1973 SEAP Games

The 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, officially known as the 7th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, were a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Singapore from 1 to 8 September 1973 with 16 sports featured in the games. This was the first time Singapore hosted the games.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} Singapore is the fourth nation to host the Southeast Asian Games after Thailand, Burma and Malaysia. The games was opened and closed by Benjamin Sheares, the President of Singapore at the Singapore National Stadium. The final medal tally was led by Thailand, followed by host Singapore and Malaysia.

7th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Host city	Singapore
Nations	7
Sport	16
Opening	1 September 1973
Closing	8 September 1973
Opened by	Benjamin Sheares President of Singapore
Closed by	Benjamin Sheares President of Singapore
Torch lighter	C. Kunalan
Ceremony venue	Singapore National Stadium
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The games

Participating nations

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

Sports

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

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Singapore)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Thailand (THA)	47	25	27	99
2	Singapore (SIN)*	45	50	45	140
3	Malaysia (MAS)	30	35	50	115
4	Burma (BIR)	28	24	15	67
5	Khmer Republic (KHM)	9	12	30	51
6	South Vietnam (VNM)	2	13	10	25
7	Laos (LAO)	0	5	4	9
Totals (7 entries)		161	164	181	506