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Malaysia At The 1968 Summer Olympics
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. Athletics ;Men ;Track events ;Field events Cycling Road Hockey Men's tournament ;Team roster * Ho Koh Chye ( C) * Francis Belavantheran * Sri Shanmuganathan * Michael Arulraj * Kunaratnam Alagaratnam * Ameenuddin bin Mohamed Ibrahim * Joseph Johnson * Savinder Singh * Arumugam Sabapathy * Yang Siow Ming * Koh Hock Seng * Harnahal Singh Sewa * Koh Chong Jin * Shamuganathan Jeevajothy * Rajaratnam Yogeswaran * Kuldip Singh Uijeer * Loong Whey Pyu ;Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Fifteen and sixteen place match ;Ranked 15th in final standings Weightlifting ;Men References External links Official Olympic Reports Nations at the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Council Of Malaysia
Olympic Council of Malaysia, or commonly OCM or MOM, ( ms, Majlis Olimpik Malaysia, IOC code: MAS) is the National Olympic Committee representing Malaysia. It is also the body responsible for Malaysia's representation at the Commonwealth Games. History The body was founded in 1953 as the Federation of Malaya Olympic Council (FMOC). The FMOC received its recognition as the National Olympic Committee of the Federation of Malaya in May 1954. On 16 September 1963, Singapore and the British crown colonies of North Borneo and Sarawak joined the Federation of Malaya to form Malaysia. On 5 May 1964, the Singapore Olympic and Sports Council, the Sarawak Sports Olympic Committee and the Sabah Olympic Committee and the FMOC was merged to form the Olympic Council of Malaysia. On 9 August 1965, Singapore ceased to be part of Malaysia and re-established its own National Olympic Committee. List of Presidents *E. M. McDonald *Henry Lee Hau Shik *Abdul Razak Hussein *1976–1998: Hamzah Abu Sama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 Metres Hurdles
The men's 110 metres hurdles competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario, University Olympic Stadium on October 16–17. Thirty-three athletes from 24 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Willie Davenport of the United States, the nation's eighth of nine consecutive victories and the 14th overall gold medal in the event for the Americans. Eddy Ottoz's bronze was Italy's first medal in the event. Background This was the 16th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Three finalists from 1964 returned: fourth-place finisher Eddy Ottoz of Italy, sixth-place finisher Marcel Duriez of France, and seventh-place finisher Giovanni Cornacchia, also of Italy. The American team, including Willie Davenport (whose injury in Tokyo had ended a streak of four consecutive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
