Singapore at the 1959 SEAP Games
| Singapore at the 1959 SEA Games | |
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| IOC code | SGP (SIN used at these Games) |
| NOC | Singapore Olympic and Sports Council |
| Website | www |
| in Bangkok, Thailand | |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| SEA Games appearances (overview) | |
Singapore, as one of the founding members of the Southeast Asian Games, participated in the first edition of then-named 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, which was then held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 19 to 26 November 1959.
Out of the 5 participating nations, Singapore finished fourth, amassing 8 gold, 7 silver and 18 bronze medals.[1]
Medal summary
Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Athletics |
4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | NA |
 Boxing |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | NA |
 Shooting |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | NA |
 Swimming |
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | NA |
 Tennis |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | NA |
 Weightlifting |
2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | NA |
| Total | 8 | 7 | 18 | 33 | 4 |
Medalists
Medalists are arranged in order of sports alphabetically.
| Medal | Athlete | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Wong Fei Wan | Athletics |
Men's 110m hurdles | NA |
| Gold |
Tan Eng Yoon | Athletics |
Men's 400m hurdles | 14 Dec |
| Gold |
Tan Eng Yoon | Athletics |
Men's Triple jump | NA |
| Gold |
A Pal Singh | Athletics |
Men's Pole vault | NA |
| Gold |
Ow Mun Hong |  Boxing |
Men's bantamweight | NA |
| Gold |
Gan Eng Joo Gan Eng Guan Tan Cheow Choon Fong Hoe Beng |
Swimming |
Men's 4 × 100 m Free | NA |
| Gold |
Chua Phuang Kim | Weightlifting |
Men's bantamweight | 14 Dec |
| Gold |
Tan Howe Liang | Weightlifting |
Men's lightweight | NA |
 Silver |
Migale Gunasena | Athletics |
Men's 400m hurdles | 14 Dec |
| Silver |
Ernest Frida Cedric Montiero Chai Ling Fook Low Sin Cheok |
Athletics |
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay | NA |
| Silver |
Damyon Dunsford | Boxing |
Men's welterweight | NA |
| Silver |
Krishnan Gopalan | Boxing |
Men's lightweight | NA |
| Silver |
V. Kesavan | Boxing |
Men's flyweight | NA |
| Silver |
Seah Pong Pin | Swimming |
Men's 100m Breast | NA |
| Silver |
Seah Pong Pin | Swimming |
Men's 100m Fly | NA |
 Bronze |
Ernest Frida | Athletics |
Men's 100m | NA |
| Bronze |
Ernest Frida | Athletics |
Men's 200m | NA |
| Bronze |
Tan Eng Yoon | Athletics |
Men's 110m hurdles | NA |
| Bronze |
Migale Gunasena Ernest Frida Ho Sim Lin Low Sin Cheok |
Athletics |
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay | NA |
| Bronze |
Abu Hassan | Boxing |
Men's light flyweight | NA |
| Bronze |
V. Virabhak | Boxing |
Men's featherweight | NA |
| Bronze |
Majib bin Jantan | Boxing |
Men's light middleweight | NA |
| Bronze |
Loh Ah Chee | Shooting |
Men's silhoutte | NA |
| Bronze |
Kok Kum Woh | Shooting |
Men's free pistol | NA |
| Bronze |
Tan Gek Khee Seah Pong Pin Goh Soon Hock Fong Hoe Beng |
Swimming |
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley | NA |
| Bronze |
Tan Gek Khee | Swimming |
Men's 100m Breast | NA |
| Bronze |
Tan Cheow Choon | Swimming |
Men's 100m Free | NA |
| Bronze |
Tan Cheow Choon | Swimming |
Men's 200m Free | NA |
| Bronze |
Ong Chew Bee | Tennis |
Men's Singles | NA |
| Bronze |
Ong Chew Bee Khong Kit Soon |
Tennis |
Men's Doubles | NA |
| Bronze |
Ow Fook Seng | Weightlifting |
Men's flyweight | 14 Dec |
| Bronze |
Tan Ser Cher | Weightlifting |
Men's featherweight | NA |
| Bronze |
Yeo Gim Cheong | Weightlifting |
Men's light heavyweight | NA |
| All sporting and medalist records are kept by SNOC [2] | ||||
References
- ^ "Malaya beat S'pore for 3rd. place honours". The Singapore Free Press. 18 December 1959. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "SEA Games" (PDF). SNOC. Retrieved 3 January 2026.