1959 SEAP Games

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 to 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 at the inaugural edition. For the first time and first among all Southeast Asian nations, Thailand hosted the Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, which later known as the Southeast Asian Games. The games was opened and closed by Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand at the Suphachalasai Stadium. The final medal tally was led by host Thailand, followed by its neighbouring countries, Burma and Malaya.

1st Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Host city	Bangkok, Thailand
Nations	6
Sport	12
Opening	12 December 1959
Closing	17 December 1959
Opened by	Bhumibol Adulyadej King of Thailand
Ceremony venue	National Stadium

The games

Participating nations

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

• Burma
• Laos
• Malaya
• Singapore
• Thailand (host)
• South Vietnam

Sports

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

Medal summary

  *   Host nation (Thailand)

1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Rank	Nation	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
Totals (6 entries)		67	68	66	201

External links

• Summary 1959
• Medal Tally 1959-1995
• Medal Tally
• History of the SEA Games
• OCA SEA Games
• SEA Games previous medal table
• SEAGF Office Archived 6 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine
• SEA Games members