Malaysia at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Malaysia at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Flag of Malaysia.svg
IOC code MAS
(MAL used at these Games)
NOC Olympic Council of Malaysia
Website www.olympic.org.my  (in English)
in Mexico City
Competitors31 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Nashatar Singh Sidhu [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 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.

Contents

Athletics

Key
Men
Track events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Mani Jegathesan 100 m 10.353 Q10.386Did not advance
Mani Jegathesan 200 m 20.92 NR 3 Q21.014 Q21.058Did not advance
Rajalingam Gunaratnam 21.584 Q21.528Did not advance
Victor Asirvatham 400 m 48.026Did not advance
Ramasamy Subramaniam 800 m 1:50.874Did not advance
Ramasamy Subramaniam 1500 m 4:06.4910Did not advance
Ishtiaq Mubarak 110 m hurdles 14.366Did not advance
Zambrose Abdul Rahman 400 m hurdles 53.238Did not advance
Mani Jegathesan
Ooi Hock Lim
Rajalingam Gunaratnam
Tambusamy Krishnan
4 × 100 m relay 40.694 Q40.898Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Anthony Chong Long jump 7.2929Did not advance
Nashatar Singh Sidhu Javelin throw 70.7023Did not advance

Cycling

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Johari Ramli Men's individual road race DNF
Ng Joo Pong DNF

Hockey

Men's tournament

Team roster
Group B
TeamPldWDLGFGAPts
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 770023414
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 751215711
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 74131399
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 740311118
Flag of France.svg  France 7214255
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 7214685
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 71154203
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 70342123
Qualified for the semifinals
Qualified for the 5th – 8th classification round
13 October 1968
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg0–0Flag of France.svg  France

14 October 1968
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg1–1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya

16 October 1968
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg1–1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

17 October 1968
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia

19 October 1968
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1–0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia

20 October 1968
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg4–0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia

21 October 1968
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg2–0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Fifteen and sixteen place match
23 October 1968
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg1–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Ranked 15th in final standings

Weightlifting

Men
AthleteEventMilitary pressSnatchClean & jerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Eun Tin Loy Lightweight110.01695.018142.516347.518
Leong Chim Seong Middle heavyweight142.514120.020160.019422.519

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References

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