Malaysia at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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Malaysia at the
1984 Summer Olympics
Flag of Malaysia.svg
IOC code MAS
(MAL used at these Games)
NOC Olympic Council of Malaysia
in Los Angeles
Competitors21 (20 men, 1 woman) in 5 sports
Flag bearer Sabiahmad Abdullah Ahad [1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of North Borneo (1948-1963).svg  North Borneo (1956)

Malaysia was represented at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States by the Olympic Council of Malaysia.

Contents

In total, 21 athletes including 20 men and one woman represented Malaysia in five different sports including athletics, cycling, field hockey, shooting and swimming.

Background

The Olympic Council of Malaysia was formed as a merger of the former Olympic committees of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore in 1964 and Malaysia made their Olympic debut at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Singapore became independent from Malaysia the following year. They participated in the following three games before taking part in the United States-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union. The 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States marked their fifth appearance at the Olympics. [2]

Competitors

In total, 21 athletes represented Malaysia at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States across five different sports. [3]

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics 202
Cycling 101
Field hockey 16016
Shooting 101
Swimming 011
Total20121

Athletics

In total, two Malaysian athletes participated in the athletics events – Nordin Mohamed Jadi in the men's 200 m and the men's 400 m and Batulamai Rajakumar in the men's 800 m and the men's 1,500 m. [3]

AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Nordin Mohamed Jadi 200 m 21.885did not advance
Nordin Mohamed Jadi 400 m 47.125did not advance
Batulamai Rajakumar 800 m 1:48.195did not advance
Batulamai Rajakumar 1500 m 3:55.197N/adid not advance

Cycling

In total, one Malaysian athlete participated in the cycling events – Rosman Alwi in the men's sprint and the men's 1 km time trial. [3]

Sprint
AthleteEventRound 1Repechage 1Repechage final 1Round 2Repechage 21/8 finals1/8 repechage1/8 repechage finalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Time		Opposition
Time		Opposition
Time		Opposition
Time		Opposition
Time		Opposition
Time		Opposition
Time		Opposition
Time		Opposition
Time		Opposition
Time		Opposition
Time		Rank
Rosman Alwi Men's sprint Flag of Germany.svg  F Schmidtke  (FRG)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  F Orban  (BEL)
L		Flag of Australia.svg  M Rainsford  (AUS)
Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  R Guaves  (PHI)
W 11.58		ByeFlag of France.svg  P Vernet  (FRA)
L		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  M Barry  (GBR)
L		did not advance
Time trial
AthleteEventTimeRank
Rosman Alwi Men's 1000 m time trial 1:11.0320

Field hockey

In total, 16 Malaysian athletes participated in the field hockey events – Zulkifli Abbas, Yahya Atan, Michael Chew, Jagjit Singh Chet, Ahmed Fadzil, Stephen van Huizen, Soon Mustafa Karim, Ow Soon Kooi, Sukhvinderjeet Singh Kulwant, Poon Fook Loke, Colin Santa Maria, Shurentheran Murugesan, Kevin Nunis, Tam Chew Seng, Foo Keat Seong and Sarjit Singh in the men's tournament. [3]

Group A
TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 105500174+13
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 75311124+8
Flag of India.svg  India 75311149+5
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 452031112−1
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 25104617−11
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 05005418−14
  Qualified for semifinals
29 July 1984
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg5 – 0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Walsh 4
Haselhurst 1
31 July 1984
India  Flag of India.svg3 – 1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Sharma 31 Foo
2 August 1984
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg4 – 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Chew 1
Singh 1
Tam 2		2 Arbos
1 Malbosa
4 August 1984
West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg5 – 0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Dopp 2
Reck 1
Blöcher 1
Fischer 1
6 August 1984
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3 – 1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Arbos 2
Cobos 1		1 Kyndan Singh
Ninth place qualifiers
8 August 1984
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1 – 0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Porritt 1
Eleventh and twelfth place match
10 August 1984
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg3 – 3 (AET)
9 – 8 (PSO)		Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Murugasen 1
Ow 2
Kulwant Singh 2
Chew 2
Kyndan Singh 2
Van Huizen 2
Santa Maria 1		 Spencer 2
Gary Newton 1
Iqbal 1
Gary Newton 2
Michael Newton 2
Spencer 2
Stone 1

Shooting

In total, one Malaysian athlete participated in the shooting events – Sabiahmad Abdullah Ahad in the men's 50 m pistol. [3]

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Sabiahmad Abdullah Ahad 50 m pistolN/a53735

Swimming

In total, one Malaysian athlete participated in the swimming events – Helen Chow in the women's 100 m freestyle, the women's 100 m backstroke, the women's 100 m breaststroke and the women's 200 m individual medley. [3]

AthleteEventRound 1Final BFinal A
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Helen Chow 100 m freestyle 1:02.5338did not advance
Helen Chow 100 m backstroke 1:11.3031did not advance
Helen Chow 100 m breaststroke 1:18.9928did not advance
Helen Chow 200 m individual medley 2:29.2522did not advance

References

  1. ↑ "Malaysia". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Malaysia (MAS)". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Malaysia at the 1984 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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