1965 SEAP Games

Multi-sport event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia February 2015 May 2026 3rd Southeast Asian Peninsular Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd_seap_games.png 200px 14 7 14 December 1965 21 December 1965 Ismail Nasiruddin of TerengganuYang di-Pertuan Agong Mudlifah YusoffKing opens Seap Games https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19651215-1.2.2 27 December 2025 The Straits Times 15 December 1965 1 Rahim Ahmad Stadium Merdeka Bangkok 1967 Rangoon 1961 The 1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, officially known as the 3rd Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, were 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.Percy Seneviratne (1993) Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991 Dominie Press, Singapore 981-00-4597-2 The games Participating nations 22em Burma 1948 (135) (40) Laos 1952 (20) (host) (189) (114) South Vietnam (121) (186) Sports 22em Aquatics Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Cycling Football Judo Shooting Sepak takraw Table tennis Tennis Volleyball Weightlifting Medal table http://www.ocasia.org/game/MWinner.aspx?CntbEpEabMSts+iTWT6fUPIeXT1sBvVt Medal Tally 27 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161027193143/http://www.ocasia.org/game/MWinner.aspx?CntbEpEabMSts+iTWT6fUPIeXT1sBvVt 27 October 2016 dead dmy-all Key MAS flagIOC2team 1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games 38 33 35 33 36 29 yes 26 23 27 18 14 16 15 19 17 5 7 7 0 0 2 References 2 External links History of the SEA Games Medal Tally 1959–1995 Medal Tally OCA SEA Games SEA Games previous medal table SEAGF Office SEA Games members Southeast Asian Peninsular GamesKuala Lumpur Rangoon Bangkok III Southeast Asian Peninsular Games (1965) S S Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, 1965 Category:Multi-sport events in Malaysia Category:Sport in Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian Peninsular Games Category:1960s in Kuala Lumpur Category:SEA Games by year Category:1965 SEAP Games SEAP Games