1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

5th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Host city

Rangoon, Burma

Nations participating

Events

15 sports

Opening ceremony

6 December 1969

Closing ceremony

13 December 1969

Officially opened by

Ne Win

Ceremony venue

Bogyoke Aung San Stadium

< 1967	1971 >

The 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games officially known as the 5th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, was a multi-sport event held in Rangoon, Burma from 6 - 13 December 1969 with 15 sports and disciplines featured in the games. 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.

Burma is the second nation to host the Southeast Asian Games after Thailand and before Malaysia.

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

The games

Sports

Medal table

Key

* Host nation (Burma)

1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games medal table
Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Burma (BIR)*	57	46	46	149
2	Thailand (THA)	32	32	45	109
3	Singapore (SIN)	31	39	23	93
4	Malaysia (MAS)	16	24	39	79
5	Vietnam (VIE)	9	5	8	22
6	Laos (LAO)	0	0	3	3
Total (6 NOCs)		145	146	164	455

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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 1967 Bangkok, Thailand	Southeast Asian Games	Succeeded by 1971 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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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