1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

1st Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Theme: ""

Host city

Bangkok, Thailand

Nations participating

Athletes participating

800 (including 200 officials)

Events

--- in 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 Thailand Olympic Committee, 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.

Sports

Aquatics ()
Athletics ()
Badminton ()
Basketball ()
Boxing ()
Cycling ()
Football ()
Shooting ()
Table tennis ()
Tennis ()
Volleyball ()
Weightlifting ()

Medal table

Host nation

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Thailand (THA)	35	26	16	77
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	67	202

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¹ - Singapore was a self-governing British colony at that time.

References

↑ "1st SEA Games, 1959 Thailand". SEA Games Federation Office. South East Asian Games Federation. Retrieved 6 June 2015.

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

Southeast Asian Games

Host cities Mascots Medal tables Medalists Sports

SEA Games¹	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 2003 Manila 2005 Nakhon Ratchasima 2007 Vientiane 2009 Palembang 2011 Naypyidaw 2013 Singapore 2015 Kuala Lumpur 2017 Manila 2019 Hanoi 2021 Phnom Penh 2023 Thailand 2025

ASEAN University Games	Chiang Mai 1981 Jakarta 1982 Bangi 1984 Singapore 1986 Pattaya 1988 Bandung 1990 Shah Alam 1993 Singapore 1994 Bandar Seri Begawan 1996 Bangkok 1999 Manila 2002 Surabaya 2004 Hanoi 2006 Kuala Lumpur 2008 Chiang Mai 2010 Vientiane 2012 Palembang 2014 Singapore 2016

ASEAN Para Games	Kuala Lumpur 2001 Hanoi 2003 Manila 2005 Nakhon Ratchasima 2008 Kuala Lumpur 2009 Surakarta 2011 Naypyidaw 2014 Singapore 2015 Kuala Lumpur 2017

ASEAN School Games	Suphanburi 2009 Kuala Lumpur 2010 Singapore 2011 Surabaya 2012 Hanoi 2013 Marikina 2014 Bandar Seri Begawan 2015 Chiang Mai 2016

ASEAN Civil Service Games	Kuala Lumpur 2015

¹ formerly known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games from 1959 until 1975. ² Cancelled due to hosting issues and due to the Vietnam War.

Events of the Olympic Council of Asia

Sports NOCs Mascots

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

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

Defunct	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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