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Malaysia at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

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Malaysia at the
1978 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeMAS
CGAOlympic Council of Malaysia
Websiteolympic.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
 British North Borneo (1958, 1962)
 Sarawak (1958, 1962)

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

Medal summary

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Medals by sport

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Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Badminton 1 2 1 4 2
Total 1 2 1 4 12

Medallists

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Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Sylvia Ng Badminton Women's singles
 Silver Moo Foot Lian
Ong Teong Boon		 Badminton Men's doubles
 Silver Katherine Teh Badminton Women's singles
 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

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Main article: Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Men
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ishtiaq Mubarak 110 m hurdles 14.89 6 — did not advance
Simit Bolkiah 400 m hurdles 54.36 6 Q did not start did not advance
Vellasamy Subramaniam 30 km walk — 2:56:08 12
Field event
Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Baljit Singh Sidhu High jump 2.05 7
Women
Track events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Marina Chin Leng Sim 100 m 12.85 7 did not advance
Marina Chin Leng Sim 100 m hurdles 14.77 6 — did not advance
Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Badminton

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Main article: Badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Abu Bakar Sufian Men's singles W W L did not advance
James Selvaraj W W L did not advance
Moo Foot Lian W W L did not advance
Saw Swee Leong W W W W W Bronze medal match
 Ray Stevens (ENG)
L 		4
Abu Bakar Sufian
James Selvaraj 		Men's doubles — W W L did not advance
Moo Foot Leong
Ong Teong Boon 		— W W W W Gold medal match
 Ray Stevens
Mike Tredgett (ENG)
L 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Chee Geok Whee Women's singles W L did not advance
Katherine Teh Swee Phek W W W W W Gold medal match
 Sylvia Ng Meow Eng (MAS)
L 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Sylvia Ng Meow Eng W W W W W Gold medal match
 Sylvia Ng Meow Eng (MAS)
W 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Katherine Teh Swee Phek
Sylvia Ng Meow Eng 		Women's doubles — W L did not advance
Ong Teong Boon
Chee Geok Whee 		Mixed doubles W L did not advance
James Selvaraj
Katherine Teh Swee Phek 		W W L did 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 — W W W Bronze medal match
 New Zealand (NZL)
W 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Men
Athlete Event Final
Points Rank
Abdul Rahman 50 m rifle prone 1155 27
Felix Choong Huen Ho Rapid fire pistol 0 20
Ally Ong Skeet 182 8
Edmund Yong 167 13

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Women
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Christine Lam 400 m freestyle 4:52.02 11
Christine Lam 800 m freestyle 9:56.94 9
Rosanna Lam Ai Leng 100 m breaststroke 1:23.35 17
Rosanna Lam Ai Leng 200 m breaststroke 3:00.86 13
Christine Lam 100 m butterfly 1:11.63 15
Christine Lam 200 m butterfly 2:38.55 14
Rosanna Lam Ai Leng 200 m individual medley 2:42.12 13

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Men
Athlete Event Military press Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Leong Ah Wah 56 kg 197.5 5

References

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