Malaya competed in the 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games held in Rangoon, Burma from 11 to 16 December 1961. It won 16 gold, 24 silver and 39 bronze medals.
Medal summary
Medals by sport SportGold Silver Bronze TotalRank Athletics 9 4 7 20 1 Badminton 2 2 1 5 2 Basketball 0 0 1 1 3 Boxing 0 0 1 1 Football 1 0 0 1 1 Shooting 0 0 2 2 Swimming 0 1 1 2 Tennis 1 2 0 3 Total 16 24 39 79 3
Medallists MedalNameSportEvent Mani Jegathesan Athletics Men's 200 metres Mani Jegathesan Athletics Men's 400 metres Karu Selvaratnam Athletics Men's 400 metres hurdles Kamaruddin Maidin Athletics Men's long jump Danapal Naidu Athletics Men's discus throw Ng Kah Liew Athletics Men's javelin throw Athletics Men's 4 × 400 metres relay Lily Tan Athletics Women's 80 metres hurdles Maureen Ann Lee Athletics Women's long jump Ng Boon BeeTan Yee Khan Badminton Men's doubles Tan Gaik Bee Badminton Women's singles Malaya national football team Football Men's tournament Katherine Loh Tennis Women's singles Mani Jegathesan Athletics Men's 100 metres Ramasamy Subramaniam Athletics Men's 800 metres Lily Tan Athletics Women's 200 metres Kuan Keng Lum Athletics Men's shot put Teh Kew San Badminton Men's singles Ng Boon BeeNg Mei Ling Badminton Mixed doubles Lim Heng Chek Swimming Men's 100 metres backstroke Tan Song Kean Tennis Men's singles S. A. AzmanTan Song Kean Tennis Men's doubles Rahim Ahmad Athletics Men's 400 metres Mohamed Abdul Rahman Athletics Men's 800 metres J. Marimutthu Athletics Men's 10,000 metres Nashatar Singh Sidhu Athletics Men's discus throw Lily Tan Athletics Women's 100 metres Teh Wan Choo Athletics Women's 200 metres Nashatar Singh Sidhu Athletics Men's shot put Malaysia national basketball team Basketball Men's tournament Ariffin Ali Boxing Men's lightweight Chan Kooi Chye Shooting Men's small bore rifle prone Tang Peng Choy Shooting Men's three position 300 metres Swimming Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
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