Malaysia competed in the 1978 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from 9 to 20 September 1978. Athletes from Malaysia won overall six medal and finished 12th in a medal table.
Medal summary
Medals by sport SportGold Silver BronzeTotalRank Athletics 1 1 1 3 7 Bowling 1 0 0 1 5 Boxing 0 0 1 1 12 Field hockey 0 0 1 1 3 Total 2 1 3 6 12
Medallists MedalNameSportEvent Saik Oik Cum Athletics Women's 400 metres Alan HooiKhoo Boo JinEdward LimHolloway CheahP. S. NathanLee Kok Hong Bowling Men's team of 5 Vellasamy Subramaniam Athletics Men's 20 kilometres road walk Khoo Chong Beng Athletics Men's 20 kilometres road walk Yusoff Hashim Boxing Men's 67 kg Malaysia national field hockey team Field hockey Men's tournament
Athletics
Men Road event AthleteEventFinalTimeRankVellasamy Subramaniam20 km road walk1:31:59Khoo Chong Beng1:33:57
Women Track event AthleteEventFinalTimeRankSaik Oik Cum400 m55.09
Basketball
Men's tournament Group B TeamPldWL440431422413404 Qualified for the finals
Seventh to fourteenth place classification TeamPldWL761761752743734734716707
Ranked 7th in final standings
Women's tournament Final round TeamPldWL440431422413404
Ranked 5th in final standings
Boxing
AthleteEventFinalRankOppositionScoreYusoff HashimMen's 67 kg
Field hockey
Men's tournament Bronze medal match
Ranked 3rd in final standings
Football
Men's tournament Preliminary round; Group C TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD4220020+22210131+20200204−4 Qualified for the semifinals
Semifinal; Group 2 TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD6330051+443201113+82310248−403003210−8 Qualified for the gold medal match Qualified for the bronze medal match
Ranked 7th in final standings
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