Malaya (MAL)

Overview

NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Federation of Malaya
Flagbearers4

Participants

Olympic Games 41

Description

Malaya, on the Malay Peninsula, formed a National Olympic Committee (NOC) on 15 August 1953, being recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the IOC session in Athens on 15 May of the following year. It made its début at the 1956 Olympic Games, and competed again in Rome 1960. The country expanded to form Malaysia in 1963 after merging with North Borneo (Sabah), Sarawak, and Singapore, and has since competed under that name. On 5 May 1964 the NOCs of Malaya, Singapore, Sabah, and Sarawak formed the Olympic Council of Malaysia.

Malaya never won an Olympic medal nor did it compete at the Olympic Winter Games. The top performance by a Malayan Olympian was in 1956 weightlifting, when Tan Kim Bee finished sixth in the men’s middle-heavyweight division.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1956 Summer Olympics Malaya 32 1 33 Results
1960 Summer Olympics Malaya 9 0 9 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Athletics 9 1 10 Results
Hockey 18 0 18 Results
Shooting 5 0 5 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 3 0 3 Results
Weightlifting 5 0 5 Results