Malaysia at the Asian Games

Malaysia first competed at the Asian Games in 1954. Malaysia got its first gold medal in 1962 Asian Games, when Mani Jegathesan won the men's 200 metres athletics event on 28 August 1962.

Asian Games

Medals by Games GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal 1954 Manila 0 0 0 0 0 1958 Tokyo 15 0 0 3 3 1962 Jakarta 8 2 4 9 15 1966 Bangkok 4 7 5 6 18 1970 Bangkok 7 5 1 7 13 1974 Tehran 17 0 1 4 5 1978 Bangkok 12 2 1 3 6 1982 New Delhi 15 1 0 3 4 1986 Seoul 14 0 5 5 10 1990 Beijing 10 2 2 4 8 1994 Hiroshima 9 4 2 13 19 1998 Bangkok 12 5 10 14 29 2002 Busan 12 6 8 16 30 2006 Doha 11 8 17 17 42 2010 Guangzhou 10 9 18 14 41 2014 Incheon 14 5 14 14 33 2018 Jakarta & Palembang 14 7 13 16 36 2022 Hangzhou 14 6 8 18 32 2026 Aichi-Nagoya 11 9 7 16 32 2030 Doha Future event 2034 Riyadh Future event Total 12 78 116 182 376

Medals by sport SportRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal Archery 9 0 1 2 3 Athletics 16 8 8 21 37 Badminton 5 7 8 22 3 Bodybuilding 12 0 2 0 2 Bowling 3 12 13 7 32 Boxing 25 0 0 4 4 Cue sports 9 1 3 0 4 Cycling 9 5 7 11 23 Diving 7 0 9 21 30 Equestrian 11 1 4 6 11 Field hockey 6 0 2 7 9 Football 16 0 0 2 2 Gymnastics 12 0 1 1 2 Karate 3 11 9 18 38 Sailing 8 5 9 10 24 Sepaktakraw 3 5 11 5 21 Shooting 20 0 3 3 6 Squash 1 18 7 11 36 Swimming 10 1 5 3 9 Taekwondo 16 0 2 7 9 Tennis 17 0 0 2 2 Weightlifting 23 0 0 1 1 Wushu 7 3 2 7 12 Total 13 78 88 132 276

Medals by individual Athlete Sport Years Gender GoldSilverBronzeTotal Squash 1998–2018 F 7 1 1 9 Bowling 1994–2018 F 4 3 2 9 Athletics 1962–1966 M 4 2 1 7 Badminton 1962–1970 M 4 1 2 7 Bowling 2006–2018 F 3 4 1 8 Squash 2002–2014 M 2 2 2 6 Squash 2010–2018 F 2 1 2 5 Cycling 2010–2026 M 3 1 2 6 Karate 2002–2010 M 2 1 1 4 Squash 2018-2026 F 4 1 1 6 Badminton 1962–1966 M 2 1 1 4 Bowling 2010 M 2 1 0 3 Badminton 1970 M 2 0 1 3 Squash 2018-2026 M 4 0 1 5 Bowling 2002–2006 F 2 0 1 3 Sepaktakraw 1990 M 2 0 0 2 Wushu 2006–2010 F 2 0 0 2 Squash 2010–2014 F 2 0 0 2 Sepaktakraw 1990 M 2 0 0 2 Sepaktakraw 1990 M 2 0 0 2 Sepaktakraw 1990 M 2 0 0 2 Squash 2022-2026 F 2 0 1 3 Squash 2026 M 1 0 1 2 Cycling - Track 2022-2026 F 0 1 2 3

Records Type Sport Events Athlete / Team Games ResultNR Swimming Men's 200 metre backstroke Alex Lim 1998 Bangkok 2:00.94NR Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles Nur Herman Majid 1994 Hiroshima 13.73NR Athletics Women's 800 metres Josephine Mary 1986 Seoul 2:07.44 Key WR = World record GR = Games record AS = Asian record NR = National record

Asian Winter Games

Medals by Games GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal 2007 Changchun 0 0 0 0 0 2011 Astana / Almaty 0 0 0 0 0 2017 Sapporo / Obihiro 0 0 0 0 0 2025 Harbin Future event 2029 Trojena Future event Total 0 0 0 0 0

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Medals by Games GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotalAsian Indoor Games 2005 Bangkok 16 1 0 0 1 2007 Macau 20 0 3 6 9 2009 Hanoi 15 3 5 8 16Asian Martial Arts Games 2009 Bangkok 14 2 3 3 8Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 2013 Incheon 22 0 1 2 3 2017 Ashgabat 29 0 1 0 1 Total 6 13 19 38

Medals by sport SportRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal Bowling 6 0 4 3 7 Chess 10 0 0 2 2 Dragon and lion dance 3 1 3 1 5 Electronic sports 9 0 0 1 1 Extreme sports 4 1 1 2 4 Karate 6 1 0 1 2 Muay 23 0 0 1 1 Pétanque 6 0 0 1 1 Pencak silat 4 3 4 7 14 Total 6 12 19 37

Asian Beach Games

Medals by Games GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal 2008 Bali 10 2 2 6 10 2010 Muscat 12 1 1 0 12 2012 Haiyang 0 0 0 0 0 2014 Phuket 27 0 8 8 16 2016 Danang 10 3 6 5 14 2026 Sanya 26 0 0 1 1 Total 16 6 17 20 43

Medals by sport SportRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal 3-on-3 basketball 10 0 0 1 1 Beach sepaktakraw 12 0 0 2 2 Beach woodball 4 1 1 2 4 Bodybuilding 9 1 0 0 1 Extreme sports 5 0 1 1 2 Footvolley 3 0 0 1 1 Muay 13 0 0 3 3 Pencak silat 3 4 5 4 13 Pétanque 5 0 5 5 10 Sailing 7 0 4 1 5 Waterskiing 9 0 1 0 1 Total 16 6 17 20 43

Asian Youth Games

Medals by Games GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal 2009 Singapore 21 0 0 1 1 2013 Nanjing 8 4 6 7 17 2021 Shantou Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2025 Tashkent Future event 2029 Phnom Penh Future event Total 12 4 6 8 18

Medals by sport SportRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal Athletics 18 0 1 2 3 Badminton 5 0 0 1 1 Diving 4 0 1 0 1 Sailing 4 0 0 1 1 Squash 1 3 1 1 5 Swimming 11 1 3 3 7 Total 12 4 6 8 18

Other Appearances Includes Malaysia participation and results in Southeast Asian and inter-continental level competitions such as Southeast Asian Games, ASEAN Para Games, ASEAN University Games, ASEAN School Games, Afro-Asian Games, FESPIC Games, and FESPIC Youth Games.

Southeast Asian Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games GamesRankTotalSoutheast Asian Peninsular Games 1959 Bangkok 3 8 15 11 34 1961 Rangoon 3 16 24 39 79 1965 Kuala Lumpur 2 33 36 28 97 1967 Bangkok 3 23 29 43 95 1969 Rangoon 4 16 24 39 79 1971 Kuala Lumpur 2 41 43 55 139 1973 Singapore 3 30 35 50 115 1975 Bangkok 4 27 49 51 127Southeast Asian Games 1977 Kuala Lumpur 5 21 17 21 59 1979 Jakarta 5 19 23 39 81 1981 Manila 4 16 27 31 74 1983 Singapore 6 16 25 40 81 1985 Bangkok 4 26 28 32 86 1987 Jakarta 4 35 41 67 143 1989 Kuala Lumpur 2 67 58 75 200 1991 Manila 4 36 38 65 139 1993 Singapore 5 43 45 65 153 1995 Chiang Mai 4 31 49 69 149 1997 Jakarta 3 55 68 75 198 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan 2 57 45 42 144 2001 Kuala Lumpur 1 111 98 86 295 2003 Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh City 5 43 42 59 144 2005 Manila 4 61 49 65 175 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 2 68 52 96 216 2009 Vientiane 4 40 40 59 139 2011 Palembang / Jakarta 4 59 50 81 190 2013 Naypyidaw 5 43 38 77 158 2015 Singapore 4 62 58 66 186 2017 Kuala Lumpur 1 145 92 86 323 2019 Davao City 5 55 58 71 184 2021 Hanoi 6 39 45 90 174 2023 Phnom Penh 7 2025 Thailand Future event Total 3 1250 1215 1612 4076

Medals by sport SportRankTotal Archery 0 20 23 10 53 Athletics 0 67 45 66 178 Badminton 2 46 55 98 199 Basketball 2 15 8 7 30 Billiards and snooker 7 3 6 10 19 Bodybuilding 0 1 2 0 3 Bowling 0 24 14 22 60 Boxing 0 1 1 1 3 Chess 0 0 0 2 2 Cricket 0 1 1 1 3 Cycling 0 30 21 13 64 Diving 1 61 26 14 101 Equestrian 0 14 7 4 25 Fencing 0 2 0 9 11 Field hockey 0 6 0 0 6 Figure skating 0 1 0 1 2 Floorball 0 0 0 1 1 Football 2 6 7 7 20 Futsal 0 0 1 1 2 Golf 0 0 1 6 7 Gymnastics 0 59 43 25 127 Ice hockey 0 0 0 1 1 Indoor hockey 0 1 0 1 2 Judo 0 0 2 23 25 Karate 0 44 25 33 102 Lawn bowls 0 7 1 0 8 Muaythai 0 2 1 1 4 Netball 0 1 1 0 2 Pencak silat 0 32 12 40 84 Pétanque 0 3 5 17 25 Polo 0 2 0 0 2 Rowing 0 0 0 2 2 Rugby sevens 0 1 1 1 3 Sailing 0 18 18 16 52 Sepaktakraw 0 4 6 12 22 Short track speed skating 0 4 0 3 7 Shooting 0 14 32 28 69 Softball 0 0 0 1 1 Squash 0 13 8 3 24 Swimming 0 57 45 43 145 Synchronised swimming 0 8 5 0 13 Table tennis 0 8 11 24 43 Taekwondo 0 11 13 35 59 Tennis 5 0 1 10 11 Triathlon 0 2 2 1 5 Volleyball 6 0 0 1 1 Waterskiing 0 10 6 6 22 Water polo 0 0 0 1 1 Weightlifting 0 4 7 14 25 Wushu 0 25 23 30 78 Total 3 1250 1215 1612 4076

