Malaysia (MAS)

Overview

NOCOlympic Council of Malaysia
Flagbearers39

Participants

Olympic Games 317
Youth Olympic Games 56

Description

In 1963, Malaya, North Borneo (Sabah), Sarawak and Singapore joined to form the Federation of Malaysia. On 5 May 1964 the NOCs of Malaya, Singapore, Sabah (formerly North Borneo), and Sarawak formed the Olympic Council of Malaysia. Three of these states had already competed at the Olympics previously, but they would march under one banner at the 1964 Tokyo Games. Singapore separated from Malaysia in 1965, and since then Singapore has competed on its own. Malaysia has since competed at all Games of the Olympiad except in 1980.

It won its first Olympic medal, a bronze by Alan Sidek Mohamed and Ajib Sidek Mohamed in men’s badminton double, its national sport, in 1992. Malaysia has since won eight more Olympic medals in badminton (six silvers and two more bronzes), as well as a silver and bronze in both diving and track cycling. Badminton player Lee Chong Wei is Malaysia’s top performer, with three silver medals in 2008, 2012 and 2016. He is followed by cyclist Muhammad Azizulhasni Bin Awang, who won the nation’s two cycling medals, and Pandelela Rinong, who won the country’s two diving medals. As of 2022, Malaysia’s total of 13 medals without a gold medal makes it the nation with the most medals but yet to win gold.

Malaysia first appeared at the Olympic Winter Games in 2018, represented by two men: Julian Yee finished 25th in men’s figure skating, while Jeffrey Webb was an Alpine skier who competed in the slalom and giant slalom. Webb returned to compete at Beijing 2022, accompanied by female Alpine skier Aruwin Salehhuddin, with her best result being a 38th position in the giant slalom.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1964 Summer Olympics Malaysia 57 4 61 Results
1968 Summer Olympics Malaysia 31 0 31 Results
1972 Summer Olympics Malaysia 42 3 45 Results
1976 Summer Olympics Malaysia 23 0 23 Results
1984 Summer Olympics Malaysia 20 1 21 Results
1988 Summer Olympics Malaysia 5 4 9 Results
1992 Summer Olympics Malaysia 26 0 26 Results
1996 Summer Olympics Malaysia 32 3 35 Results
2000 Summer Olympics Malaysia 32 8 40 Results
2004 Summer Olympics Malaysia 18 8 26 Results
2008 Summer Olympics Malaysia 18 14 32 Results
2012 Summer Olympics Malaysia 16 13 29 Results
2016 Summer Olympics Malaysia 17 15 32 Results
2018 Winter Olympics Malaysia 2 0 2 Results
2020 Summer Olympics Malaysia 12 18 30 Results
2022 Winter Olympics Malaysia 1 1 2 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Malaysia 7 6 13 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Malaysia 11 9 20 Results
2016 Winter Youth Olympics Malaysia 1 0 1 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Malaysia 15 5 20 Results
2020 Winter Youth Olympics Malaysia 1 1 2 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 1 1 2 Results
Archery 6 3 9 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 2 2 4 Results
Athletics 31 10 41 Results
Badminton 24 11 35 Results
Boxing 3 0 3 Results
Canoe Slalom (Canoeing) 1 0 1 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 17 0 17 Results
Cycling Track (Cycling) 12 1 13 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 6 8 14 Results
Fencing 2 0 2 Results
Figure Skating (Skating) 1 0 1 Results
Football (Football) 15 0 15 Results
Golf 2 2 4 Results
Hockey 91 0 91 Results
Judo 1 0 1 Results
Marathon Swimming (Aquatics) 0 1 1 Results
Sailing 2 3 5 Results
Shooting 16 2 18 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 15 14 29 Results
Table Tennis 0 2 2 Results
Taekwondo 0 3 3 Results
Weightlifting 10 0 10 Results
Wrestling 2 0 2 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Archery 1 0 1 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 1 1 2 Results
Athletics 6 1 7 Results
Badminton 2 3 5 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 2 3 5 Results
Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) 1 0 1 Results
Figure Skating (Skating) 1 0 1 Results
Golf 1 1 2 Results
Hockey 5s 9 0 9 Results
Mixed Sports 0 2 2 Results
Rhythmic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 0 3 3 Results
Sailing 2 2 4 Results
Shooting 1 0 1 Results
Short Track Speed Skating (Skating) 1 1 2 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 5 3 8 Results
Table Tennis 1 1 2 Results
Taekwondo 0 1 1 Results
Triathlon 1 0 1 Results
Weightlifting 0 1 1 Results

Medals by Games

Edition Competition Type Gold Silver Bronze Total
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 2 0 0 2
2016 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 4 1 5
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 0 2 0 2
1996 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 1 2
2012 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 1 2
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 0 1 1 2
2020 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 1 2
2008 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
1992 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1

Medals by sport

Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Badminton 0 6 3 9
Cycling Track 0 1 1 2
Diving 0 1 1 2

Youth Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Badminton 1 0 0 1
Hockey 5s 1 0 0 1
Diving 0 3 1 4

Most successful competitors

Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.

Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Lee Chong Wei MAS 0 3 0 3
Azizul Awang MAS 0 1 1 2
Pandelela Rinong MAS 0 1 1 2
Cheah Soon Kit MAS 0 1 0 1
Yap Kim Hock MAS 0 1 0 1
Cheong Jun Hoong MAS 0 1 0 1
Chan Peng Soon MAS 0 1 0 1
Goh Liu Ying MAS 0 1 0 1
Goh Wei Shem MAS 0 1 0 1
Tan Wee Kiong MAS 0 1 0 1

Youth Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Cheam June Wei MAS 1 0 0 1
Hamiz Ahir MAS 1 0 0 1
Akhimullah Anuar MAS 1 0 0 1
Amirul Azahar MAS 1 0 0 1
Arif Ishak MAS 1 0 0 1
Kamarulzaman Kamaruddin MAS 1 0 0 1
Syarman Mat MAS 1 0 0 1
Muhibuddin Moharam MAS 1 0 0 1
Firdaus Rosdi MAS 1 0 0 1
Shahrul Saupi MAS 1 0 0 1
Goh Jin Wei MAS 1 0 0 1

IOC Members

Honorable Tan Haji Abu Samah 1978—2004
Honorable Tan Haji Abu Samah 2004—2012
HRH Prince Imran 2006—2018
HRH Prince Imran 2019—
Michelle Yeoh 2023—