The athletics competition at the 1959 SEAP Games was held in Bangkok, Thailand.
| Athletics at the 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games | |
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Men edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Suthi Manyakass Thailand |
10.4 | ||||
| 200 metres | Ratana Supradita Thailand |
27.6 | ||||
| 400 metres | Somsakdi Tongaram Thailand |
50.3 | ||||
| 800 metres | Somsakdi Tongaram Thailand |
2:00.5 | ||||
| 1500 metres | Pluadprong Thailand |
4:09.3 | ||||
| 5000 metres | Ah Phu Burma |
15:50.5 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | Somnuek Srisombati Thailand |
35:07.8 | ||||
| 110 m hurdles | Wong Fey Wan Singapore |
15.4 | ||||
| 400 m hurdles | Tan Eng Yoon Singapore |
54.9 | ||||
| 4×100 m relay |  Thailand (THA) |
42.4 | ||||
| 4×400 m relay | Thailand (THA) |
3:24.8 | ||||
| 50 km walk | K. Thiruma Thailand |
5:02:41 | ||||
| High jump | Tan Eng Yoon Singapore |
1.88 m | ||||
| Pole vault | Pal Singh Singapore |
3.82 m | ||||
| Long jump | Kamaruddin Maidin Malaya |
6.74 m | ||||
| Triple jump | Tan Eng Yoon Singapore |
14.86 m | ||||
| Shot put | Saengnern Thailand |
12.21 m | ||||
| Discus throw | Naw Phaha Burma |
32.68 m | ||||
| Javelin throw | Poltorn Samphao Thailand |
53.85 m | ||||
Women edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Carmen Koelmeyer Malaya |
13.1 | ||||
| 200 metres | Laphassaporn Tawoncharoen Thailand |
23.65 | ||||
| 80 m hurdles | Gracie Car Burma |
12.7 | ||||
| 4×100 m relay | Thailand (THA) |
52.2 | ||||
| High jump | Myint Myint Aye Burma |
1.43 m | ||||
| Long jump | Maureen Ann Lee Malaya |
5.09 m | ||||
| Shot put | Kusolwan Saracha Thailand |
9.56 m | ||||
| Discus throw | Poonsri Songpia Thailand |
31.66 m | ||||
| Javelin throw | Khin Khin Htwe Thailand |
34.84 m | ||||