Athletics at the 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

The athletics competition at the 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games was held in Bangkok, Thailand.

Men[]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Suthi Manyakass	10.4
200 metres		27.6
400 metres	Somsakdi Tongaram	50.3
800 metres	Somsakdi Tongaram	2:00.5
1500 metres		4:09.3
5000 metres		15:50.5
10,000 metres	Somnuek Srisombati	35:07.8
110 m hurdles		15.4
400 m hurdles	Tan Eng Yoon	54.9
4×100 m relay	(THA)	42.4
4×400 m relay	(THA)	3:24.8
50 km walk		5:02:41
High jump	Tan Eng Yoon	1.88 m
Pole vault		3.82 m
Long jump	Kamaruddin Maidin  Malaya	6.74 m
Triple jump	Tan Eng Yoon	14.86 m
Shot put		12.21 m
Discus throw		32.68 m
Javelin throw		53.85 m

Women[]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres	Malaya	13.1
200 metres	Laphassaporn Tawoncharoen	23.65
80 m hurdles		12.7
4×100 m relay	(THA)	52.2
High jump		1.43 m
Long jump	Malaya	5.09 m
Shot put		9.56 m
Discus throw		31.66 m
Javelin throw		34.84 m

References[]

• http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/seag.htm