Malaysia at the 1966 Asian Games

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1966 Asian Games in Bangkok
Competitors
Medals
Rank: 4		 Gold
7		 Silver
5		 Bronze
6		 Total
18
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Other related appearances
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*As Malaya

Malaysia competed in the 1966 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from 9 December 1966 to 20 December 1966. This country is ranked number 4 with 7 gold medals, 5 silver medals and 6 bronze medals.[1]

Medal summary

Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Athletics 5 3 4 12 2
Badminton 2 2 0 4 2
Boxing 0 0 2 2 9
Total 7 5 6 18 4

Medallists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Mani Jegathesan Athletics Men's 100 metres
 Gold Mani Jegathesan Athletics Men's 200 metres
 Gold Mani Jegathesan
Mohd Ariffin Ahmad
Rajalingam Gunaratnam
Thomboo Krishnan 		Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
 Gold Nashatar Singh Sidhu Athletics Men's javelin throw
 Gold Mary Rajamani Athletics Women's 400 metres
 Gold Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan 		Badminton Men's doubles
 Gold Teh Kew San
Rosalind Singha Ang 		Badminton Mixed doubles
 Silver Ramasamy Subramaniam Athletics Men's 800 metres
 Silver Ramasamy Subramaniam Athletics Men's 1500 metres
 Silver Andyappan Nathan
Rengan Pakkri
Thomboo Krishnan
Victor Asirvatham 		Athletics Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
 Silver Eddy Choong
Tan Gaik Bee 		Badminton Mixed doubles
 Silver Billy Ng
Eddy Choong
Khor Cheng Chye
Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan
Teh Kew San
Yew Cheng Hoe 		Badminton Men's team
 Bronze Thomboo Krishnan Athletics Men's 200 metres
 Bronze Ishtiaq Mubarak Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles
 Bronze Andyappan Nathan Athletics Men's 400 metres hurdles
 Bronze Cheryl Dorall
Jacqueline Kleinman
Mary Rajamani
Rajemah Sheikh Ahmad 		Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
 Bronze Ahmad Mokhtar Boxing Men's 51 kg
 Bronze Terence Stahlman Boxing Men's 67 kg

Athletics

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track events
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Mani Jegathesan 100 m 10.5 1st
Mani Jegathesan 200 m 21.5 1st
Thomboo Krishnan 21.6 3rd
Ramasamy Subramaniam 800 m 1:49.5 2nd
Ramasamy Subramaniam 1500 m 3:48.0 2nd
Ishtiaq Mubarak 110 m hurdles 14.7 3rd
Andyappan Nathan 400 m hurdles 53.0 3rd
Mani Jegathesan
Mohd Ariffin Ahmad
Rajalingam Gunaratnam
Thomboo Krishnan		 4 × 100 m relay 40.6 GR 1st
Andyappan Nathan
Rengan Pakkri
Thomboo Krishnan
Victor Asirvatham		 4 × 400 m relay 3:13.1 2nd
Field event
Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Nashatar Singh Sidhu Javelin throw 72.92 1st
Women
Track events
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Mary Rajamani 400 m 56.3 GR 1st
Cheryl Dorall
Jacqueline Kleinman
Mary Rajamani
Rajemah Sheikh Ahmad		 4 × 100 m relay 48.8 3rd

Badminton

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score
Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan		 Men's doubles Gold medal match
 Indonesia (INA)
Ang Tjin Siang
Tjoa Tjong Boan
W		 1st
Billy Ng
Eddy Choong
Khor Cheng Chye
Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan
Teh Kew San
Yew Cheng Hoe		 Men's team  Burma (BIR)
W 5–4		  Indonesia (INA)
W 5–4		  Japan (JPN)
W 5–4		 Gold medal match
 Indonesia (INA)
L 4–5		 2nd
Rosalind Singha Ang
Tan Gaik Bee		 Women's team style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A  Japan (JPN)
L 3–4		 Did not advance
Teh Kew San
Rosalind Singha Ang		 Mixed doubles Gold medal match
 Malaysia (MAS)
Eddy Choong
Tan Gaik Bee
W		 1st
Eddy Choong
Tan Gaik Bee		 Gold medal match
 Malaysia (MAS)
Teh Kew San
Rosalind Singha Ang
L		 2nd

