| Malaysia at the World Games | |
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| IOC code | MAS |
| Medals Ranked 51st |
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| World Games appearances (overview) | |
Malaysia has participated from the 1981 World Games. [1]
| Malaysia at the World Games | |
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| IOC code | MAS |
| Medals Ranked 51st |
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| World Games appearances (overview) | |
Malaysia has participated from the 1981 World Games. [1]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Santa Clara 1981 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
 London 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
 Karlsruhe 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
 The Hague 1993 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
 Lahti 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
 Akita 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Duisburg 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
 Kaohsiung 2009 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 30 |
 Cali 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
 Wroclaw 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
| Birmingham 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 69 |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 51 |
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Squash | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
 Bowling | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 Water skiing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 sports) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Lisa Kwan | Den Haag 1993 | Bowling | Women's singles | ||
 Gold | Sharon Low Daniel Lim | Lahti 1997 | Bowling | Mixed doubles | ||
| Gold | Nicol David | Duisburg 2005 | Squash | Women's singles | ||
| Silver | Shalin Zulkifli Zulmazran Zulkifli | Duisburg 2005 | Bowling | Mixed doubles | ||
| Gold | Nicol David | Kaohsiung 2009 | Squash | Women's singles | ||
 Bronze | Adrian Ang | Kaohsiung 2009 | Bowling | Men's singles | ||
| Bronze | Adrian Ang Zatil Iman Abdul Ghani | Kaohsiung 2009 | Bowling | Mixed doubles | ||
| Bronze | Mohd Azlan Iskandar | Kaohsiung 2009 | Squash | Men's singles | ||
| Gold | Nicol David | Cali 2013 | Squash | Women's singles | ||
| Bronze | Nicol David | Wroclaw 2017 | Squash | Women's singles | ||
| Bronze | Natasha Mohamed Roslan Sin Li Jane | Birmingham 2022 | Bowling | Women's doubles | ||
| Bronze | Aaliyah Yoong Hanifah | Birmingham 2022 | Water skiing | Women's tricks | ||
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