Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
competed in the
2008 Summer Olympics, held in
Beijing
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,
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. Malaysia had 32 athletes who took part in ten sports in the games.
Lee Chong Wei
Datuk Lee Chong Wei (; born 21 October 1982) is a Malaysian former badminton player. As a singles player, Lee was ranked first worldwide for 349 weeks, including a 199-week streak from 21 August 2008 to 14 June 2012. He is the fifth Mala ...
won the nation's first medal in twelve years in the
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ...
men's singles final despite losing to
Lin Dan
Lin Dan (born 14 October 1983) is a Chinese former professional badminton player. He is a two-time Olympic champion, five-time World champion, as well as a six-time All England champion. Widely regarded as the greatest badminton player of a ...
, from the host country China. It was the second silver medal ever won throughout Malaysia's participation history since its nationhood in 1957. Hockey legend Dato
Ho Koh Chye was the chef-de-mission of the delegation.
Medalists
Archery
Malaysia will send archers to the Olympics for the second time, seeking the nation's first Olympic medal in the sport. Only men qualified for Malaysia, with
Cheng Chu Sian
Cheng Chu Sian (; born 1 March 1986 in Kuala Lumpur) is an athlete from Malaysia, who competes in archery.
2008 Summer Olympics
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Cheng finished his ranking round with a total of 660 points. This gave him ...
and
Muhammad Marbawi Sulaiman
Muhammad Marbawi Sulaiman (born 30 January 1983 in Pengkalan Hulu) is an athlete from Malaysia, who competes in archery.
2008 Summer Olympics
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Marbawi finished his ranking round with a total of 659 points. ...
earning spots for the country by placing 8th and 27th, respectively, at the
2007 World Outdoor Target Championships
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and
Wan Khalmizam Wan Abd Aziz adding a third spot with his third-place finish at the Asian championships.
Athletics
;Men
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field events
Badminton
;Men
;Women
Cycling
Track
;Sprint
;Keirin
Diving
;Men
;Women
Sailing
;Men
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
Shooting
;Men
Swimming
;Men
;Women
Taekwondo
Weightlifting
See also
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Malaysia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
References
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Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Summer Olympics