adulyadej
King of Thailand
Ceremony venueNational Stadium
Rangoon 1961 →

The 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, officially known as the 1st Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, was the first and inaugural edition of the biennial multi-sport event for Southeast Asian athletes, organised by the SEAP Games Federation. It was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 12 to 17 December 1959 with 12 sports featured in the games. Cambodia, one of the six founding members of the SEAP Games Federation, did not compete at the inaugural edition. For the first time and first among all Southeast Asian nations, Thailand hosted the Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, which later known as the Southeast Asian Games. The games was opened and closed by Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand at the Suphachalasai Stadium. The final medal tally was led by host Thailand, followed by its neighbouring countries, Burma and Malaya.

The games

Participating nations

Singapore was a self-governing British colony at that time.

Sports

Medal summary

  *   Host nation (Thailand)

1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Thailand (THA)*35261576
2 Burma (BIR)11151440
3 Malaya (MAL)8151134
4 Singapore (SIN)871833
5 Vietnam (VIE)55616
6 Laos (LAO)0022
Totals (6 entries)676866201

References

  1. Percy Seneviratne (1993) Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959–1991 Dominie Press, Singapore ISBN 981-00-4597-2
  2. "Olympic Council of Asia". Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

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Preceded byInaugural Games Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
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I Southeast Asian Peninsular Games (1959) 		Succeeded byRangoon
Events at the 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games (Bangkok)
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Formerly known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games from 1959 until 1975. Cancelled due to hosting issues and due to the Vietnam War. Postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


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