Malaysia at the 1966 Asian Games

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Malaysia at the
1966 Asian Games
Flag of Malaysia.svg
IOC codeMAL
NOCOlympic Council of Malaysia
Websitewww.olympic.org.my (in English)
in Bangkok
Competitors155 in 13 sports
Flag bearerM.Doraisamy
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
7
Silver
5
Bronze
6
Total
18
Asian Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
  (, , )
  (1962)

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 pictogram.svg Athletics 5 3 4 12 2
Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton 2 2 0 4 2
Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing 0 0 2 2 9
Total 7 5 6 18 4

Medallists[]

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Mani Jegathesan Athletics
 Gold Mani Jegathesan Athletics
 Gold Mani Jegathesan

Rajalingam Gunaratnam
 Athletics
 Gold Nashatar Singh Sidhu Athletics
 Gold Mary Rajamani Athletics
 Gold Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan		 Badminton
 Gold Teh Kew San
Rosalind Singha Ang		 Badminton
 Silver Ramasamy Subramaniam Athletics
 Silver Ramasamy Subramaniam Athletics
 Silver


Victor Asirvatham		 Athletics
 Silver Eddy Choong
 Badminton
 Silver Billy Ng
Eddy Choong

Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan
Teh Kew San
Yew Cheng Hoe		 Badminton
 Bronze Athletics
 Bronze Ishtiaq Mubarak Athletics
 Bronze Athletics
 Bronze

Mary Rajamani
 Athletics
 Bronze Boxing
 Bronze Boxing

Athletics[]

Main article: Athletics at the 1966 Asian Games
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 10.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mani Jegathesan 21.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
21.6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ramasamy Subramaniam 1:49.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ramasamy Subramaniam 3:48.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ishtiaq Mubarak 14.7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
53.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mani Jegathesan

Rajalingam Gunaratnam
 		40.6 GR 1st place, gold medalist(s)



Victor Asirvatham 		3:13.1 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Field event
Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Nashatar Singh Sidhu 72.92 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Track events
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Mary Rajamani 56.3 GR 1st place, gold medalist(s)


Mary Rajamani
 		48.8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Badminton[]

Main article: Badminton at the 1966 Asian Games
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan 		Gold medal match
 Indonesia (INA)
Ang Tjin Siang
Tjoa Tjong Boan
W 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Billy Ng
Eddy Choong

Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan
Teh Kew San
Yew Cheng Hoe 		  (BIR)
W 5–4 		 Indonesia (INA)
W 5–4 		 Japan (JPN)
W 5–4 		Gold medal match
 Indonesia (INA)
L 4–5 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Rosalind Singha Ang
 N/A  Japan (JPN)
L 3–4 		Did not advance
Teh Kew San
Rosalind Singha Ang 		Gold medal match
 Malaysia (MAS)
Eddy Choong

W 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Eddy Choong
 		Gold medal match
 Malaysia (MAS)
Teh Kew San
Rosalind Singha Ang
L 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Basketball[]

Main article: Basketball at the 1966 Asian Games

Men's tournament[]

Group A
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Japan 4 4 0 326 199 +127 8
 Thailand 4 3 1 327 274 +53 7
 Republic of China 4 2 2 355 301 +54 6
 Malaysia 4 1 3 259 293 −34 5
  4 0 4 251 451 −200 4
Qualified for the 5th – 8th classification
10 December
Thailand  70–58  Malaysia
11 December
Japan  69–34  Malaysia
14 December
Malaysia  87–53  
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[]

Main article: Boxing at the 1966 Asian Games
Athlete Event Final Rank
Opposition
Score
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Field hockey[]

Main article: Field hockey at the 1966 Asian Games

Men's tournament[]

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 India 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 6
 Malaysia 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 3
 South Korea 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 2
 Ceylon 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
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[]

Main article: Football at the 1966 Asian Games

Men's tournament[]

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GAV Pts
 Japan 3 3 0 0 6 2 3.000 6
 Iran 3 2 0 1 7 4 1.750 4
 India 3 1 0 2 4 7 0.571 2
 Malaysia 3 0 0 3 1 5 0.200 0
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Iran 2–0 Malaysia
Malaysia 1–2 India
Malaysia 0–1 Japan
Ranked 10th in final standings

Volleyball[]

Main article: Volleyball at the 1966 Asian Games

Men's tournament[]

Pool A
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team 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   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              
11 Dec India  3–0   15–2 15–3 15–9     45–14
12 Dec Philippines  3–2   15–6 11–15 15–3 12–15 15–1 68–40
Seventh to twelfth place classification
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team 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   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              
14 Dec Pakistan  3–0              
16 Dec Philippines  3–0   18–16 15–7 15–7     48–30
17 Dec   0–3  South Vietnam            
18 Dec   0–3  Ceylon            
Ranked 12th in final standings

Water polo[]

Main article: Water polo at the 1966 Asian Games

Men's tournament[]

Final round
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Rank
 Japan 4 4 0 0 46 8 +38 8 1st place, gold medalist(s)
 Singapore 4 3 0 1 34 17 +17 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  4 2 0 2 21 21 0 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  4 1 0 3 21 36 −15 2 4
  4 0 0 4 5 45 −40 0 5
13 December Singapore  13–5   , Bangkok
14 December   7–6   , Bangkok
16 December Japan  12–3   , Bangkok
17 December   4–7   , Bangkok
Ranked 4th in final standings

References[]

  1. ^ "Overall medal standings – Bangkok 1966". Olympic Council of Asia. ocasia.org. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
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