Athletics at the 1959 SEAP Games
| Athletics at the 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games | |
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| Dates | 12−17 December 1959 |
The athletics competition at the 1959 SEAP Games was held in Bangkok, Thailand.[1][2]
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Suthi Manyakass Thailand | 10.4 (CR) | Shahrudin Mohamed Ali.svg.png){kind=small} Malaya | 10.7 | Ernest Frida.svg.png){kind=small} Singapore | 10.7 |
| 200 metres | Suthi Manyakass Thailand | 21.5 (CR) | Shahrudin Mohamed Ali Malaya | 21.8 | Ernest Frida Singapore | 22.1 |
| 400 metres | Somsakdi Tongaram Thailand | 50.3 (CR) | V. Velayutham Malaya | 51.2 | Aung Moung.svg.png){kind=small} Myanmar | 51.4 |
| 800 metres | Somsakdi Tongaram Thailand | 2:00.5 | Mohamed bin Abdul Rahman Thailand | 2:01.9 | Sai Heng Myanmar | 2:02.1 |
| 1500 metres | Sumpao Pluadprong Thailand | 4:09.3 | Ah Phu Myanmar | 4:10.7 | Sai Heng Myanmar | 4:14.0 |
| 5000 metres | Ah Phu Myanmar | 15:50.5 | Somnuek Srisombat Thailand | 16:00.6 | Thin Sumbwegam Myanmar | 16:17.5 |
| 10,000 metres | Somnuek Srisombati Thailand | 35:07.8 | Thin Sumbwegam Myanmar | 35:28.4 | Nguyen Van Ly Thailand | 36:12.8 |
| 110 m hurdles | Wong Fey Wan Singapore | 15.4 | ||||
| 400 m hurdles | Tan Eng Yoon Singapore | 54.9 | ||||
| 4×100 m relay | Thailand (THA) Tipapan Leenasen Prajim Wongsuwan Paiboon Vacharapan Suthi Manyakass | 42.4 | Singapore (SIN) Ernest Frida Cedric Monteiro Chai Ling Fook Low Sin Cheok | 42.5 | Myanmar (MYA) Soe Aung Tun Naung Kyaw Myint II Tun Mra | 43.6 |
| 4×400 m relay | Thailand (THA) Kamol Swasdikosol Krungsri Padumwan Manut Bumrungphuk Somsakdi Tongaram | 3:24.8 | Malaya (MAS) Andrew Lazaroo V. Velayutham Mohamed bin Abdul Rahman Manikavasagam Jegathesan | 3:25.2 | Singapore (SIN) Gunasena Migale Ernest Frida Sim Lim Ho Low Sin Cheok | 3:26.4 |
| 50 km walk | K. Thiruma Thailand | 5:02:41 | ||||
| High jump | Tan Eng Yoon Singapore | 1.88 m | ||||
| Pole vault | Pal Singh Singapore | 3.82 m | ||||
| Long jump | Kamaruddin Maidin Malaya | 6.74 m | ||||
| Triple jump | Tan Eng Yoon Singapore | 14.86 m | ||||
| Shot put | Saengnern Thailand | 12.21 m | ||||
| Discus throw | Naw Phaha Burma | 32.68 m | ||||
| Javelin throw | Poltorn Samphao Thailand | 53.85 m | ||||
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Carmen Koelmeyer Malaya | 13.1 | Fong Tin Tan Malaya | 13.2 | Vannee Chuansnit Thailand | 13.5 |
| 200 metres | Ratana Supradit Thailand | 23.6 | Carmen Koelmeyer Malaya | 27.7 | Preya Dechdumrong Thailand | 28.4 |
| 80 m hurdles | Gracie Car Burma | 12.7 | Permpis Puechngern Thailand | 13.0 | Nhut Xuan Lan Nyugen Thailand | 13.3 |
| 4×100 m relay | Thailand (THA) Chinda Klaichai Ratana Supradit Vannee Chuansnit Samruay Charonggool | 52.2 | Malaya (MAS) Fong Tin Tan Carmen Koelmeyer Maureen Ann Lee Lily Tan | 52.6 | — | — |
| High jump | Myint Myint Aye Burma | 1.43 m | ||||
| Long jump | Maureen Ann Lee Malaya | 5.09 m | ||||
| Shot put | Kusolwan Saracha Thailand | 9.56 m | ||||
| Discus throw | Poonsri Songpia Thailand | 31.66 m | ||||
| Javelin throw | Khin Khin Htwe Thailand | 34.84 m | ||||
Medals table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand (THA) | 14 | 10 | 8 | 32 |
| 2 | Myanmar (MYA) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | Malaya (MAL) | 4 | 10 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | Singapore (SIN) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 27 | 28 | 25 | 80 | |
References
- ^ a b c "1959 SEAP Games Results". athleticspodium.com. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "South East Asian Games". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 21 March 2025.