Boxing at the 1961 SEAP Games
| Boxing at the 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Aung San National Indoor Stadium |
| Date | 12–16 December |
| Competitors | 25 from 5 nations |
Boxing is one of the 12 sports featured in the 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games. The tournament was held from 12 to 16 December 1961 at the Aung San National Indoor Stadium in Rangoon, Burma.
The competition states that participation for 9 (later down to 7) categories will be limited to one representative per country. Five nations participated in the tournament, including the hosts.[1][2]
Participating countries
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Burma (Host)
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Malaya
Singapore
Thailand
Medal table
* Host nation (Burma)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burma (BIR)* | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Cambodia (CAM) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Malaya (MAS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light flyweight (48 kg) |
Hla Shwe Burma |
Nguon Luon Cambodia |
UNKNOWN Thailand |
| Flyweight (51 kg) |
Hla Nyunt Burma |
Suratin Meepraseart Thailand |
UNKNOWN Singapore |
| Bantamweight (54 kg) |
Yai Thint Burma |
San Sarak Cambodia |
Somchai Boonjong Thailand |
| V. Kesavan Singapore | |||
| Featherweight (57 kg) |
You Chin Hong Cambodia |
Samphan Payonrathana Thailand |
UNKNOWN Singapore |
| Kyee Maung Burma | |||
| Lightweight (60 kg) |
Maung Nyunt Burma |
Sukda Songsang Thailand |
Sok Theil Cambodia |
| Ariffin Ali Malaya | |||
| Light welterweight (63.5 kg) |
Tin Maung Burma |
Gopalan Ramakrishnan Singapore |
N/a |
| Welterweight (67 kg) |
Kumar Rai Burma |
Sutep Suttiwudi Thailand |
N/a |
Results
Light flyweight (48 kg)
| Final | ||
| Hla Shwe (BIR) | W | |
| Nguon Luon (CAM) | ||
Flyweight (51 kg)
| Final | ||
| Hla Nyunt (BIR) | W | |
| Suratin Meepraseart (THA) | ||
Bantamweight (54 kg)
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Yai Thint (BIR) | PTS | |||||
| Somchai Boonjong (THA) | ||||||
| Yai Thint (BIR) | W | |||||
| San Sarak (CAM) | ||||||
| San Sarak (CAM) | PTS | |||||
| V. Kesavan (SIN) | ||||||
Featherweight (57 kg)
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| You Chin Hong (CAM) | W | |||||||||
| UNKNOWN (SIN) | ||||||||||
| You Chin Hong (CAM) | W | |||||||||
| Samphan Payonrathana (THA) | ||||||||||
| Samphan Payonrathana (THA) | W | |||||||||
| Kyee Maung (BIR) | ||||||||||
| Kyee Maung (BIR) | PTS | |||||||||
| Andrew Anthony (MAS) | ||||||||||
Lightweight (60 kg)
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Sukda Songsang (THA) | KO R1 | |||||
| Ariffin Ali (MAS) | ||||||
| Sukda Songsang (THA) | ||||||
| Maung Nyunt (BIR) | W | |||||
| Maung Nyunt (BIR) | PTS | |||||
| Sok Theil (CAM) | ||||||
Light welterweight (63.5 kg)
| Final | ||
| Tin Maung (BIR) | W | |
| Gopalan Ramakrishnan (SIN) | ||
Welterweight (67 kg)
| Final | ||
| Kumar Rai (BIR) | W | |
| Sutep Suttiwudi (THA) | ||
References
- ↑ "Burma plan bigger and better SEAP Games". NewspaperSG. 30 August 1961. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Burma ready for Games". NewspaperSG. 14 October 1961. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Winners' List - 1961 South East Asian Peninsular Games (SEAP Games)". InterSportStats. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
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- "THE RESULTS". The Straits Times. 13 December 1961. p. 23.
- "Malaya beat Burma, 2-0". The Straits Times. 17 December 1961. p. 16.