# Malaysia at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Malaysia competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. It was the first time that the Federation had competed under that name, as it was previously named Malaya, while North Borneo and Singapore had sent separate teams to the Games (Singapore became separate again later). 62 competitors, 58 men and 4 women, took part in 49 events in 10 sports.

## Athletics
### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Mani Jegathesan | 100 m | 10.60 | 3 Q | 10.62 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mani Jegathesan | 200 m | 20.99 | 2 Q | 21.40 | 3 Q | 21.26 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ramasamy Subramaniam | 800 m | 1:58.5 | 8 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ramasamy Subramaniam | 1500 m | 3:59.4 | 10 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kuda Ditta | 110 m hurdles | 15.17 | 6 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Karu Selvaratnam | 400 m hurdles | 53.8 | 7 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dilbagh Singh Kler | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:18.8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Canagasabai Kunalan John Daukom Mani Jegathesan Mazlan Hamzah | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.4 | 6 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Karu Selvaratnam Kuda Ditta Mohamed Abdul Rahman Victor Asirvatham | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:17.6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

### Field event

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Nashatar Singh Sidhu | Javelin throw | 51.63 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Track event

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Mary Rajamani | 400 m | 57.8 | 6 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Boxing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jumaat Ibrahim | Flyweight | — | Sulley Shittu (GHA) L KO | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gopalan Ramakrishnan | Light welterweight | Bye | Nadimi Ghasre Dashti (IRI) L RSC | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Cycling

Nine cyclists represented Malaysia in 1964.

### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Hamid Supaat | Men's individual road race | DNF | DNF |
| Michael Andrew | Men's individual road race | DNF | DNF |
| Stephen Lim | Men's individual road race | 4:39:51.83 | 72 |
| Zain Safaruddin | Men's individual road race | DNF | DNF |
| Arulraj Rosli Choy Mow Thim Ng Joo Pong Tjow Choon Boon | Men's team time trial | 3:11:47.02 | 32 |

### Track
#### Time trial

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Ng Joo Pong | Men's 1000 m time trial | 1:20.68 | 24 |

#### Pursuit

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opponent Result | Rank | Opponent Result | Rank | Opponent Result | Rank | Opponent Result | Rank |
| Tjow Choon Boon | Men's individual pursuit | Amar Singh Sokhi (IND) L | – | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Arulraj Rosli Choy Mow Thim Kamsari Salam Ng Joo Pong | Men's team pursuit | Uruguay (URU) L DNF | – | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Fencing

One male fencer, represented Malaysia in 1964.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Ronnie Theseira | Foil | Ștefan Haukler (ROU) L 0–5  Witold Woyda (POL) L 1–5  Pasquale La Ragione (ITA) L 0–5  Tim Gerresheim (EUA) L 0–5  Brian McCowage (AUS) L 1–5  Didier Tamayo (COL) L 2–5 7th in group | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ronnie Theseira | Épée | Hans Lagerwall (SWE) L 2–5  Bruno Habārovs (URS) L 3–5  Roland Losert (AUT) L 0–5  Claudio Polledri (SUI) L 1–5  John Humphreys (AUS) L 2–5  Zelmar Casco (ARG) L 1–5  Kim Man-sig (KOR) L 3–5 8th in group | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ronnie Theseira | Sabre | Jerzy Pawłowski (POL) L 0–5  Jenő Hámori (USA) L 0–5  Cesare Salvadori (ITA) L 0–5  Octavian Vintilă (ROU) L 0–5  Jan Boutmy (AHO) L 1–5  Nguyễn Thế Lộc (VIE) L 4–5 8th in group | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Hockey
### Men's tournament
#### Team roster

* Ho Koh Chye
* Kandiah Anandarajah
* Manikam Shanmuganathan
* Michael Arulraj
* Doraisamy Munusamy
* Lawrence van Huizen
* Douglas Nonis
* Chelliah Paramalingam
* Tara Singh Sindhu
* Koh Hock Seng
* Rajaratnam Yogeswaran
* Arumugam Sabapathy
* Ranjit Singh Gurdit
* Kunaratnam Alagaratnam
* Lim Fung Chong

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| India | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 12 |
| Spain | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 11 |
| Germany | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 9 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 |
| Belgium | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 6 |
| Canada | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 1 |
* Qualified for the semifinals
* Qualified for the consolation round
* 11 October 1964
| Malaysia | 4–1 | Hong Kong |
* 12 October 1964
| Spain | 3–0 | Malaysia |
* 14 October 1964
| Malaysia | 3–3 | Belgium |
* 15 October 1964
| Malaysia | 0–0 | Germany |
* 17 October 1964
| India | 3–1 | Malaysia |
* 18 October 1964
| Netherlands | 2–0 | Malaysia |
* 19 October 1964
| Malaysia | 3–1 | Canada |

#### Ranked 9th in final standings
## Judo
### Men

| Athletes | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Kanapathy Moorthy | Middleweight | Rodolfo Pérez (ARG) L | Bernardo Repuyan (PHI) W | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ang Teck Bee | Heavyweight | Michel Casella (ARG) L | Isao Inokuma (JPN) L | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Shooting

Seven shooters represented Malaysia in 1964.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Loh Ah Chee | 25 m rapid fire pistol | — | — | 495 | 52 |
| Kok Kum Woh | 50 m pistol | — | — | 498 | 49 |
| Wong Foo Wah | 50 m rifle three positions | — | — | 1019 | 52 |
| Dennis Filmer | 50 m rifle prone | — | — | 574 | 66 |
| Tang Peng Choi | 50 m rifle prone | — | — | 582 | 53 |
| Goh Tai Yong | Trap | — | — | 178 | 36 |
| Yap Pow Thong | Trap | — | — | 140 | 50 |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Tan Thuan Heng | 100 m freestyle | 58.7 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tan Thuan Heng | 400 m freestyle | 4:38.2 | 7 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tan Thuan Heng | 1500 m freestyle | 18:24.2 | 6 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Michael Eu | 200 m backstroke | 2:35.8 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Michael Eu | 200 m breaststroke | 2:46.2 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bernard Chan | 200 m butterfly | 2:26.6 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bernard Chan Cheah Tong Kim Michael Eu Tan Thuan Heng | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:29.3 | 7 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jovina Tseng | 100 m freestyle | 1:13.9 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jovina Tseng | 400 m freestyle | 5:46.0 | 8 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jovina Tseng | 100 m backstroke | 1:20.7 | 7 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Marny Jolly | 200 m breaststroke | 3:11.0 | 7 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Molly Tay | 100 m butterfly | 1:23.0 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Weightlifting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Military press | Military press | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Chua Phung Kim | Bantamweight | 90.0 | 17 | 95.0 | 12 | 122.5 | 17 | 307.5 | 17 |
| Chung Kum Weng | Featherweight | 110.0 | 8 | 92.5 | 17 | 132.5 | 9 | 335.0 | 10 |
| Boo Kim Siang | Lightweight | 97.5 | 19 | 102.5 | 16 | 135.0 | 17 | 335.0 | 9 |
| Tan Howe Liang | Middleweight | 130.0 | 5 | 115.0 | 15 | 155.0 | 10 | 400.0 | 11 |
| Lim Hiang Kok | Light heavyweight | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNF | DNF |
| Leong Chim Seong | Middle heavyweight | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNF | DNF |

## Wrestling
### Freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Liang Soon Hin | Flyweight | Athanasios Zafeiropoulos (GRE) L | Ali Akbar Heidari (IRI) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tham Kook Chin | Lightweight | Enyu Valchev (BUL) L | Arto Savolainen (FIN) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |