Malaysia competed in the 2001 Southeast Asian Games as the host nation in Kuala Lumpur from 8 to 17 September 2001.
The host Malaysia performance was their best ever yet in Southeast Asian Games history and emerged as overall champion of the games.
Medal summary
Medals by sport SportGold Silver Bronze TotalRank Archery 0 2 0 2 Aquatics 19 8 11 38 Athletics 8 5 9 22 Badminton 2 1 7 10 Basketball 1 0 1 2 Billiards and snooker 0 2 1 3 Bowling 7 4 5 16 Boxing 2 4 3 9 Cycling 3 8 4 15 Diving 8 3 1 12 Equestrian 5 4 1 10 1 Field hockey 2 0 0 2 Football 0 1 0 1 Golf 1 1 0 2 Gymnastics 16 8 3 27 Judo 0 0 1 1 Karate 9 3 6 18 1 Lawn bowls 5 1 0 6 Netball 1 0 0 1 Pencak silat 5 1 4 10 Pétanque 0 1 1 2 Sailing 5 3 1 8 Sepak takraw 0 1 1 2 Shooting 6 8 7 21 Squash 4 2 0 6 1 Swimming 9 4 10 Synchronized swimming 2 0 0 2 Table tennis 0 0 3 3 5 Taekwondo 3 2 4 9 Tennis 0 1 4 5 Volleyball 0 1 0 1 Water polo 0 1 0 1 Weightlifting 1 1 3 5 Wushu 6 2 5 13 Total 111 75 85 271 1
Medallists The following Malaysian competitors won medals at the games; all dates are for September 2001. MedalNameSportEventDate Arumugam Munusamy Athletics Men's 1500 metres 14 Sept Nur Herman Majid Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles 13 Sept Teoh Boon Lim Athletics Men's 20 kilometres walk 12 Sept Govindasamy Saravanan Athletics Men's 50 kilometres walk 15 Sept Loo Kum Zee Athletics Men's high jump 14 Sept Teh Weng Chang Athletics Men's pole vault 12 Sept Wong Tee Kue Athletics Men's hammer throw 14 Sept Yuan Yufang Athletics Women's 20 kilometres walk 13 Sept Roslin Hashim Badminton Men's singles 15 Sept Malaysia national badminton team Badminton Men's team 11 Sept Malaysia national basketball team Basketball Women's tournament 16 Sept Ben Heng Bowling Men's singles 10 Sept Alex LiewBen Heng Bowling Men's doubles 11 Sept Shalin Zulkifli Bowling Women's singles 10 Sept Lai Kin NgohSarah YapShalin Zulkifli Bowling Women's trios 12 Sept Lai Kin NgohSarah YapShalin ZulkifliSharon ChaiWendy Chai De Choo Bowling Women's team of five 13 Sept Shalin Zulkifli Bowling Women's all-events 13 Sept Lai Kin Ngoh Bowling Women's masters 15 Sept Adnan Yusoh Boxing Men's lightweight (60 kg) 16 Sept Mohamad Zainudin Sidi Boxing Men's light welterweight (63.5 kg) 16 Sept Josiah Ng Onn Lam Cycling Men's 1000 metre time trial 10 Sept Josiah Ng Onn Lam Cycling Men's keirin 11 Sept Mohd Azlan Jamaludin Cycling Men's individual road race massed start 16 Sept Yeoh Ken Nee Diving Men's 3 metre springboard 15 Sept Mohd Azheem Bahari Diving Men's 10 metre platform 14 Sept Rossharisham RoslanYeoh Ken Nee Diving Men's synchronised 3 metre springboard 17 Sept Mohd Azheem BahariYeoh Ken Nee Diving Men's synchronised 10 metre platform 16 Sept Leong Mun Yee Diving Women's 3 metre springboard 14 Sept Leong Mun Yee Diving Women's 10 metre platform 15 Sept Leong Mun YeeRosatimah Muhammad Diving Women's synchronised 3 metre springboard 16 Sept Leong Mun YeeRosatimah Muhammad Diving Women's synchronised 10 metre platform 17 Sept Abdul Salim Fazlay RahmanNur Quzandria Mahamad FathilPutri Alia Soraya Ahmad ShuhaimiQabil Ambak Mahamad Fathil Equestrian Team dressage 10 Sept Qabil Ambak Mahamad Fathil Equestrian Individual dressage 12 Sept Kamaruddin Abdul Ghani Equestrian Individual endurance 8 Sept Azni AzarEric KohQabil Ambak Mahamad FathilQuzier Ambak Mahamad Fathil Equestrian Team showjumping 11 Sept Qabil Ambak Mahamad Fathil Equestrian Individual showjumping 14 Sept Malaysia men's national field hockey team Field hockey Men's tournament 16 Sept Malaysia women's national field hockey team