Malaysia at the 1966 Asian Games

Sporting event delegation

Malaysia at the
1966 Asian Games

IOC code| MAL
NOC| Olympic Council of Malaysia
Website| www.olympic.org.my (in English)
in Bangkok
Competitors| 155 in 13 sports
Flag bearer| M.Doraisamy
Medals
Ranked 4th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Asian Games appearances (overview)

* 1954
* 1958
* 1962
* 1966
* 1970
* 1974
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022
* 2026

Other related appearances
North Borneo (1954, 1958, 1962)
Sarawak (1962)

Malaysia competed in the 1966 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from 9 December 1966 to 20 December 1966. This country is ranked number 4 with 7 gold medals, 5 silver medals and 6 bronze medals.[1]

## Medal summary

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### Medals by sport

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Sport  | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total  | Rank

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Athletics | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2
Badminton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2
Boxing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9
Total | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 4

### Medallists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Mani Jegathesan | Athletics | Men's 100 metres
Gold | Mani Jegathesan | Athletics | Men's 200 metres
Gold | Mani Jegathesan
Mohd Ariffin Ahmad
Rajalingam Gunaratnam
Thomboo Krishnan | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
Gold | Nashatar Singh Sidhu | Athletics | Men's javelin throw
Gold | Mary Rajamani | Athletics | Women's 400 metres
Gold | Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan | Badminton | Men's doubles
Gold | Teh Kew San
Rosalind Singha Ang | Badminton | Mixed doubles
Silver | Ramasamy Subramaniam | Athletics | Men's 800 metres
Silver | Ramasamy Subramaniam | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres
Silver | Andyappan Nathan
Rengan Pakkri
Thomboo Krishnan
Victor Asirvatham | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
Silver | Eddy Choong
Tan Gaik Bee | Badminton | Mixed doubles
Silver | Billy Ng
Eddy Choong
Khor Cheng Chye
Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan
Teh Kew San
Yew Cheng Hoe | Badminton | Men's team
Bronze | Thomboo Krishnan | Athletics | Men's 200 metres
Bronze | Ishtiaq Mubarak | Athletics | Men's 110 metres hurdles
Bronze | Andyappan Nathan | Athletics | Men's 400 metres hurdles
Bronze | Cheryl Dorall
Jacqueline Kleinman
Mary Rajamani
Rajemah Sheikh Ahmad | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
Bronze | Ahmad Mokhtar | Boxing | Men's 51 kg
Bronze | Terence Stahlman | Boxing | Men's 67 kg

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1966 Asian Games

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

Men
Track events
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Time  | Rank
Mani Jegathesan | 100 m | 10.5  |
Mani Jegathesan | 200 m | 21.5  |
Thomboo Krishnan | 21.6  |
Ramasamy Subramaniam | 800 m | 1:49.5  |
Ramasamy Subramaniam | 1500 m | 3:48.0  |
Ishtiaq Mubarak | 110 m hurdles | 14.7  |
Andyappan Nathan | 400 m hurdles | 53.0  |
Mani Jegathesan
Mohd Ariffin Ahmad
Rajalingam Gunaratnam
Thomboo Krishnan | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.6 GR |
Andyappan Nathan
Rengan Pakkri
Thomboo Krishnan
Victor Asirvatham | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:13.1  |

Field event
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Distance  | Rank
Nashatar Singh Sidhu | Javelin throw | 72.92  |

Women
Track events
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Time  | Rank
Mary Rajamani | 400 m | 56.3 GR |
Cheryl Dorall
Jacqueline Kleinman
Mary Rajamani
Rajemah Sheikh Ahmad | 4 × 100 m relay | 48.8  |

## Badminton

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Main article: Badminton at the 1966 Asian Games

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final  | Rank

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score
Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan | Men's doubles |  |  |  | Gold medal match
Indonesia (INA)
Ang Tjin Siang
Tjoa Tjong Boan
W |
Billy Ng
Eddy Choong
Khor Cheng Chye
Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan
Teh Kew San
Yew Cheng Hoe | Men's team |  Burma (BIR)
W 5–4  |  Indonesia (INA)
W 5–4  |  Japan (JPN)
W 5–4  | Gold medal match
Indonesia (INA)
L 4–5  |
Rosalind Singha Ang
Tan Gaik Bee | Women's team | —  |  Japan (JPN)
L 3–4  | did not advance
Teh Kew San
Rosalind Singha Ang | Mixed doubles |  |  |  | Gold medal match
Malaysia (MAS)
Eddy Choong
Tan Gaik Bee
W |
Eddy Choong
Tan Gaik Bee |  |  |  | Gold medal match
Malaysia (MAS)
Teh Kew San
Rosalind Singha Ang
L |

## Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 1966 Asian Games

### Men's tournament

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Group A
Team  | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts

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Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 326 | 199 | +127 | 8
Thailand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 327 | 274 | +53 | 7
Republic of China | 4 | 2 | 2 | 355 | 301 | +54 | 6
Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 259 | 293 | −34 | 5
Ceylon | 4 | 0 | 4 | 251 | 451 | −200 | 4
| Qualified for the 5th – 8th classification

