1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

1st Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
Theme: ""
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
Athlete's Oath
Judge's Oath
Torch lighter
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.

(Host nation highlighted.)

Position	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Thailand	35	26	15	76
2	Burma	11	15	14	40
3	Malaya	8	15	11	34
4	Singapore^[1]	8	7	18	33
5	South Vietnam	5	5	6	16
6	Laos	0	0	2	2

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

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

Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
Thailand 1959 \| Burma 1961 \| Cambodia 1963¹ \| Malaysia 1965 \| Thailand 1967 Burma 1969 \| Malaysia 1971 \| Singapore 1973 \| Thailand 1975
Southeast Asian Games
Malaysia 1977 \| Indonesia 1979 \| Philippines 1981 \| Singapore 1983 \| Thailand 1985 Indonesia 1987 \| Malaysia 1989 \| Philippines 1991 \| Singapore 1993 \| Thailand 1995 \| Indonesia 1997 Brunei Darussalam 1999 \| Malaysia 2001 \| Vietnam 2003 \| Philippines 2005 \| Thailand 2007 \| Vientiane, Laos 2009 Indonesia 2011 \| Singapore 2013
¹Cancelled as host pulled out.

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