Malaysia at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

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Malaysia at the
1978 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Malaysia.svg
CGF code MAS
CGA Olympic Council of Malaysia
Website olympic.org.my
in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Competitors20 in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
4
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of North Borneo (1948-1963).svg  British North Borneo (1958, 1962)
Flag of the Crown Colony of Sarawak (1946).svg  Sarawak (1958, 1962)

Malaysia competed in the 1978 Commonwealth Games held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from 3 to 12 August 1978.

Contents

Medal summary

Medals by sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank
Badminton pictogram.svg Badminton 12142
Total121412

Medallists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Sylvia Ng Badminton Women's singles
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Moo Foot Lian
Ong Teong Boon
Badminton Men's doubles
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Katherine Teh Badminton Women's singles
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Abu Bakar Sufian
James Selvaraj
Katherine Teh
Moo Foot Lian
Ong Teong Boon
Saw Swee Leong
Sylvia Ng
Whee Chee Geok
Badminton Mixed team

Athletics

Men
Track and road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ishtiaq Mubarak 110 m hurdles 14.896did not advance
Simit Bolkiah 400 m hurdles 54.366 Qdid not startdid not advance
Vellasamy Subramaniam 30 km walk 2:56:0812
Field event
AthleteEventFinal
DistanceRank
Baljit Singh Sidhu High jump 2.057
Women
Track events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Marina Chin Leng Sim 100 m 12.857did not advance
Marina Chin Leng Sim 100 m hurdles 14.776did not advance
Key

Badminton

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Abu Bakar Sufian Men's singles WWLdid not advance
James Selvaraj WWLdid not advance
Moo Foot Lian WWLdid not advance
Saw Swee Leong WWWWWBronze medal match
Flag of England.svg  Ray Stevens  (ENG)
L
4
Abu Bakar Sufian
James Selvaraj
Men's doubles WWLdid not advance
Moo Foot Leong
Ong Teong Boon
WWWWGold medal match
Flag of England.svg  Ray Stevens
Mike Tredgett  (ENG)
L
Silver medal icon.svg
Chee Geok Whee Women's singles WLdid not advance
Katherine Teh Swee Phek WWWWWGold medal match
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Sylvia Ng Meow Eng  (MAS)
L
Silver medal icon.svg
Sylvia Ng Meow Eng WWWWWGold medal match
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Sylvia Ng Meow Eng  (MAS)
W
Gold medal icon.svg
Katherine Teh Swee Phek
Sylvia Ng Meow Eng
Women's doubles WLdid not advance
Ong Teong Boon
Chee Geok Whee
Mixed doubles WLdid not advance
James Selvaraj
Katherine Teh Swee Phek
WWLdid not advance
Abu Bakar Sufian
Chee Geok Whee
James Selvaraj
Katherine Teh Swee Phek
Moo Foot Lian
Ong Teong Boon
Sylvia Ng Meow Eng
Mixed team WWWBronze medal match
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
W
Bronze medal icon.svg

Shooting

Men
AthleteEventFinal
PointsRank
Abdul Rahman 50 m rifle prone 115527
Felix Choong Huen Ho Rapid fire pistol 020
Ally Ong Skeet 1828
Edmund Yong 16713

Swimming

Women
AthleteEventFinal
TimeRank
Christine Lam 400 m freestyle 4:52.0211
Christine Lam 800 m freestyle 9:56.949
Rosanna Lam Ai Leng 100 m breaststroke 1:23.3517
Rosanna Lam Ai Leng 200 m breaststroke 3:00.8613
Christine Lam 100 m butterfly 1:11.6315
Christine Lam 200 m butterfly 2:38.5514
Rosanna Lam Ai Leng 200 m individual medley 2:42.1213

Weightlifting

Men
AthleteEventMilitary pressSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Leong Ah Wah 56 kg 197.55

References