1965 SEAP Games
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| Host city | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
|---|---|
| Nations | 7 |
| Sport | 14 |
| Opening | 14 December 1965 |
| Closing | 21 December 1965 |
| Opened by | Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu King of Malaysia |
| Main venue | Stadium Merdeka |
The 1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, officially known as the 3rd Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 14 to 21 December 1965 with 14 sports featured in the games. Originally to be hosted by Laos, the third edition of the games was hosted by Malaysia after the former was not able to honour its hosting commitment citing financial difficulties and would later known to have hosted the 2009 SEA Games decades later. Two years earlier, the third SEAP Games was cancelled as Cambodia pulled out of hosting the event due to internal strife. This was the first time Malaysia host the games. Malaysia is the third country to host the Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, which later known as the Southeast Asian Games after Thailand and Myanmar, then Burma. The games was opened and closed by Ismail Nasiruddin, the King of Malaysia at the Stadium Merdeka. The final medal tally was led by Thailand followed by host Malaysia and Singapore.[1]
The games
Participating nations
- File:Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg Burma (135)
- File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia (40)
- File:Flag of Laos (1952-1975).svg Laos (20)
- File:Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg Malaysia (host) (189)
- File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore (114)
- File:Flag of South Vietnam.svg South Vietnam (121)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (186)
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Sports
- File:Swimming pictogram.svg Aquatics ()
- File:Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics ()
- File:Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton ()
- File:Basketball pictogram.svg Basketball ()
- File:Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing ()
- File:Cycling (road) pictogram.svg Cycling ()
- File:Football pictogram.svg Football ()
- File:Judo pictogram.svg Judo ()
- File:Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting ()
- File:Sepaktakraw pictogram.svg Sepak takraw ()
- File:Table tennis pictogram.svg Table tennis ()
- File:Tennis pictogram.svg Tennis ()
- File:Volleyball (indoor) pictogram.svg Volleyball ()
- File:Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting ()
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Medal table
- Key
* Host nation (Malaysia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (THA) | 38 | 33 | 35 | 106 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia (MAS)* | 33 | 36 | 29 | 98 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore (SIN) | 26 | 23 | 27 | 76 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg Burma (BIR) | 18 | 14 | 16 | 48 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia (CAM) | 15 | 19 | 17 | 51 |
| 6 | File:Flag of South Vietnam.svg Vietnam (VIE) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Laos (1952-1975).svg Laos (LAO) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 135 | 132 | 133 | 400 | |
References
- ↑ Percy Seneviratne (1993) Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991 Dominie Press, Singapore ISBN 981-00-4597-2
- ↑ "Medal Tally". Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