Basketball

Men's tournament

Group A
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Japan 440326199+1278
 Thailand 431327274+537
 Republic of China 422355301+546
 Malaysia 413259293−345
 Ceylon 404251451−2004
Qualified for the 5th – 8th classification
10 December
Thailand  70–58  Malaysia
11 December
Japan  69–34  Malaysia
14 December
Malaysia  87–53  Ceylon
15 December
Republic of China  101–80  Malaysia
Fifth to eighth place classification
17 December
Philippines  113–73  Malaysia
Seventh and eighth place match
19 December
Iran  95–88  Malaysia
Ranked 8th in final standings

Boxing

Athlete Event Final Rank
Opposition
Score
Ahmad Mokhtar Men's 51 kg 3rd
Terence Stahlman Men's 67 kg 3rd

Field hockey

Men's tournament

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 India 330050+56
 Malaysia 311121+13
 South Korea 310213−22
 Ceylon 301204−41
Qualified for the semifinals
11 December
India  1–0  Malaysia
Bangkok
12 December
Malaysia  2–0  South Korea
Bangkok
15 December
Malaysia  0–0  Ceylon
Bangkok
Semifinal
16 December
Pakistan  5–1  Malaysia
Bangkok
Bronze medal match
19 December
Malaysia  0–1  Japan
Bangkok
Ranked 4th in final standings

Football

Men's tournament

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GAV Pts
 Japan 3300623.0006
 Iran 3201741.7504
 India 3102470.5712
 Malaysia 3003150.2000
Qualified for the quarterfinals

10 December
Iran  2–0  Malaysia

12 December
Malaysia  1–2  India

14 December
Malaysia  0–1  Japan
Ranked 10th in final standings

Volleyball

Men's tournament

Pool A
Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1  India 6 3 0 9 1 9.000
2  Thailand 5 2 1 6 4 1.500
3  Philippines 4 1 2 5 8 0.625
4  Malaysia 3 0 3 2 9 0.222
Qualified for the finals
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
10 Dec Thailand  3–0  Malaysia            
11 Dec India  3–0  Malaysia 15–2 15–3 15–9     45–14
12 Dec Philippines  3–2  Malaysia 15–6 11–15 15–3 12–15 15–1 68–40
Seventh to twelfth place classification
Matches Sets Points
Rank Team Pts W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
7  Republic of China 10 5 0 15 1 15.000
8  Philippines 9 4 1 12 3 4.000
9  Pakistan 8 3 2 9 7 1.286
10  South Vietnam 7 2 3 8 11 0.727
11  Ceylon 6 1 4 5 12 0.417
12  Malaysia 5 0 5 0 15 0.000
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Dec Republic of China  3–0  Malaysia            
14 Dec Pakistan  3–0  Malaysia            
16 Dec Philippines  3–0  Malaysia 18–16 15–7 15–7     48–30
17 Dec Malaysia  0–3  South Vietnam            
18 Dec Malaysia  0–3  Ceylon            
Ranked 12th in final standings

Water polo

Men's tournament

Final round
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Rank
 Japan 4400468+3881st
 Singapore 43013417+1762nd
 Indonesia 42022121043rd
 Malaysia 41032136−1524
 Thailand 4004545−4005
13 December Singapore  13–5  Malaysia Chula Swimming Stadium, Bangkok
14 December Indonesia  7–6  Malaysia Chula Swimming Stadium, Bangkok
16 December Japan  12–3  Malaysia Chula Swimming Stadium, Bangkok
17 December Thailand  4–7  Malaysia Chula Swimming Stadium, Bangkok
Ranked 4th in final standings

References

  1. ↑ "Overall medal standings – Bangkok 1966". Olympic Council of Asia. ocasia.org. Retrieved 10 August 2014.