Malaysia at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Malaysia at the Olympics
IOC code	MAS
NOC	Olympic Council of Malaysia
Website
Medals Ranked 121st	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 8 7 15
Summer appearances
1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
2018
Other related appearances
North Borneo (1956)  Singapore (1948–1960; 1968–present)

Malaysia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1956, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when Malaysia participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Malaysia made their debut at the Winter Olympic Games in 2018.

The Federation of Malaya (now the states comprising West Malaysia) competed as Malaya (MAL) in the 1956 and 1960 Games. The present day state of Sabah sent an independent team to the 1956 Games as North Borneo, and Singapore also competed at the Olympics from 1948 to 1960. After these British colonies federated to form an independent Malaysia in 1963, the nation competed under that name for the first time at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Malaysia would inherit Malaya's code MAL until 1988 when it started competing under its present code MAS. Singapore would subsequently regain independence from Malaysia in 1965 and compete once again as Singapore from 1968 onwards.

Malaysian athletes have won a total of 15 Olympic medals, 11 in badminton, 2 in diving and 2 in cycling. The first Malaysian Olympians to win Olympic medals were two of the Sidek brothers, Jalani Sidek and Razif Sidek back in the 1992 Summer Olympics. No Malaysian athlete has ever won a gold medal, making Malaysia the country that has won the most Olympic medals without earning gold.

The National Olympic Committee for Malaya was created in 1953 and recognised by the International Olympic Committee in 1954. This subsequently became the National Olympic Committee for Malaysia.

Medals

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1956 Melbourne As  Malaysia (MAL) and  North Borneo (NBO) 1960 Rome As  Malaysia (MAL) 1964 Tokyo 62 0 0 0 0 - 1968 Mexico City 31 0 0 0 0 - 1972 Munich 45 0 0 0 0 - 1976 Montreal 23 0 0 0 0 - 1980 Moscow did not participate 1984 Los Angeles 21 0 0 0 0 - 1988 Seoul 9 0 0 0 0 - 1992 Barcelona 26 0 0 1 1 54 1996 Atlanta 35 0 1 1 2 58 2000 Sydney 40 0 0 0 0 - 2004 Athens 26 0 0 0 0 - 2008 Beijing 32 0 1 0 1 72 2012 London 29 0 1 1 2 65 2016 Rio de Janeiro 32 0 4 1 5 60 2020 Tokyo 30 0 1 1 2 74 2024 Paris 26 0 0 2 2 80 2028 Los Angeles future event future event Total 0 8 7 15 119

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 2018 Pyeongchang 2 0 0 0 0 - 2022 Beijing 2 0 0 0 0 - 2026 Milan/Cortina future event Total 0 0 0 0 −

Medals by Summer Sport      Leading in that sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Badminton 0 6 5 11 Cycling 0 1 1 2 Diving 0 1 1 2 Totals (3 entries) 0 8 7 15

Medals by Winter Sport      Leading in that sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Totals (0 entries) 0 0 0 0 Medals of demonstration and exhibition sports *Only for demonstration and exhibition sports medalists Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Wushu 0 2 3 5 Badminton 0 1 0 1 Taekwondo 0 0 1 1 Totals (3 entries) 0 3 4 7

List of medalists

•      Medalist of Demonstration & Exhibition Sports

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	style="background:lightblue;"|Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan	1972 Munich	Badminton	Men's doubles
3 Bronze	Hii King Hung	1992 Barcelona	Taekwondo	Bantamweight (47–51 kg)
3 Bronze	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	1992 Barcelona	Badminton	Men's doubles
2 Silver	Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock	1996 Atlanta	Badminton	Men's doubles
3 Bronze	Rashid Sidek	1996 Atlanta	Badminton	Men's singles
2 Silver	style="background:lightblue;"|Lim Yew Fai	2008 Beijing	Wushu	Men's Jianshu / Qiangshu
2 Silver	style="background:lightblue;"|Chai Fong Ying	2008 Beijing	Wushu	Men's Taijiquan / Taijijian
3 Bronze	Pui Fook Chien	2008 Beijing	Wushu	Men's Nanquan / Nangun
3 Bronze	Chai Fong Wei	2008 Beijing	Wushu	Women's Daoshu / Gunshu
3 Bronze	Diana Bong Siong Lin	2008 Beijing	Wushu	Women's Nanquan / Nandao
2 Silver	Lee Chong Wei	2008 Beijing	Badminton	Men's singles
2 Silver	Lee Chong Wei	2012 London	Badminton	Men's singles
3 Bronze	Pandelela Rinong	2012 London	Diving	Women's 10 metre platform
2 Silver	Lee Chong Wei	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Badminton	Men's singles
2 Silver	Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Badminton	Men's doubles
2 Silver	Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Badminton	Mixed doubles
2 Silver	Cheong Jun Hoong Pandelela Rinong	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Diving	Women's synchronised 10 metre platform
3 Bronze	Azizulhasni Awang	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Cycling	Men's keirin
2 Silver	Azizulhasni Awang	2020 Tokyo	Cycling	Men's keirin
3 Bronze	Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik	2020 Tokyo	Badminton	Men's doubles
3 Bronze	Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik	2024 Paris	Badminton	Men's doubles
3 Bronze	Lee Zii Jia	2024 Paris	Badminton	Men's singles

Medals by individual

According to official data of the International Olympic Committee. This is a list of people who have won two or more Olympic medals for Malaysia.

Athlete	Sport	Years	Games	Gender				Total
Chong Wei, LeeLee Chong Wei	Badminton	2008–2016	Summer	Men	0	3	0	3
Rinong, PandelelaPandelela Rinong	Diving	2012–2016	Summer	Women	0	1	1	2
Awang, AzizulhasniAzizulhasni Awang	Cycling	2016–2020	Summer	Men	0	1	1	2
Chia, AaronAaron Chia	Badminton	2020–2024	Summer	Men	0	0	2	2
Wooi Yik, SohSoh Wooi Yik	Badminton	2020–2024	Summer	Men	0	0	2	2

• People in bold are still active competitors.

See also

In Spanish: Malasia en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• Malaysia at the Paralympics
• Malaysia at the Youth Olympics
• List of flag bearers for Malaysia at the Olympics