Malaysia competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 to 28 August 2014.
On 22 August 2014, Cheam June Wei became the first Malaysian to win a Youth Olympic gold medal when he won the badminton mixed doubles gold with Hong Kong's Ng Tsz Yau as his partner. Also, National men archer Mohd Zarif Syahiir won silver in archery mixed team medal with Germany's Cynthia Freywald at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing. However both gold and silver was not credited to the individual nation's medal tally as the event was a mixed-National Olympic Committees event in which athletes from different nations team up to compete under the Olympic flag. National woman diver Loh Zhiayi won a silver and bronze medal in the 10m platform individual event and women's 3m springboard event at the Youth Olympic Games 2014.
Medalists Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC teams are represented in italics. These medals are not included towards the individual NOC medal tally.
Medal Name Sport Event Date Badminton Mixed doubles 22 August Diving Girls' 10 metre platform 23 August Muhamad Zarif Syahiir Zolkepeli Archery Mixed team 24 August Diving Girls' 3 metre springboard 25 August
Archery
Malaysia qualified a male archer from its performance at the 2013 World Archery Youth Championships.
Individual AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreMuhamad Zarif Syahiir ZolkepeliBoys' individual65417 QW 6–2(28–26, 28–26, 25–30, 29–25)L 0–6(25–29, 26–28, 23–29)did not advance=9
Team AthletesEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreMixed team128415 QW 5–3(38–37, 33–38, 38–33, 36–36)W 5–4(36–39, 37–33, 38–36, 36–38, T19–T17)W 5–4(36–38, 33–32, 36–35, 28–35, T19–T17)W 6–2(36–34, 33–34, 34–32, 36–33)L 0–6(37–38, 35–38, 33–37)
Athletics
Malaysia qualified three athletes.
Qualification Legend: Q=Final A (medal); qB=Final B (non-medal); qC=Final C (non-medal); qD=Final D (non-medal); qE=Final E (non-medal)
Boys Track event AthleteEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankMohd Rizzua Muhamad110 m hurdles qC13.9012
Field event AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankNorshafiee Mohd ShahHigh jump2.0312 qB2.0213
Girls Field event AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistanceRankDistanceRankKirthana RamasamyTriple jump12.496 Q12.645
Badminton
Malaysia qualified two athletes based on 2 May 2014 BWF Junior World Rankings.
On 22 August 2014, Cheam June Wei won the mixed doubles gold medal with Hong Kong's Ng Tsz Yau as his partner. They defeated Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan and Lee Chia-hsin of Taiwan in the finals which lasted 30 minutes. The gold however, was not credited to Malaysia or Hong Kong in the overall medal tally as it was a mixed-NOCs event in which athletes from different nations team up to compete under the Olympic flag.
Singles AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreCheam June WeiBoys' singlesW 2–0(21–13, 21–11)W 2–0(21–14, 21–15)W 2–0(21–14, 21–6)1 QL 1–2(22–20, 18–21, 12–21) Did not advance=5Lee Ying YingGirls' singlesW 2–0(21–13, 21–6)W 2–0(21–14, 21–10)L 0–2(18–21, 14–21)2 Did not advance=9
Doubles AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreMixed doublesW 2–0(21–12, 21–9)W 2–0(21–9, 21–8)W 2–0(22–20, 21–19)1 QW 2–0(21–16, 21–19)W 2–0(21–12, 21–9)W 2–0(21–14, 23–21)W 2–1(19–21, 21–9, 21–17)W 2–1(21–18, 7–21, 21–7)W 2–0(21–17, 21–18)1 QL 0–2(16–21, 19–21) Did not advance=5
Diving
Malaysia qualified two quotas based on its performance at the Nanjing 2014 Diving Qualifying Event.
AthleteEventPreliminaryFinalPointsRankPointsRankLoh ZhiayiGirls' 3 m springboard429.403 Q446.7010 m platform449.352 Q450.65Mixed teamcolspan=2 318.207
Equestrian
Malaysia qualified a rider.
AthleteHorseEventRound 1Round 2TotalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankPenaltiesRankPraveen Nair MathavanArkansasIndividual jumping8=164=512=10AustralasiaFor The StarDJCristalloArkansasExilioTeam jumping12=485205
Golf
Malaysia qualified two athletes based on 8 June 2014 IGF World Amateur Golf Rankings.
Individual AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3TotalScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankLow Khai JeiBoys71157418731621818Kan Kah YanGirls79267412761822922
Team AthletesEventRound 1(Foursome)Round 2(Fourball)Round 3(Individual Stroke)TotalScoreRankScoreRankBoyGirlTotalRankScoreRankLow Khai JeiKan Kah YanMixed69=17762371771481929322
Gymnastics
Artistic
Malaysia qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
Boys AthleteEventApparatusTotalRankRankRankRankRankRankRankJeremiah Loo Phay XingQualification13.1501813.5009 Q11.5003012.80013.5756 Q12.5002077.02516 QIndividual all-around12.9501712.3001511.6251713.0001712.6501512.0001574.52518Pommel horse12.8668colspan=4 12.8668Parallel barscolspan=4 13.366713.3667
Rhythmic
Malaysia qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 Asian Rhythmic Championships.
Individual AthleteEventQualificationFinalHoopRankBallRankClubsRankRibbonRankTotalRankHoopRankBallRankClubsRankRibbonRankTotalRankOlivia Tai Qing TongIndividual all-around13.500711.8501312.800912.0751350.22510did not advance
Sailing
Malaysia qualified two boats based on its performance at the Byte CII Asian Continental Qualifier.
AthleteEventRaceNetPointsFinal Rank12345678910Asri AzmanBoys' Byte CII3113172810Cancelled1608Nur Shazrin Mohamad LatifGirls' Byte CII13131611555Cancelled8606
Shooting
Malaysia was given a wild card to compete.
Individual AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankAbdul Hadi Abd MalekBoys' 10 m air pistol55812did not advance
Team AthletesEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankPointsRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultMixed teams' 10 m air pistol73517did not advance
Swimming
Malaysia qualified four swimmers.
Boys AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankLim Ching Hwang50 m freestyle24.2628did not advance100 m freestyle51.6419did not advance200 m freestyle1:51.4910colspan=2 did not advance50 m breaststroke30.6334did not advanceWelson Sim200 m freestyle1:51.9913colspan=2 did not advance400 m freestyle3:55.7211colspan=2 did not advance800 m freestylecolspan=4 8:15.8415
Girls AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAngela Chieng400 m freestyle4:26.1121colspan=2 did not advance800 m freestylecolspan=4 9:00.6117Yap Siew Hui50 m butterfly28.5022did not advance100 m butterfly1:02.9619did not advance
Taekwondo
Malaysia qualified one athlete based on its performance at the Taekwondo Qualification Tournament.
Girls AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultMohana Mariappen−63 kgL 1 – 15(PTG)did not advance5
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