1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

1st Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Host city

Bangkok, Thailand

Nations participating

Athletes participating

800 (including 200 officials)

Events

12 sports

Opening ceremony

12 December 1959

Closing ceremony

17 December 1959

Officially opened by

King Bhumibol Adulyadej
King of Thailand

Ceremony venue

Suphachalasai Stadium

	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 - 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 in the inaugural edition.

The choice of Thailand as host followed the successful proposition and creation of the games as suggested by Luang Sukhum Nayaoradit, then Vice-President of the National Olympic Committee of Thailand, hence for the first time and first among all Southeast Asian nations, Thailand hosted the Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, then known as the Southeast Asian Games.

The final medal tally was led by host Thailand, followed by its neighbouring countries, Burma and Malaya.

The games

Participating nations

Sports

Medal table

A total of 201 medals comprising 67 Gold medals, 68 Silver medals and 66 Bronze medals were awarded to athletes. The Host Thailand emerged as overall champion of the games.^[1]

Key

* Host nation (Thailand)

1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games medal table
Rank	NOC	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 (6 NOCs)		67	68	66	201

Note

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

References

↑ "Olympic Council of Asia".

External links

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
Summary 1959

Events at the 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games (Bangkok)

Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Cycling Football Shooting Swimming Table tennis Tennis Volleyball Weightlifting

Southeast Asian Games¹

Host cities Mascots Medal tables Medalists Sports

Games	Bangkok 1959 Yangon 1961 ~~Phnom Penh 1963~~² Kuala Lumpur 1965 Bangkok 1967 Yangon 1969 Kuala Lumpur 1971 Singapore 1973 Bangkok 1975 Kuala Lumpur 1977 Jakarta 1979 Manila 1981 Singapore 1983 Bangkok 1985 Jakarta 1987 Kuala Lumpur 1989 Manila 1991 Singapore 1993 Chiang Mai 1995 Jakarta 1997 Bandar Seri Begawan 1999 Kuala Lumpur 2001 Hanoi–Ho Chi Minh City 2003 Manila 2005 Nakhon Ratchasima 2007 Vientiane 2009 Jakarta–Palembang 2011 Naypyidaw 2013 Singapore 2015 Kuala Lumpur 2017 Davao City 2019 Hanoi 2021 Phnom Penh 2023 Thailand 2025

¹ formerly known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games from 1959 until 1975. ² Cancelled due to hosting issues and due to the Vietnam War. ASEAN Para Games ASEAN University Games ASEAN School Games ASEAN Civil Service Games

Events of the Olympic Council of Asia

Continental	Asian Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Winter Games Asian Youth Games

Regional	Central Asian Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games

Defunct	East Asian Games Afro-Asian Games² Asian Indoor Games¹ Asian Martial Arts Games¹

¹ Merged to form Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.² Inter-continental event involving Asia and Africa.

Nations at the 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games in Bangkok, Thailand

Burma Laos Malaya Singapore Thailand Vietnam

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