1967 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

4th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Host city

Bangkok, Thailand

Nations participating

Events

16 sports

Opening ceremony

9 December 1967

Closing ceremony

16 December 1967

Officially opened by

Bhumibol Adulyadej

Ceremony venue

Suphachalasai Stadium

< 1965	1969 >

1967 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, officially known as the 4th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, was a multi-sport event held in Bangkok, Thailand from 9–16 December 1967 with 7 sports and disciplines featured in the games. Cambodia once again declined to host this edition of the games, as it did in 1963. This was Thailand's second time hosting the Southeast Asian Games, and its first time since 1959.

Thailand is the first country to host the Southeast Asian Games before Burma and Malaysia.

The final medal tally was led by host Thailand, followed by Singapore and Malaysia.

The games

Sports

Aquatics ()
Athletics ()
Badminton ()
Basketball ()
Boxing ()
Cycling ()
Football ()
Judo ()
Rugby union ()
Shooting ()
Speak takraw ()
Sailing ()
Table tennis ()
Tennis ()
Volleyball ()
Weightlifting ()

Medal table

Key

* Host nation (Thailand)

1967 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games medal table
Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Thailand (THA)*	77	48	40	165
2	Singapore (SIN)	28	31	28	87
3	Malaysia (MAS)	23	29	43	95
4	Burma (BIR)	11	26	32	69
5	Vietnam (VIE)	6	10	17	33
6	Laos (LAO)	0	0	0	0
Total (6 NOCs)		145	144	160	449

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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

Preceded by 1965 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Southeast Asian Games	Succeeded by 1969 Rangoon, Burma

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.

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