1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
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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.
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¹ - Singapore was a self-governing British
colony at that time.
Southeast Asian Games
The Southeast Asian Games , is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia...
were held in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
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.
Medal count
| 1 | align=left | |35 | 26 | 15 | 76 |
| 2 | align=left | |11 | 15 | 14 | 40 |
| 3 | align=left | |8 | 15 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | align=left | |8 | 7 | 18 | 33 |
| 5 | align=left | |5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 | align=left | |0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 67 | 68 | 66 | 201 | |
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¹ - Singapore was a self-governing British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
colony at that time.