1971 SEAP Games

6th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Host city	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nations	7
Sport	15
Opening	11 December 1971
Closing	18 December 1971
Opened by	Abdul Halim Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Torch lighter	Mani Jegathesan [1]
Ceremony venue	Stadium Merdeka
←  Rangoon 1969 Singapore 1973  →

The 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, officially known as the 6th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, were a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 to 18 December 1971 with 15 sports featured in the games. In this edition of the games, host country Malaysia joined Singapore in pressuring Thailand to let the SEAP Games Federation expand to include the Philippines and Indonesia, but to no avail. Thai officials felt that such expansion would be contrary to the small family affair they had intended the games to be, and would not be in keeping with the close-neighbours spirit the games was supposed to cultivate. ^[2] This was the second time Malaysia hosted the games and its first time since 1965. The games was opened and closed by Abdul Halim, the King of Malaysia at the Stadium Merdeka. The final medal tally was led by Thailand, followed by host Malaysia and Singapore.

The games

Participating nations

• Burma
• Khmer Republic
• Laos
•   Malaysia (host)
•   Singapore
• Vietnam
•   Thailand

Sports

•  Aquatics ( details )
•   Athletics ( details )
•   Badminton ( details )
•   Basketball ( details )
•   Boxing ( details )
•   Cycling ( details )
•   Football ( details )
•   Hockey ( details )
•   Judo ( details )
•   Sepak takraw ( details )
•   Shooting ( details )
•   Table tennis ( details )
•   Tennis ( details )
•   Volleyball ( details )
•   Weightlifting ( details )

Aquatics

Aquatics included swimming, diving and water polo events. The three sports of aquatics were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Aquatics events was held between 12 and 15 December.

Swimming

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze 100 m freestyle Tan Thuan Heng 57.05 Tan Bun Thay 57.43 Aung Hlain Win 59.25 200 m freestyle Tan Thuan Heng 2:07.10 Tan Bun Thay 2:08.54 Eat Kim Heng 2:09.90 400 m freestyle Tan Thuan Heng 4:41.82 Eat Kim Heng 4:43.40 Liew Chun Wei 4:43.40 1500 m freestyle Liew Chun Wei 18:43.55 Tan Bun Thay 18:58.98 Mark Chan 18:59.61 100 m backstroke Van Sarun 1:04.96 Alex Chan 1:06.65 Chiang Jin Choon 1:06.72 200 m backstroke Van Sarun 2:20.34 Chiang Jin Choon 2:24.77 Hem Thon 2:28.49 100 m breaststroke Phat Sin Onn 1:10.84 Ung Meng Tay 1:12.31 Khong Kok Sun 1:14.12 200 m breaststroke Phat Sin Onn 2:38.04 Yi Sokhon 2:43.13 Alan R. Lelah 2:44.21 100 m butterfly Roy Chan 1:02.43 Nanda Kyaw Zwa 1:02.63 Aung Hlain Win 1:05.07 200 m butterfly Roy Chan 2:20.33 Nanda Kyaw Zwa 2:20.67 Leong Khong Loong 2:27.03 400 m individual medley Roy Chan 5:11.93 Chiang Jin Choon 5:21.69 Poey Sam Mang 5:24.01 4 × 100 m freestyle relay Singapore 3:51.13 Khmer Republic 3:51.90 Burma 3:59.56 4 × 200 m freestyle relay Singapore 8:46.21 Burma 9:01.82 Malaysia 9:07.21 4 × 100 m medley relay Khmer Republic 4:17.87 Singapore 4:20.44 Malaysia 4:29.95

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze 100 m freestyle Patricia Chan 1:04.74 Panarai Krisnaraja 1:06.32 Elaine Sng 1:06.38 200 m freestyle Patricia Chan 2:21.62 Elaine Sng 2:23.55 Panarai Krisnaraja 2:24.59 400 m freestyle Patricia Chan 5:01.39 Panarai Krisnaraja 5:02.77 Elaine Sng 5:08.95 800 m freestyle Lim Bee Lian 10:52.20 Lim Lay Choo 11:01.57 Ng Cheng 11:17.58 100 m backstroke Ong Mei Lin 1:14.72 Lim Bee Lian 1:16.10 May Lau 1:17.15 200 m backstroke May Lau 2:40.53 Ong Mei Lin 2:42.95 Christina Lam Po Leng 2:52.58 100 m breaststroke Khong Yiu Lan 1:26.69 Rosanna Lim Ai Leng 1:28.60 Lim Yit Bin 1:29.49 200 m breaststroke Khong Yiu Lan 3:04.04 Esther Tan 3:04.84 Rosanna Lim Ai Leng 3:08.57 100 m butterfly Tay Chin Joo 1:11.30 Karen Chong 1:17.42 Jean de Bruyne 1:22.75 200 m butterfly Tay Chin Joo 2:41.94 Karen Chong 2:47.61 Jean de Bruyne 3:00.03 200 m individual medley Ong Mei Lin 2:46.38 Tay Chin Joo 2:47.26 Lim Bee Lian 2:47.66 4 × 100 m freestyle relay Singapore 4:32.63 Malaysia 4:51.66 Not awarded (only 2 competitors) 4 × 100 m medley relay Singapore 5:00.70 Malaysia 5:24.10 Not awarded (only 2 competitors)

Diving

Diving
Event Gold Silver Bronze Men's springboard Chan Chee Keong 386.76 Somjit Ongkasing 381.84 Boonchai Tse Loh 333.60 Men's high diving Teo Cheng Kiat 291.96 Vetasak Parnchsako 281.97 You Huat 273.06 Women's springboard Nora Tay 271.77 Gillian Chew 260.10 Tasnee Srivipattana 252.51 Women's high diving Tasnee Srivipattana 245.82 Vorachit Tungkitsuk 160.98 Not awarded (only 2 competitors)

Water polo

Water polo
Event Gold Silver Bronze Men's team Singapore Malaysia Thailand

Medal table

^[3]

Key

  *   Host nation (Malaysia)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Thailand  (THA)	44	27	38	109
2	Malaysia  (MAS)*	41	43	55	139
3	Singapore  (SIN)	32	33	31	96
4	Burma  (BIR)	20	28	13	61
5	Khmer Republic  (KHM)	17	18	18	53
6	South Vietnam  (VNM)	3	6	9	18
7	Laos  (LAO)	0	1	4	5
Totals (7 entries)		157	156	168	481

References

1. "20,000 cheers as King opens 6th Seap Games". The Straits Times. 12 December 1971. pp. 1, 20. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
2. Percy Seneviratne (1993) Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991 Dominie Press, Singapore ISBN   981-00-4597-2
3. "Medal tally". Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.

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

Preceded by Rangoon

Southeast Asian Peninsular Games Kuala Lumpur VI Southeast Asian Peninsular Games (1971)

Succeeded by Singapore