Malaysia at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Malaysia at the Olympics
IOC code	MAS
NOC	Olympic Council of Malaysia
Website
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 7 4 11
Summer appearances
1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
2018
Other related appearances
North Borneo (1956)  Singapore (1948–1960; 1968–present)

Malaysia was first at the Olympic Games in 1956.

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Malaysia was MAL. It is now MAS.

History

Teams from Malaysia have been in every Summer Olympic Games since 1956, except the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. Malaysia has never been in the Winter Olympic Games.

As the Federation of Malaya, the nation was namedMalaya (MAL) for the 1956 and 1960 Games. North Borneo sent an independent team to the 1956 Games, and Singapore had also competed at the Olympics from 1948 to 1960. After these British colonies formed an independent Malaysia in 1963, the nation competed under that name for the first time at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Singapore regained independence from Malaysia in 1965 and competed once again as Singapore at the Olympics from 1968 onwards.

Malaysian athletes have won a total of six Olympic medals. Most are in badminton.

The National Olympic Committee for Malaysia was formed in 1953 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1954.

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	Razif Sidek & Jalani Sidek	1992 Barcelona	Badminton	Men's doubles
2 Silver	Cheah Soon Kit & Yap Kim Hock	1996 Atlanta	Badminton	Men's doubles
3 Bronze	Rashid Sidek	1996 Atlanta	Badminton	Men's singles
2 Silver	Lee Chong Wei	2008 Beijing	Badminton	Men's singles
2 Silver	Lee Chong Wei	2012 London	Badminton	Men's singles
3 Bronze	Pandelela Rinong Pamg	2012 London	Diving	Women's 10 metre platform

Related pages

• List of IOC country codes

See also

In Spanish: Malasia en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños