Malaysia at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Malaysia at the 1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MAS (MAL used at these Games)
NOC	Olympic Council of Malaysia
Website	www.olympic.org.my  (in English)
in Mexico City
Competitors	31 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Nashatar Singh Sidhu [1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
North Borneo (1956)

Malaysia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 31 competitors, all men, took part in 14 events in 4 sports. This time, Singapore and Malaysia sent separate teams after sending a combined team at the previous Olympics as Singapore was expelled from the federation in 1965.

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Mani Jegathesan	100 m	10.35	3 Q	10.38	6	Did not advance
Mani Jegathesan	200 m	20.92 NR	3 Q	21.01	4 Q	21.05	8	Did not advance
Rajalingam Gunaratnam		21.58	4 Q	21.52	8	Did not advance
Victor Asirvatham	400 m	48.02	6	Did not advance
Ramasamy Subramaniam	800 m	1:50.87	4	—		Did not advance
Ramasamy Subramaniam	1500 m	4:06.49	10	—		Did not advance
Ishtiaq Mubarak	110 m hurdles	14.36	6	—		Did not advance
Zambrose Abdul Rahman	400 m hurdles	53.23	8	—		Did not advance
Mani Jegathesan Ooi Hock Lim Rajalingam Gunaratnam Tambusamy Krishnan	4 × 100 m relay	40.69	4 Q	—		40.89	8	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Anthony Chong	Long jump	7.29	29	Did not advance
Nashatar Singh Sidhu	Javelin throw	70.70	23	Did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Johari Ramli	Men's individual road race	DNF
Ng Joo Pong		DNF

Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Team roster

Ho Koh Chye (C) Francis Belavantheran Sri Shanmuganathan Michael Arulraj Kunaratnam Alagaratnam Ameenuddin bin Mohamed Ibrahim

Joseph Johnson Savinder Singh Arumugam Sabapathy Yang Siow Ming Koh Hock Seng Harnahal Singh Sewa

Koh Chong Jin Shamuganathan Jeevajothy Rajaratnam Yogeswaran Kuldip Singh Uijeer Loong Whey Pyu

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Pakistan	7	7	0	0	23	4	14
Australia	7	5	1	2	15	7	11
Kenya	7	4	1	3	13	9	9
Netherlands	7	4	0	3	11	11	8
France	7	2	1	4	2	5	5
Great Britain	7	2	1	4	6	8	5
Argentina	7	1	1	5	4	20	3
Malaysia	7	0	3	4	2	12	3

Qualified for the semifinals

Qualified for the 5th – 8th classification round

13 October 1968 Malaysia   0–0   France

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14 October 1968 Malaysia   1–1   Kenya

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16 October 1968 Malaysia   1–1   Argentina

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17 October 1968 Australia   3–0   Malaysia

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19 October 1968 Netherlands   1–0   Malaysia

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20 October 1968 Pakistan   4–0   Malaysia

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21 October 1968 Great Britain   2–0   Malaysia

Fifteen and sixteen place match

23 October 1968 Malaysia   1–0   Mexico

Ranked 15th in final standings

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Military press		Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Eun Tin Loy	Lightweight	110.0	16	95.0	18	142.5	16	347.5	18
Leong Chim Seong	Middle heavyweight	142.5	14	120.0	20	160.0	19	422.5	19

References

1. "Malaysia". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2012.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports