| Malaya at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
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| CGF code | MAL |
| CGA | Federation of Malaya Olympic Council |
| Website | olympic |
| in Perth, Western Australia | |
| Competitors | 14 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearers | Opening: Closing: |
| Medals Ranked =17thth |
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| British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances | |
The Federation of Malaya competed at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Cheong Kam Hong | Weightlifting | Men's featherweight |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Mazlan Hamzah | 100 yd | 10.5 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Mazlan Hamzah | 220 yd | 23.4 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Victor Asirvatham | 440 yd | 49.4 | 4 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Mohamed Abdul Rahiman | 51.2 | 5 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Karu Selvaratnam | 50.3 | 4 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Mohamed Abdul Rahiman | 880 yd | 1:59.7 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Ramasamy Subramaniam | 1:59.9 | 4 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Ramasamy Subramaniam | 1 mile | 4:31.2 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Karu Selvaratnam | 440 yd hurdles | 54.2 | 4 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Victor Asirvatham Mazlan Hamzah Mohamed Abdul Rahiman Karu Selvaratnam | 4×440 yd relay | 3:22.5 | 4 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Abu | Men's individual road race | 15 | |
| A. Michael | DNF | ||
| N. A. Rosli | 18 | ||
| Shaharuddin Jaafar | DNF | ||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Abdullah Abu | Men's sprint | ||||
| N. A. Rosli | |||||
| Shahruddin Jaafar | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Abu | Men's 1000 m time trial | 1:22.1 | 15 |
| N. A. Rosli | 1:26.3 | 17 | |
| Shahruddin Jaafar | 1:25.0 | 16 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent Result | Rank | Opponent Result | Rank | Opponent Result | Rank | Opponent Result | Rank | ||
| Abdullah Abu | Men's individual pursuit | 5:55.2 | Did not advance | ||||||
| A. Michael | 6:10.6 | Did not advance | |||||||
| N. A. Rosli | 6:02.0 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Abdullah Abu | Men's scratch race | ||||
| N. A. Rosli | |||||
| Shahruddin Jaafar | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Keng S. Y. | 110 yards freestyle | 1:02.6 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Lim Heng Chek | 110 yards backstroke | 1:11.8 | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Military press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Cheong K. H. | 60 kg | 620 lb | | ||||||
| Cheah C. M. | 67.5 kg | – | – | – | DNF | ||||
| Leong Chim Seong | 90 kg | 875 lb | 4 | ||||||
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