Malaya at the 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
# Malaya at the 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Malaya competed in the 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games held in Rangoon, Burma from 11 to 16 December 1961.

## Medal summary

### Medals by sport

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Mani Jegathesan | Athletics | Men's 200 metres |
| Gold | Mani Jegathesan | Athletics | Men's 400 metres |
| Gold | Karu Selvaratnam | Athletics | Men's 400 metres hurdles |
| Gold | Kamaruddin Maidin | Athletics | Men's long jump |
| Gold | Danapal Naidu | Athletics | Men's discus throw |
| Gold | Ng Kah Liew | Athletics | Men's javelin throw |
| Gold | | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay |
| Gold | Lily Tan | Athletics | Women's 80 metres hurdles |
| Gold | Maureen Ann Lee | Athletics | Women's long jump |
| Gold | Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan | Badminton | Men's doubles |
| Gold | Tan Gaik Bee | Badminton | Women's singles |
| Gold | Malaya national football team | Football | Men's tournament |
| Gold | Katherine Loh | Tennis | Women's singles |
| Silver | Mani Jegathesan | Athletics | Men's 100 metres |
| Silver | Ramasamy Subramaniam | Athletics | Men's 800 metres |
| Silver | Lily Tan | Athletics | Women's 200 metres |
| Silver | Kuan Keng Lum | Athletics | Men's shot put |
| Silver | Teh Kew San | Badminton | Men's singles |
| Silver | Ng Boon Bee Ng Mei Ling | Badminton | Mixed doubles |
| Silver | Lim Heng Chek | Swimming | Men's 100 metres backstroke |
| Silver | Tan Song Kean | Tennis | Men's singles |
| Silver | S. A. Azman Tan Song Kean | Tennis | Men's doubles |
| Bronze | Rahim Ahmad | Athletics | Men's 400 metres |
| Bronze | Mohamed Abdul Rahman | Athletics | Men's 800 metres |
| Bronze | J. Marimutthu | Athletics | Men's 10,000 metres |
| Bronze | Nashatar Singh Sidhu | Athletics | Men's discus throw |
| Bronze | Lily Tan | Athletics | Women's 100 metres |
| Bronze | Teh Wan Choo | Athletics | Women's 200 metres |
| Bronze | Nashatar Singh Sidhu | Athletics | Men's shot put |
| Bronze | Malaysia national basketball team | Basketball | Men's tournament |
| Bronze | Ariffin Ali | Boxing | Men's lightweight |
| Bronze | Chan Kooi Chye | Shooting | Men's small bore rifle prone |
| Bronze | Tang Peng Choy | Shooting | Men's three position 300 metres |
| Bronze | | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay |