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10 December

Thailand | 70-58 |  Malaysia

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Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok

11 December

Japan | 69-34 |  Malaysia

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Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok

14 December

Malaysia | 87-53 |  Ceylon

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Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok

15 December

Republic of China | 101-80 |  Malaysia

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Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok

Fifth to eighth place classification

17 December

Philippines | 113-73 |  Malaysia

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Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok

Seventh and eighth place match

19 December

Iran | 95-88 |  Malaysia

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Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok

Ranked 8th in final standings

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1966 Asian Games

Athlete  | Event  | Final  | Rank

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Opposition
Score
Ahmad Mokhtar | Men's 51 kg |  |
Terence Stahlman | Men's 67 kg |  |

## Field hockey

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Main article: Field hockey at the 1966 Asian Games

### Men's tournament

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Group B
Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6
Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3
South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2
Ceylon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1
| Qualified for the semifinals

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| 11 December

India | 1–0  |  Malaysia

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Bangkok

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| 12 December

Malaysia | 2–0  |  South Korea

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Bangkok

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| 15 December

Malaysia | 0–0  |  Ceylon

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Bangkok

Semifinal
| 16 December

Pakistan | 5–1  |  Malaysia

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Bangkok

Bronze medal match
| 19 December

Malaysia | 0–1  |  Japan

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Bangkok

Ranked 4th in final standings

## Football

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Main article: Football at the 1966 Asian Games

### Men's tournament

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Group B
Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAV | Pts

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Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 6
Iran | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 4
India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 2
Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0.200 | 0
| Qualified for the quarterfinals

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10 December

Iran | 2–0|  Malaysia

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Bangkok

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12 December

Malaysia | 1–2|  India

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Bangkok

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14 December

Malaysia | 0–1|  Japan

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Bangkok

Ranked 10th in final standings

## Volleyball

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Main article: Volleyball at the 1966 Asian Games

### Men's tournament

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Main article: Volleyball at the 1966 Asian Games – Men

Pool A
Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | Qualification

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1  |  India | 3  | 3  | 0  | 6  | 9  | 1  | 9.000  | Final round
2  |  Thailand | 3  | 2  | 1  | 5  | 6  | 4  | 1.500
3  |  Philippines | 3  | 1  | 2  | 4  | 5  | 8  | 0.625  | Classification 7th–12th
4  |  Malaysia | 3  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 9  | 0.222

Source: Results

Date  |  | Score  |  | Set 1  | Set 2  | Set 3  | Set 4  | Set 5  | Total

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10 Dec  | Thailand | 3–0 |  Malaysia |  |  |  |  |  |
11 Dec  | India | 3–0 |  Malaysia | 15–2  | 15–3  | 15–9  |  |  | 45–14
12 Dec  | Philippines | 3–2 |  Malaysia | 15–6  | 11–15  | 15–3  | 12–15  | 15–1  | 68–40

Seventh to twelfth place classification
Pos | Team

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1  |  Republic of China | 5  | 5  | 0  | 10  | 15  | 1  | 15.000
2  |  Philippines | 5  | 4  | 1  | 9  | 12  | 3  | 4.000
3  |  Pakistan | 5  | 3  | 2  | 7  | 9  | 7  | 1.286
4  |  South Vietnam | 5  | 2  | 3  | 7  | 8  | 11  | 0.727
5  |  Ceylon | 5  | 1  | 4  | 6  | 5  | 12  | 0.417
6  |  Malaysia | 5  | 0  | 5  | 5  | 0  | 15  | 0.000

Source: Results

Date  |  | Score  |  | Set 1  | Set 2  | Set 3  | Set 4  | Set 5  | Total

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13 Dec  | Republic of China | 3–0 |  Malaysia |  |  |  |  |  |
14 Dec  | Pakistan | 3–0 |  Malaysia |  |  |  |  |  |
16 Dec  | Philippines | 3–0 |  Malaysia | 18–16  | 15–7  | 15–7  |  |  | 48–30
17 Dec  | Malaysia | 0–3 |  South Vietnam |  |  |  |  |  |
18 Dec  | Malaysia | 0–3 |  Ceylon |  |  |  |  |  |

Ranked 12th in final standings

## Water polo

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Main article: Water polo at the 1966 Asian Games

### Men's tournament

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Final round
Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rank

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Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 8 | +38 | 8 |
Singapore | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 6 |
Indonesia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 4 |
Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 2 | 4
Thailand | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 45 | −40 | 0 | 5
13 December  | Singapore | 13-5  |  Malaysia | Chula Swimming Stadium, Bangkok

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14 December  | Indonesia | 7-6  |  Malaysia | Chula Swimming Stadium, Bangkok

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16 December  | Japan | 12-3  |  Malaysia | Chula Swimming Stadium, Bangkok

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17 December  | Thailand | 4-7 |  Malaysia | Chula Swimming Stadium, Bangkok

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Ranked 4th in final standings

## References

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1. ^ "Overall medal standings - Bangkok 1966". Olympic Council of Asia. ocasia.org. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

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