Malaysia at the 1966 Asian Games

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]

Malaysia at the 1966 Asian Games
IOC code	MAL
NOC	Olympic Council of Malaysia
Website	www.olympic.org.my (in English)
in Bangkok
Competitors	155 in 13 sports
Flag bearer	M.Doraisamy
Medals Ranked 4th	Gold 7 Silver 5 Bronze 6 Total 18
Asian Games appearances (overview)
1951 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Other related appearances
North Borneo (1954 • 1958 • 1962) Sarawak (1962)

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 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 100 m 10.5 Mani Jegathesan 200 m 21.5 Thomboo Krishnan 21.6 Ramasamy Subramaniam 800 m 1:49.5 Ramasamy Subramaniam 1500 m 3:48.0 Ishtiaq Mubarak 110 m hurdles 14.7 Andyappan Nathan 400 m hurdles 53.0 Mani Jegathesan Mohd Ariffin Ahmad Rajalingam Gunaratnam Thomboo Krishnan 4 × 100 m relay 40.6 GR Andyappan Nathan Rengan Pakkri Thomboo Krishnan Victor Asirvatham 4 × 400 m relay 3:13.1 Field event Athlete Event Final Distance Rank Nashatar Singh Sidhu Javelin throw 72.92 Women Track events Athlete Event Final Time Rank Mary Rajamani 400 m 56.3 GR Cheryl Dorall Jacqueline Kleinman Mary Rajamani Rajemah Sheikh Ahmad 4 × 100 m relay 48.8 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 Men's doubles Gold medal match  Indonesia (INA) Ang Tjin Siang Tjoa Tjong Boan W 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 Rosalind Singha Ang Tan Gaik Bee Women's team 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 Eddy Choong Tan Gaik Bee Gold medal match  Malaysia (MAS) Teh Kew San Rosalind Singha Ang L 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  Ceylon 4 0 4 251 451 −200 4 Qualified for the 5th – 8th classification 10 December Thailand  70–58  Malaysia Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok 11 December Japan  69–34  Malaysia Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok 14 December Malaysia  87–53  Ceylon Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok 15 December Republic of China  101–80  Malaysia Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok Fifth to eighth place classification 17 December Philippines  113–73  Malaysia Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok Seventh and eighth place match 19 December Iran  95–88  Malaysia Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok Ranked 8th in final standings Boxing Main article: Boxing at the 1966 Asian Games Athlete Event Final Rank Opposition Score Ahmad Mokhtar Men's 51 kg Terence Stahlman Men's 67 kg 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 10 December Iran  2–0  Malaysia Bangkok 12 December Malaysia  1–2  India Bangkok 14 December Malaysia  0–1  Japan Bangkok 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  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 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  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 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  Singapore 4 3 0 1 34 17 +17 6  Indonesia 4 2 0 2 21 21 0 4  Malaysia 4 1 0 3 21 36 −15 2 4  Thailand 4 0 0 4 5 45 −40 0 5 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 "Overall medal standings – Bangkok 1966". Olympic Council of Asia. ocasia.org. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.