Malaysia at the Olympics
Malaysia was first at the Olympic Games in 1956.
| Malaysia at the Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | MAS |
| NOC | Olympic Council of Malaysia |
| Website | www |
| Medals |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Winter appearances | |
| Other related appearances | |
 North Borneo (1956) Singapore (1948–1960; 1968–present) | |
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Malaysia was MAL.[1] It is now MAS.[2]
History
changeTeams from Malaysia have been in every Summer Olympic Games since 1956, except the boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics. Malaysia has never been in the Winter Olympic Games.
As the Federation of Malaya, the nation was namedMalaya (MAL) for the 1956 and 1960 Games. North Borneo sent an independent team to the 1956 Games, and Singapore had also competed at the Olympics from 1948 to 1960. After these British colonies formed an independent Malaysia in 1963, the nation competed under that name for the first time at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Singapore regained independence from Malaysia in 1965 and competed once again as Singapore at the Olympics from 1968 onwards.
Malaysian athletes have won a total of 11 Olympic medals. Most are in badminton.[3]
The National Olympic Committee for Malaysia was formed in 1953 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1954.[4]
List of medalists
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Medals of demonstration and exhibition sports
change*Only for demonstration and exhibition sports medalists
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wushu | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Badminton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964, [p. 9 of 409 PDF]; retrieved 2012-8-19.
- ↑ "Abbreviations, National Olympic Committees," 2009 Annual Report, p. 91 [PDF p. 92 of 94]; retrieved 2012-10-12.
- ↑ Olympic Council of Malaysia. "Previous Olympic Games Medal Tally". Archived from the original on 2013-08-07. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
- ↑ "Olympic Council of Malaysia". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
Other websites
change- Malaysia profile at London2012.com Archived 2012-08-21 at the Wayback Machine