Medals by individual Athlete Sport Years Gender GoldSilverBronzeTotal Swimming 1985–1989 F 22 4 1 27 Diving 1999–2017 F 17 5 5 27 Swimming 2003–2015 M 11 8 4 23 Badminton 1965–1975 F 10 9 0 19 Diving 2001–2011 M 10 1 0 11 Athletics 1965–1975 M 9 0 0 9 Badminton 1969–1975 F 8 4 1 13 Athletics 1965–1971 F 8 0 0 8 Athletics 1987–1997 M 8 0 0 8 Athletics 1993–1999 M 8 0 0 8 Badminton 1961–1971 M 7 2 1 10 Diving 2011–2015 M 7 2 0 9 Synchronized swimming 2011–2015 F 6 2 0 8 Diving 2003–2015 F 6 1 2 9 Diving 2005–2011 M 6 1 0 7 Athletics 1991–2001 M 6 0 0 6 Diving 2007–2015 F 6 0 0 6 Athletics 1965–1971 M 6 0 0 6 Athletics 1977–1985 M 6 0 0 6 Swimming 2007–2015 F 5 7 5 17 Badminton 1969–1973 M 5 3 1 9 Gymnastics 2003–2005 M 5 3 0 8 Gymnastics 2003–2007 F 5 2 0 7 Bowling 2005–2011 M 5 1 5 11 Bowling 2005–2015 F 5 1 2 8 Athletics 1973–1979 F 5 0 0 5 Athletics 1959–1967 M 5 0 0 5 Athletics 1995–2003 M 5 0 0 5 Athletics 1961–1965 M 5 0 0 5 Synchronized swimming 2011 F 5 0 0 5

ASEAN University Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal 1981 Chiang Mai 1982 Jakarta 3 7 1984 Bangi 1986 Singapore 1988 Pattaya 1990 Bandung 3 7 1993 Shah Alam 2 34 1994 Singapore 3 9 1996 Bandar Seri Begawan 1999 Bangkok 3 5 17 15 37 2002 Manila 2004 Surabaya 10 18 25 53 2006 Hanoi 4 7 19 37 63 2008 Kuala Lumpur 1 90 79 47 216 2010 Chiang Mai 3 37 36 44 117 2012 Vientiane 1 60 48 72 180 2014 Palembang 3 40 42 49 131 2016 Singapore 3 27 31 35 93 2018 Naypyidaw 3 37 43 49 129 2022 Ubon Ratchathani 2 49 83 50 182 Total 3 333 289 324 889

ASEAN School Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal 2010 Kuala Lumpur 1 46 37 24 107 2011 Singapore 3 21 35 33 89 2012 Surabaya 3 29 36 35 100 2013 Hanoi 2 25 30 30 852014 Marikina 1 41 34 30 105 2015 Bandar Seri Begawan 2 20 14 22 56 2016 Chiang Mai 5 6 16 22 44 2017 Singapore 4 22 16 34 72 2018 Selangor 1 37 34 32 103 2019 Semarang 3 18 25 34 77 Total 2 188 202 196 586

ASEAN Para Games

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Medals by Games GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal 2001 Kuala Lumpur 1 143 136 92 371 2003 Hanoi 3 54 40 46 140 2005 Manila 3 75 40 26 141 2008 Nakhon Ratchasima 2 82 74 46 202 2009 Kuala Lumpur 2 94 81 71 246 2011 Surakarta 3 51 36 45 132 2014 Naypyidaw 3 50 49 41 140 2015 Singapore 3 52 58 37 147 2017 Kuala Lumpur 2 90 85 83 258 2020 Philippines Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Total 2 691 599 487 1,777

Afro-Asian Games

Medals by Games GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal 2003 Hyderabad 17 0 0 2 2 Total 17 0 0 2 2

FESPIC Games

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Medals by Games GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal1977 Parramatta 2006 Kuala Lumpur 4 44 60 71 175 Total

FESPIC Youth Games

Medals by Games GamesRankGoldSilverBronzeTotal2003 Hong Kong 2 36 36 27 99 Total 2 36 36 27 99

See also Malaysia at the Olympics Malaysia at the Paralympics Malaysia at the Asian Para Games Malaysia at the Southeast Asian Games Malaysia at the Commonwealth Games

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