Badminton at the 1969 SEAP Games

Badminton at the 1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
Venue	Aung San National Indoor Stadium
Location	Rangoon, Burma
Dates	6 – 13 December
Nations	6

Badminton events for the 1969 SEAP Games were held at Rangoon, Burma, between 6 and 13 December 1969. Competitions for only individual disciplines was conducted. Myint Myint Khin & Khin Than Nwe (Burma, Women's doubles) finished fourth.[1] Malaysia won all five gold medals.[2][3]

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles details	Punch Gunalan  Malaysia	Soonchai Akyapisut  Thailand	Kyi Nyunt  Burma
			San Myint  Burma
Women's singles details	Rosalind Singha Ang  Malaysia	Khin Than Nwe  Burma	Boopha Kaenthong  Thailand
			Myint Myint Khin  Burma
Men's doubles details	Punch Gunalan Yew Cheng Hoe  Malaysia	Thongchai Phongful Singha Siribanterng  Thailand	Kyaw Zaw Wai Aung Tun  Burma
			Soe Nyunt Wai Nyunt  Burma
Women's doubles details	Rosalind Singha Ang Teoh Siew Yong  Malaysia	Khaw Gaik Bee Sylvia Ng  Malaysia	Boopha Kaenthong Mulliga Phitakarnop  Thailand
			Myint Myint Khin Khin Than Nwe  Burma
Mixed doubles details	Ng Boon Bee Rosalind Singha Ang  Malaysia	Yew Cheng Hoe Khaw Gaik Bee  Malaysia	Bandid Jaiyen Pachara Pattabongse  Thailand
			Chirasak Champakao Sumol Chanklum  Thailand

Final results

Discipline	Winner	Finalist	Score
Men's singles	Punch Gunalan	Soon Akayapisud	15–2, 15–4
Women's singles	Sylvia Ng	Khin Than Nwe	8–11, 11–7, 11–2
Men's doubles	Punch Gunalan & Yew Cheng Hoe	Thongchai Phongful & Singha Siribanterng	15–8, 15–9
Women's doubles	Rosalind Singha Ang & Teoh Siew Yong	Khaw Gaik Bee & Sylvia Ng	15–8, 15–12
Mixed doubles	Ng Boon Bee & Rosalind Singha Ang	Yew Cheng Hoe & Khaw Gaik Bee	17–18, 18–17, retired

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Burma)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Malaysia (MAS)	5	2	0	7
2	Thailand (THA)	0	2	2	4
3	Burma (BIR)*	0	1	3	4
Totals (3 entries)		5	5	5	15

References

1. "Malaysia in all five badminton finals". The Straits Times. 12 December 1969. p. 23. Retrieved 22 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
2. "Malaysia bolot semua pingat emas badminton". Berita Harian (in Malay). 14 December 1969. p. 14. Retrieved 22 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
3. "Badminton: Gunalan kalahkan Sangop dalam dua set". Berita Harian (in Malay). 10 December 1969. p. 9. Retrieved 22 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.

Sources

• Lew Hon Kin: SEA Games Records 1959–1985, Petaling Jaya – Penerbit Pan Earth, 1986

External links

• HISTORY OF THE SEA GAMES, olympic.org.my