Summary
Malaysia made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, with a delegation of three athletes, all of whom competed in both track and field and weightlifting. The country was then absent for three consecutive editions of the Summer Paralympics, before making its return at the 1988 Games in Seoul. Malaysia has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but has never entered the Winter Paralympics.[1]
| Malaysia at the Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | MAS |
| NPC | Paralympic Council of Malaysia |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 63rd |
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| Summer appearances | |
Malaysians have won a total of 16 medals at the Paralympic Games: six gold, four silver and six bronze. Six of these medals have been obtained in weightlifting or its successor sport, powerlifting. Powerlifter Siow Lee Chan, in 2008, was both Malaysia's first female Paralympic medallist, and the first Malaysian in sixteen years to have won a Paralympic medal.[2] In 2016, Malaysia won its first ever gold medal in athletics.[3]
Medal tables edit
Summer Paralympic Games edit
Medals by Summer Games edit
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rome 1960 |
did not participate | |||||
 Tokyo 1964
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 Tel Aviv 1968
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 Heidelberg 1972 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | − |
 Toronto 1976 |
did not participate | |||||
 Arnhem 1980
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 New York 1984/ Stoke Mandeville 1984
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 Seoul 1988 |
14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
 Barcelona 1992 |
10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 51 |
| Atlanta 1996 |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 Sydney 2000 |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 Athens 2004 |
19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 Beijing 2008 |
10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 69 |
| London 2012 |
22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 65 |
 Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 36 |
| Tokyo 2020 |
22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 39 |
 Paris 2024 |
Future Event | |||||
| Los Angeles 2028
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| Brisbane 2032
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| Total | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 63 | |
Medals by Summer Sports edit
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Athletics | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
 Powerlifting | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Badminton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Archery | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Boccia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
List of medalists edit
Medals by individual edit
According to official data of the International Paralympic Committee. This is a list of people who have won two or more Paralympic medals for Malaysia.
| Athlete | Sport | Years | Games | Gender | 
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Latif Romly | Athletics |
2016–2020 | Summer | Men | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli | Athletics |
2012–2016 | Summer | Men | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mariappan Perumal | Weightlifting |
1988–1992 | Summer | Men | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
- People in bold are still active competitors
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Malaysia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- ^ Malaysia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- ^ "It's Malaysia's moment in Rio as pair make history". paralympic.org. 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ Laman Web Rasmi Majlis Sukan Negara