Malaysia at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games

Malaysia competed in the 2009 Southeast Asian Games held in Vientiane, Laos from 8 to 18 December 2009. Malaysia competed in 21 of the 25 sports consisting 197 male and 151 female athletes, 154 male officers and 28 female officers. Dr. Ramlan Abdul Aziz, the Director General of National Sports Institute was the Chef de Mission of Malaysia. The contingent won 40 gold medals, 40 silver and 59 bronze to finish fourth in the medal standings. Excellent performance was shown by the men football team whom won the gold medal after 20 years and women's badminton team in team event after 34 years. Daniel Bego has been selected as the Best Male Athlete of the 25th SEA Games winning five gold medals and one bronze medal.

Malaysia at the
2009 Southeast Asian Games
IOC codeMAS
NOCOlympic Council of Malaysia
Websitewww.olympic.org.my (in English)
in Vientiane
Competitors348 in 21 sports
Flag bearerYeoh Ken Nee
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
40
Silver
40
Bronze
59
Total
139
Officials121
Southeast Asian Games appearances
Other related appearances
North Borneo (1954  1958  1962)
Sarawak (1962)

Medal summary

Medals by sport

Sport GoldSilverBronze Total Rank
Archery13262
Athletics664165
Badminton22592
Billiards and snooker02136
Boxing20133
Cycling01234
Diving61291
Football10012
Golf0022
Judo0134
Karate56213
Pencak silat40610
Pétanque0213
Sepak takraw0112
Shooting06511
Swimming956202
Table tennis00334
Taekwondo10677
Tennis00114
Volleyball00114
Weightlifting03256
Wushu31373
Total4040591394

Medallists

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