_ There's a place for Us _: Malaysia at the Olympics

Malaysia at the Olympics

Malaysia at the Olympic Games

Flag of Malaysia

IOC code

MAS

NOC
Olympic Council of Malaysia

Website
www.olympic.org.my (English)

Olympic history
Summer Games

1956*
1960*
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012

*As Malaya

Other related appearances

North Borneo (1956)

Malaysia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1964, 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 has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games.

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 formed an independent Malaysia in 1963, the nation competed under that name for the first time at the1964 Summer Olympics. Singapore would subsequently regain independence from Malaysia in 1965 and compete once again as Singaporefrom 1968 onwards.

Malaysian athletes have won a total of six Olympic medals, in badminton and diving.[1]

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

List of medalists

Medal

Name

Games

Sport

Event