Malaysia at the 1966 Asian Games

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Malaysia at the
1966 Asian Games
IOC codeMAL
NOCOlympic Council of Malaysia
Websitewww.olympic.org.my (in English)
in Bangkok
Competitors155 in 13 sports
Flag bearerM.Doraisamy
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
7
Silver
5
Bronze
6
Total
18
Asian Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 North Borneo (1954, 1958, 1962)
 Sarawak (1962)

Malaysia competed in the 1966 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from 9 December 1966 to 20 December 1966. This country is ranked number 4 with 7 gold medals, 5 silver medals and 6 bronze medals.[1]

Medal summary[edit]

Medals by sport[edit]

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Athletics 5 3 4 12 2
Badminton 2 2 0 4 2
Boxing 0 0 2 2 9
Total 7 5 6 18 4

Medallists[edit]

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Mani Jegathesan Athletics Men's 100 metres
 Gold Mani Jegathesan Athletics Men's 200 metres
 Gold Mani Jegathesan
Mohd Ariffin Ahmad
Rajalingam Gunaratnam
Thomboo Krishnan		 Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
 Gold Nashatar Singh Sidhu Athletics Men's javelin throw
 Gold Mary Rajamani Athletics Women's 400 metres
 Gold Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan		 Badminton Men's doubles
 Gold Teh Kew San
Rosalind Singha Ang		 Badminton Mixed doubles
 Silver Ramasamy Subramaniam Athletics Men's 800 metres
 Silver Ramasamy Subramaniam Athletics Men's 1500 metres
 Silver Andyappan Nathan
Rengan Pakkri
Thomboo Krishnan
Victor Asirvatham		 Athletics Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
 Silver Eddy Choong
Tan Gaik Bee		 Badminton Mixed doubles
 Silver Billy Ng
Eddy Choong
Khor Cheng Chye
Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan
Teh Kew San
Yew Cheng Hoe		 Badminton Men's team
 Bronze Thomboo Krishnan Athletics Men's 200 metres
 Bronze Ishtiaq Mubarak Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles
 Bronze Andyappan Nathan Athletics Men's 400 metres hurdles
 Bronze Cheryl Dorall
Jacqueline Kleinman
Mary Rajamani
Rajemah Sheikh Ahmad		 Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
 Bronze Ahmad Mokhtar Boxing Men's 51 kg
 Bronze Terence Stahlman Boxing Men's 67 kg

Athletics[edit]

Main article: Athletics at the 1966 Asian Games
Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track events
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Mani Jegathesan 100 m 10.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Mani Jegathesan 200 m 21.5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Thomboo Krishnan 21.6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ramasamy Subramaniam 800 m 1:49.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ramasamy Subramaniam 1500 m 3:48.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ishtiaq Mubarak 110 m hurdles 14.7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Andyappan Nathan 400 m hurdles 53.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mani Jegathesan
Mohd Ariffin Ahmad
Rajalingam Gunaratnam
Thomboo Krishnan 		4 × 100 m relay 40.6 GR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Andyappan Nathan
Rengan Pakkri
Thomboo Krishnan
Victor Asirvatham 		4 × 400 m relay 3:13.1 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Field event
Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Nashatar Singh Sidhu Javelin throw 72.92 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Track events
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Mary Rajamani 400 m 56.3 GR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Cheryl Dorall
Jacqueline Kleinman
Mary Rajamani
Rajemah Sheikh Ahmad 		4 × 100 m relay 48.8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Badminton[edit]

Main article: Badminton at the 1966 Asian Games
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan 		Men's doubles Gold medal match
 Indonesia (INA)
Ang Tjin Siang
Tjoa Tjong Boan
W 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Billy Ng
Eddy Choong
Khor Cheng Chye
Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan
Teh Kew San
Yew Cheng Hoe 		Men's team  Burma (BIR)
W 5–4 		 Indonesia (INA)
W 5–4 		 Japan (JPN)
W 5–4 		Gold medal match
 Indonesia (INA)
L 4–5 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Rosalind Singha Ang
Tan Gaik Bee 		Women's team —  Japan (JPN)
L 3–4 		did not advance
Teh Kew San
Rosalind Singha Ang 		Mixed doubles Gold medal match
 Malaysia (MAS)
Eddy Choong
Tan Gaik Bee
W 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Eddy Choong
Tan Gaik Bee 		Gold medal match
 Malaysia (MAS)
Teh Kew San
Rosalind Singha Ang
L 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Basketball[edit]

Main article: Basketball at the 1966 Asian Games

Men's tournament[edit]

Group A
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Japan 4 4 0 326 199 +127 8
 Thailand 4 3 1 327 274 +53 7
 Republic of China 4 2 2 355 301 +54 6
 Malaysia 4 1 3 259 293 −34 5
 Ceylon 4 0 4 251 451 −200 4
Qualified for the 5th – 8th classification
10 December
Thailand  70–58  Malaysia
11 December
Japan  69–34  Malaysia
14 December
Malaysia  87–53  Ceylon
Fifth to eighth place classification
17 December
Philippines  113–73  Malaysia
Seventh and eighth place match
19 December
Iran  95–88  Malaysia
Ranked 8th in final standings

Boxing[edit]

Main article: Boxing at the 1966 Asian Games
Athlete Event Final Rank
Opposition
Score
Ahmad Mokhtar Men's 51 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Terence Stahlman Men's 67 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Field hockey[edit]

Main article: Field hockey at the 1966 Asian Games

Men's tournament[edit]

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 India 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 6
 Malaysia 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 3
 South Korea 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 2
 Ceylon 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Qualified for the semifinals
11 December
India  1–0  Malaysia
Bangkok
12 December
Malaysia  2–0  South Korea
Bangkok
15 December
Malaysia  0–0  Ceylon
Bangkok
Semifinal
16 December
Pakistan  5–1  Malaysia
Bangkok
Bronze medal match
19 December
Malaysia  0–1  Japan
Bangkok
Ranked 4th in final standings

Football[edit]

Main article: Football at the 1966 Asian Games

Men's tournament[edit]

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GAV Pts
 Japan 3 3 0 0 6 2 3.000 6
 Iran 3 2 0 1 7 4 1.750 4
 India 3 1 0 2 4 7 0.571 2
 Malaysia 3 0 0 3 1 5 0.200 0
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Iran 2–0 Malaysia
Malaysia 1–2 India
Malaysia 0–1 Japan
Ranked 10th in final standings

Volleyball[edit]

Main article: Volleyball at the 1966 Asian Games

Men's tournament[edit]

Main article: Volleyball at the 1966 Asian Games – Men
Pool A
Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR Qualification
1  India 3 3 0 6 9 1 9.000 Final round
2  Thailand 3 2 1 5 6 4 1.500
3  Philippines 3 1 2 4 5 8 0.625 Classification 7th–12th
4  Malaysia 3 0 3 3 2 9 0.222
Source: Results
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
10 Dec Thailand  3–0  Malaysia            
11 Dec India  3–0  Malaysia 15–2 15–3 15–9     45–14
12 Dec Philippines  3–2  Malaysia 15–6 11–15 15–3 12–15 15–1 68–40
Seventh to twelfth place classification
Pos Team
 Pld W L Pts SW SL SR
1  Republic of China 5 5 0 10 15 1 15.000
2  Philippines 5 4 1 9 12 3 4.000
3  Pakistan 5 3 2 7 9 7 1.286
4  South Vietnam 5 2 3 7 8 11 0.727
5  Ceylon 5 1 4 6 5 12 0.417
6  Malaysia 5 0 5 5 0 15 0.000
Source: Results
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
13 Dec Republic of China  3–0  Malaysia            
14 Dec Pakistan  3–0  Malaysia            
16 Dec Philippines  3–0  Malaysia 18–16 15–7 15–7     48–30
17 Dec Malaysia  0–3  South Vietnam            
18 Dec Malaysia  0–3  Ceylon            
Ranked 12th in final standings

Water polo[edit]

Main article: Water polo at the 1966 Asian Games

Men's tournament[edit]

Final round
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Rank
 Japan 4 4 0 0 46 8 +38 8 1st place, gold medalist(s)
 Singapore 4 3 0 1 34 17 +17 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
 Indonesia 4 2 0 2 21 21 0 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
 Malaysia 4 1 0 3 21 36 −15 2 4
 Thailand 4 0 0 4 5 45 −40 0 5
13 December Singapore  13–5  Malaysia Chula Swimming Stadium, Bangkok
14 December Indonesia  7–6  Malaysia Chula Swimming Stadium, Bangkok
16 December Japan  12–3  Malaysia Chula Swimming Stadium, Bangkok
17 December Thailand  4–7  Malaysia Chula Swimming Stadium, Bangkok
Ranked 4th in final standings

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Overall medal standings – Bangkok 1966". Olympic Council of Asia. ocasia.org. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
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