Southeast Asian Games 1959
The Southeast Asian Games in 1959 , English as a Southeast Asian Peninsular Games designated (SEAP), took place from 12 to 17 December 1959 in Bangkok instead. It was the first edition of the games. Around 600 athletes and 200 officials from 6 countries in 12 sports took part in the games.
Medal table
| rank | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Thailand
|
35 | 26th | 15th | 76 |
| 2 |
.svg){kind=small} Burma
|
11 | 15th | 14th | 40 |
| 3 |
 Malaya
|
8th | 15th | 11 | 34 |
| 4th |
 Singapore
|
8th | 7th | 18th | 33 |
| 5 |
 Vietnam
|
5 | 5 | 6th | 16 |
| 6th |
.svg){kind=small} Laos
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
sports
credentials
- Percy Seneviratne ( 1993 ) Golden Moments: the SEA Games 1959-1991 Dominie Press , Singapore ISBN 981-00-4597-2
- History of the Southeast Asian Games
- Lew Hon Kin : SEA Games Records 1959-1985 , Petaling Jaya - Penerbit Pan Earth, 1986