1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
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| 1st Southeast Asian Peninsular Games | |
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| Nations participating | 6 |
| Athletes participating | 800 (including officials) |
| Events | --- in 12 sports |
| Opening ceremony | December 12, 1959 |
| Closing ceremony | December 17, 1959 |
| Officially opened by | King Bhumibol Adulyadej King of Thailand |
| Ceremony venue | Suphachalasai Stadium |
The 1st Southeast Asian Peninsular Games were held in Bangkok, Thailand from 12 December - 17 December 1959. Cambodia, one of the six founding members of the SEAP Games Federation, did not compete in the inaugural SEAP Games.
[edit] Medal count
(Host nation highlighted.)
| Position | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Thailand |
35 | 26 | 15 | 76 |
| 2 | .svg/20px-Flag_of_Burma_(1948-1974).svg.png){kind=small} Burma |
11 | 15 | 14 | 40 |
| 3 |  Malaya |
8 | 15 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 |  Singapore¹ |
8 | 7 | 18 | 33 |
| 5 |  South Vietnam |
5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 | .PNG/20px-Flag_of_Laos_(1952-1975).PNG){kind=small} Laos |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
¹ - Singapore was a self-governing British colony at that time.
[edit] Sports
[edit] 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
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