Malaysia at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

Sporting event delegation

Malaysia at the
1978 Commonwealth Games

CGF code| MAS
CGA| Olympic Council of Malaysia
Website| olympic.org.my
in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Competitors| 20 in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 12th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

* 1950
* 1954
* 1958
* 1962
* 1966
* 1970
* 1974
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022
* 2026
* 2030

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

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Badminton | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2
Total | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12

### Medallists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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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

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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

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Distance  | Rank
Baljit Singh Sidhu | High jump | 2.05  | 7

Women
Track events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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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

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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 |
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 |
Sylvia Ng Meow Eng | W | W | W | W | W | Gold medal match
Sylvia Ng Meow Eng (MAS)
W |
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 |

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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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

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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

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Leong Ah Wah | 56 kg |  |  |  |  |  |  | 197.5  | 5

## References

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Associations at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

Africa|

* The Gambia
* Ghana
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Malawi
* Mauritius
* Sierra Leone
* Swaziland
* Tanzania
* Zambia

Americas|

* Bermuda
* British Honduras
* Canada
* Guyana

Asia|

* Bangladesh
* Hong Kong
* India
* Malaysia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka

Caribbean|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Cayman Islands
* Grenada
* Jamaica
* Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turks and Caicos Islands

Europe|

* Cyprus
* England
* Gibraltar
* Guernsey
* Isle of Man
* Jersey
* Northern Ireland
* Scotland
* Wales

Oceania|

* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Western Samoa

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Malaysia at the Commonwealth Games

* 1950
* 1954
* 1958
* 1962
* 1966
* 1970
* 1974
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022
* 2026
* 2030

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