Malaysia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Olympics, although it had previously competed in two other editions under the name Malaya. Tan Sri Mohamed Al-Amin Abdul Majid was the chef de mission of the national delegation at the Games.
The Olympic Council of Malaysia fielded a team of 32 athletes, 17 men and 15 women, across ten sports at the Games, matching its largest team ever from Beijing eight years earlier. Among the sports represented by the nation's athletes, Malaysia made its Olympic debut in golf (new to the 2016 Games), as well as its return to weightlifting after an eight-year absence. Badminton had the largest team by sport with eight athletes, a quarter of the nation's full roster.
The Malaysian team featured two Olympic medalists from London, including platform diver Pandelela Rinong, who became the first female from her country to stand on the podium, and badminton superstar Lee Chong Wei, who sought redemption for the nation's first ever gold after losing two previous finals to China's Lin Dan in the men's singles. Appearing in his fourth Olympics as the most experienced athlete, Lee was selected to lead his contingent as the flag bearer in the opening ceremony. Apart from the medalists, eleven Malaysian athletes previously competed in London, including track cyclist Azizulhasni Awang, and badminton tandem Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying.
Malaysia left Rio de Janeiro with a total of five medals (four silver and one bronze), signifying its most successful outcome in Olympic history and doubling the previous highest medal tallies set at Atlanta 1996 and London 2012. Among the nation's medalists were Awang, who became the first track cyclist from Southeast Asia to stand on the Olympic podium, and Pandelela, who upgraded her individual bronze from London to share a silver with her partner Cheong Jun Hoong in the synchronised platform diving. Badminton superstar Lee managed to claim a silver for the third consecutive time in the men's singles, adding it to those won by Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong in the men's doubles, and Chan and Goh in the mixed doubles.
Medalists
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Medal Name Sport Event Date Cheong Jun HoongPandelela Rinong Diving Women's synchronised 10 m platform 9 August Chan Peng SoonGoh Liu Ying Badminton Mixed doubles 17 August Goh V ShemTan Wee Kiong Badminton Men's doubles 19 August Lee Chong Wei Badminton Men's singles 20 August Azizulhasni Awang Cycling Men's keirin 16 August
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Medals by sportSport TotalBadminton 0 3 03Diving 0 1 01Cycling 0 0 11 Total 0 4 1 5
Archery
Three Malaysian archers qualified for the men's events by virtue of the nation's podium finish in the team recurve competition at the 2016 Archery World Cup meet in Antalya, Turkey.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankHaziq KamaruddinMen's individual64550L 0–6did not advanceKhairul Anuar Mohamad66522W 6–0L 4–6did not advanceMohd Akmal Nor Hasrin63555L 0–6did not advanceHaziq KamaruddinKhairul Anuar MohamadMohd Akmal Nor HasrinMen's team194512colspan=2 L 2–6did not advance
Athletics
Malaysian athletes have achieved qualifying standards in the following event (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankZaidatul Husniah ZulkifliWomen's 100 m12.123 q12.628did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistance PositionDistance PositionNauraj Singh RandhawaMen's high jump2.2618did not advance
Badminton
Malaysia has qualified a total of eight badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016: one entry each in the men's and women's singles, as well as the pair each in the men's, women's, and mixed doubles.
Men AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankLee Chong WeiSinglesW (21–2, 21–3)W (21–18, 21–8)1 QW (21–9, 21–15)W (15–21, 21–11, 22–20)L (18–21, 18–21)Goh V ShemTan Wee KiongDoublesW (21–14, 21–17)W (21–12, 21–10)W (16-21, 21–15, 21–18)1 QW (17–21, 21–18, 21–19)W (21–18, 12–21, 21–17)L (21–16, 11–21, 21–23)
Women AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankTee Jing YiSinglesW (22-20, 21–15)L (18–21, 5–21)2did not advanceVivian HooWoon Khe WeiDoublesW (21–17, 24–22)W (21–15, 21–13)L (19–21, 19–21)2 QL (16–21, 21–18, 9–21)did not advance
Mixed AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankChan Peng SoonGoh Liu YingDoublesW (21–13, 21–19)W (21–17, 21–15)L (15–21, 11–21)2 QW (21–17, 21–10)W (21–12, 21–19) L (14–21, 12–21)
Cycling
Track Following the completion of the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Malaysia has entered two riders to compete only in the men's keirin and women's sprint, respectively, at the Olympics, by virtue of their final individual UCI Olympic rankings in those events.
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankFatehah MustapaWomen's sprint11.20764.24521did not advance
Keirin AthleteEvent1st RoundRepechage2nd RoundFinalRankRankRankRankAzizulhasni AwangMen's keirin5 R1 Q3 Q
Diving
Malaysian divers qualified for the following individual spots and synchronised teams at the Olympics through the 2015 FINA World Championships and the 2016 FINA World Cup series. Two more divers have been selected through the 2015 Asian Diving Cup. The Malaysian team was announced on 29 June 2016.
Men AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankAhmad Amsyar Azman3 m springboard341.7029did not advanceOoi Tze Liang10 m platform379.5022did not advance
Women AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankCheong Jun Hoong3 m springboard282.2521did not advanceNg Yan Yee299.0517 Q324.755 Q306.6010Pandelela Rinong10 m platform332.456 Q336.956 Q330.4511Nur Dhabitah Sabri325.858 Q307.6511 Q338.009Cheong Jun HoongNur Dhabitah Sabri3 m synchronised springboardcolspan=4 293.405Cheong Jun HoongPandelela Rinong10 m synchronised platformcolspan=4 344.34
Golf
Malaysia has entered four golfers (two per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Danny Chia (world no. 230), Gavin Green (world no. 321), Kelly Tan (world no. 153) and Michelle Koh (world no. 443) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective individual events based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRankDanny ChiaMen's73707071288 +448Gavin Green73747268287 +347Michelle KohWomen's79717682308 +2458Kelly Tan78707673297 +1351
Sailing
Malaysian sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the individual fleet World Championships, and the Asian Sailing Championships.
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Khairulnizam AfendyMen's Laser383340332021DNF373128EL28135Nur Shazrin Mohd LatifWomen's Laser Radial26333430333531262933EL27433 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
Malaysia has qualified one shooter in the men's pistol events by virtue of his best finish at the 2015 ISSF World Cup series and Asian Championships, as long as he obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 March 2016.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankJohnathan WongMen's 10 m air pistol57428did not advanceMen's 50 m pistol53537did not advance Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)
Swimming
Malaysian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankWelson SimMen's 200 m freestyle1:47.6726did not advanceMen's 400 m freestyle3:51:5734colspan=2 did not advanceMen's 1500 m freestyle15:32.6339colspan=2 did not advanceHeidi GanWomen's 10 km open watercolspan=4 1:59:07.921Phee Jinq EnWomen's 100 m breaststroke1:10.2233did not advance
Weightlifting
Malaysia has qualified one male weightlifter for the Rio Olympics by virtue of a top seven national finish at the 2016 Asian Championships, signifying the nation's Olympic return to the sport after an eight-year hiatus. The team must allocate this place by 20 June 2016.
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankMohd Hafifi MansorMen's −69 kg140121761031612
See also Malaysia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
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