Ramasamy Subramaniam (24 October 1939 – 27 February 2022) was a Malaysian middle-distance runner. He competed in the 800 metres at the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

and the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

. In 1976, he was awarded the Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (K.M.N.) in Malaysia. Subramaniam died after being hospitalized due to chest pain, at

Kajang Hospital The Kajang Hospital ( ms, Hospital Kajang) is a government-funded district hospital located in Kajang, Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia. History The hospital was initially founded in 1889 with the founding of the town. Back then, it was ...

, on 27 February 2022, at the age of 82.

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* 1939 births 2022 deaths Place of birth missing Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Malaysian male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Malaysia Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Malaya Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Malaysia Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games Officers of the Order of the Defender of the Realm SEA Games medalists in athletics SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia {{Malaysia-athletics-bio-stub