Malaysia competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018. The chef-de-mission of the contingent was former two-time Olympian archer Cheng Chu Sian. Malaysia won its first gold medal at an Olympic event, having previously won silver and bronze medals.
Goh Jin Wei became the first athlete to win a Youth Olympic Games gold medal for Malaysia the second Malaysian to emerge victorious at the Youth Olympics since shuttler Cheam June Wei, who won mixed doubles gold under the Mixed-NOCs flag in 2014, and The national men's junior hockey 5s squad claimed the second gold medal for the Malaysian contingent at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Meanwhile, National teen gymnast Rayna Hoh Khai Ling bagged a silver medal at the Youth Olympic Games through Mixed multi-discipline team in Gymnastics 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.
As squash contested as demonstration sports in the games, The national junior reckons squash's Chan Yiwen and Siow Yee Xian being named the ambassador for the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina and will be among 36 players from 27 nations who will get a chance to experience the sport's first taste of Olympic competition. They debuted at the Youth Olympics as an exhibition sport with no medals at stake will stand the sport in good stead as it bids to get into the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Media coverage Satellite television company Astro broadcast the sporting event in Malaysia.
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 Girls' singles 12 October Malaysia's Men's Hockey 5s team Field hockey Boys' Tournament 14 October
Medalists in mixed NOCs events Medal Name Sport Event Date Gymnastics Mixed multi-discipline team 10 October
Athletics
Boys' 100m - Muhammad Fakhrul Abdul Aziz
Track event AthleteEventStage 1Stage 2FinalResultRankResultRankResultRankMuhammad Fakhrul Abdul Aziz100 m11.101510.731621.8314
Badminton
Malaysia qualified one player based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings.
Girls' singles - Goh Jin Wei
Singles AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreGoh Jin WeiGirls' singlesW 2–0(21–11, 21–15)31 minsW 2–0(21–15, 21–12)28 minsW 2–1(21–7, 18–21,21–9)40 mins1 QW 2–0(21–12, 21–9)26 minsW 2–1(19–21, 21–15, 21–13)61 minsW 2–1(16–21, 21–13, 21–19)71 mins
Mixed Teams AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreGoh Jin Wei(Epsilon)Mixed teamsL 98–11092 minsL 89–11076 minsW 110–108457 mins4 QL 102–110 mins Did not advance=5
Diving
Boys' 10m Platform - Jellson Jabillin Girls' 3m Springboard - Kimberly Bong Qian Ping Girls' 10m Platform - Kimberly Bong Qian Ping
AthleteEventPreliminaryFinalPointsRankPointsRankJellson JabillinBoys' 10m platform514.054 Q513.254Kimberly Bong Qian PingGirls' 3m springboard396.858 Q427.106Girls' 10m platform371.504 Q385.404Mixed Teamcolspan=2 330.007colspan=2 347.104
Field hockey
Malaysia qualified one event based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.
Boys' tournament
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreBoys' TournamentW 14–0W 4–2W 7–2L 2–4W 4–32 QW 2–0W 7–4W 4-2
Preliminary round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Gold medal game
Gymnastics
Artistic Malaysia qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Junior Championship.
Girls' artistic individual all-around - Zarith Imaan Khalid
Girls AthleteEventApparatusTotalRankRankRankRankRankZarith Imaan KhalidQualification12.1002910.1002711.3001911.3662444.86626
Rhythmic Malaysia qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Junior Championship.
Girls' rhythmic individual all-around - Rayna Hoh Khai Ling
Individual AthleteEventQualificationFinalHoopRankBallRankClubsRankRibbonRankTotalRankHoopRankBallRankClubsRankRibbonRankTotalRankRayna Hoh Khai LingIndividual all-around15.600812.7002715.0501010.4502953.80019did not advance
Mixed Team AthleteEventFinalRankRayna Hoh Khai Ling(Team Max Whitlock)Mixed multi-discipline teamZarith Imaan Khalid(Team Nadia Comaneci)9
Swimming
Boys' 50m Butterfly - Low Zheng Yong Boys' 100m Butterfly - Low Zheng Yong Boys' 200m Butterfly - Low Zheng Yong Boys' 400m Freestyle - Arvin Chahal Boys' 200m Individual Medley - Low Zheng Yong Boys' 200m Individual Medley - Arvin Chahal
Boys AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankArvin Chahal400 m freestyle4:06.1130did not advance200m Individual Medley2:08.5617colspan=2 did not advanceLow Zheng Yong50m Butterfly26.2443did not advance100m Butterfly57.2139did not advance200m Butterfly2:06.8729colspan=2 did not advance200m Individual Medley2:12.6620colspan=2 did not advance
Table tennis
Malaysia qualified one table tennis player based on its performance at the Road to Buenos Aires (Asia) series. Later Malaysia qualified a female table tennis player based on its performance at the Road to Buenos Aires (Oceania) series.
Boys' singles - Javen Choong Girls' singles - Alice Li Sian Chang
Singles AthleteEventGroup stageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreJaven ChoongBoys' singlesL 2–4(11–8, 8–11, 6–11, 8–11, 11–6, 13–15)39 minsW 4–3(9–11, 7–11, 12–10, 9–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–6)52 minsL 2–4(6–11, 11–7,11–13, 4–11, 11–9, 5–11)36 mins3 Did not advance=17Alice Li Sian ChangGirls' singlesL 1–4(12–10, 5–11, 10–12, 11–13, 9–11)50 minsL 0–4(3–11, 5–11, 7–11, 7–11)27 minsL 1–4(10–12, 11–6,5–11, 4–11, 6–11)37 mins4 Did not advance=25
Mixed International Team AthleteEventGroup stageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreMixed teamL 1–21 hour 29 minsL 1–21 hour 29 minsL 1–21 hour 29 mins4 Did not advance=25
Triathlon
Malaysia qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.
Boys' individual - Chong Xian Hao Boys AthleteEventFinalResultRankChong Xian HaoBoys'1:00:2529Chong Xian Hao(Asia 2)Mixed relay1:36:49 1P13
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