Malaysia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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Malaysia at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Malaysia.svg
IPC code MAS
NPC Malaysian Paralympic Council
Website www.paralympic.org.my  (in English)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors19 in 8 sports
Flag bearer Abdul Latif Romly
Medals
Ranked 36th
Gold
3
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
4
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Malaysia sent athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The country qualified athletes in archery, cycling, sailing, wheelchair tennis, athletics and swimming. Dr Ang Kean Koo was the chef de mission of the Malaysian delegation. [1]

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Malaysia won its first three gold medals in Paralympics history through the sport of athletics, which are contributed by sprinter Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi, shot putter Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli and long jumper Abdul Latif Romly who was also the flag bearer at the opening ceremony. [2]

Funding

The National Sports Council in Malaysia identified 61 Paralympic qualifying events in 13 sports for the 2016 Summer Paralympics and provided them with funding assistance to athletes to compete in them as part of their qualifying campaigns. They also provided local training for athletes. [3]

Medallists

The following Malaysian competitors won medals at the Games.

Archery

Archery was one of the sports where competitors benefited from the funding of the National Sports Council in Malaysia to try to qualify for the 2016 Games. [3]

Men's
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Hasihin Sanawi Individual recurve open 56725Flag of Poland.svg  Sawicki  (POL)
L 0-6		did not advance
Yuhaizam Yahaya Individual compound open 62230Flag of Iran.svg  Nori  (IRI)
L 126-136		did not advance

Athletics

Men's track events
AthleteEventsHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Mohamad Faizal Aideal Suhaimi 100 m T13 11.306did not advance
100 m T12 did not start Note 1
Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi 100 m T36 —12.07 PRGold medal icon.svg
Nasharuddin Mohd 400 m T20 51.755did not advance
Krishna Kumar Hari Das 400 m T38 59.07 SB4did not advance

^Note 1 Mohamad Faizal Aideal Suhaimi was originally qualified for T12 event but later recategorised to T13 event. [4]

Men's field events
AthleteEventsFinalRank
Abdul Latif Romly Long jump T20 7.60 WR Gold medal icon.svg
Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi Long jump T36 5.364
Amir Firdauss Jamaluddin Long jump T38 4.879
Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli Shot put F20 16.84 WR Gold medal icon.svg
Women's track events
AthleteEventsHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Siti Noor Iasah Mohamad Ariffin 400 m T20 58.961QRR58.554
Women's field events
AthleteEventsFinalRank
Siti Noor Iasah Mohamad Ariffin Long jump T20 4.914
Siti Noor Radiah Ismail 5.20 RRBronze medal icon.svg

Legend: DSQ =Disqualified Fn =False Start IPC 17.8 =Disqualified by rule IPC 17.8 PB =Personal Best PR =Paralympic Record RR =Regional Record SB =Seasonal Best WR =World Record

Cycling

With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Malaysia qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements. [5] [6]

Men's track cycling event
AthleteEventsQualificationFinal
TimeRankOpposition
Time		Rank
Afiq Afify Rizan
(Faizal Mohd Noh - pilot)		 Men's B 1000m Time Trial —DNS
Men's B 4000m Time Trial 4:51.90614did not advance

Legend: DNS =Did not start PR =Paralympic Record WR =World Record

Men's road event
AthleteEventsQualificationFinal
TimeRankOpposition
Time		Rank
Mohd Khairul Hazwan Wahab
(Muhamad Rauf Nur Misbah - pilot)		 Men's Time Trial B —40:06.9618
Men's Road Race B —2:41:5214

Powerlifting

AthleteEventsQualificationFinal
TimeRankResultsRank
Jong Yee Khie Men's -97kg —2027
Mohd Shahmil Md Saad Men's -107kg —1968

Sailing

One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top seven finish at the 2015 Combined World Championships in a medal event where the country had not already qualified through via the 2014 IFDS Sailing World Championships. Malaysia qualified for the 2016 Games under this criterion in the SKUD 18 event with a sixteenth-place finish overall and the seventh country who had not qualified via the 2014 Championships. The boat was crewed by Nurul Amilin Balawi and Junell Mustafah. [7] [8] [9]

AthleteEventRaceNet pointsRank
1234567891011
Al Mustakim Matrin 1-Person Keelboat (2.4mR) 149DNF101015151513151513114

DNF = Did not finish

Swimming

AthleteEventsHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Jamery Siga Men's 50m Butterfly - S5 42.875did not advance
Men's 50m Freestyle - S5 38.796did not advance
Men's 100m Freestyle - S5 1:23.445did not advance

Table Tennis

Men's individual
AthleteEventGroup stageRound 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal/BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		RankOpposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Mohamad Azwar Bakar Individual C10 Flag of France.svg  Mateo Boheas  (FRA)
L 1-3		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ge Yang  (CHN)
L 0-3		3did not advance

Wheelchair tennis

Malaysia qualified one competitor in the men's single event, Abu Samah Borhan. This slot came about via a Bipartite Commission Invitation place. [10]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Opposition
Score		Rank
Abu Samah Borhan Men's singles Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alfie Hewett  (GBR)
L 0–6, 1-6		did not advance

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