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 ...

first participated at the

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in 1956, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when Malaysia participated in the

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. Malaysia made their debut at the

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in 2018. The Federation of Malaya (now the states comprising West Malaysia) competed as ''Malaya'' (MAL) in the 1956 and 1960 Games. The present day state of

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sent an independent team to the 1956 Games as North Borneo, and

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also competed at the Olympics from 1948 to 1960. After these

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federated to form an independent ''Malaysia'' in 1963, the nation competed under that name for the first time at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Malaysia would inherit Malaya's code MAL until 1988 when it started competing under its present code MAS. Singapore would subsequently regain independence from Malaysia in 1965 and compete once again as

from 1968 onwards. Malaysian athletes have won a total of 13 Olympic medals, 9 in

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 ...

, 2 in

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and 2 in

cycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from t ...

. The first Malaysian Olympians to win Olympic medals were two of the

Sidek brothers The Sidek badminton family is a Malaysian family with a significant history within professional badminton. The patriarch of the family was an avid badminton fan, Sidek Abdullah Kamar (1936–2005), who himself was a former player turned senior coa ...

Razif Sidek Datuk Razif Sidek (born 29 May 1962) is a former badminton player from Malaysia and coach. Personal life He is the second eldest of the famous five Sidek brothers. Razif and his siblings gained exposure about badminton sport from their fath ...

and

Jalani Sidek Datuk Jalani Sidek (born 12 November 1964) is a former badminton player from Malaysia and coach. Personal life He is the third eldest of the five Sidek brothers. Jalani and his siblings gained exposure about badminton sport from their fathe ...

back in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. The Malaysian athlete with the most number of medals won is

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 ...

with 3 silver medals in badminton. No Malaysian athlete has ever won a gold medal, making Malaysia the country that has won the most Olympic medals without striking gold. The National Olympic Committee for Malaya was created in 1953 and recognised by the

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in 1954. This subsequently became the National Olympic Committee for Malaysia.

Medals

Medals by Summer Games

Medals by Winter Games

Medals by Summer Sport

Medals by Winter Sport

Medals of demonstration and exhibition sports

''*Only for demonstration and exhibition sports medalists''

List of medalists

* Medalist of Demonstration & Exhibition Sports

Medals by individual

According to official data of the

. This is a list of people who have won two or more Olympic medals for Malaysia. *People in bold are still active competitors

References

External links

* * * * * * * {{National sports teams of Malaysia