# Malaysia at the 1966 Asian Games

Malaysia competed in the 1966 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from 9 December 1966 to 20 December 1966. This country is ranked number 4 with 7 gold medals, 5 silver medals and 6 bronze medals.

## Medal summary
### Medals by sport

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| Athletics | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| Badminton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 4 |

### Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Mani Jegathesan | Athletics | Men's 100 metres |
| Gold | Mani Jegathesan | Athletics | Men's 200 metres |
| Gold | Mani Jegathesan Mohd Ariffin Ahmad Rajalingam Gunaratnam Thomboo Krishnan | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 metres relay |
| Gold | Nashatar Singh Sidhu | Athletics | Men's javelin throw |
| Gold | Mary Rajamani | Athletics | Women's 400 metres |
| Gold | Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan | Badminton | Men's doubles |
| Gold | Teh Kew San Rosalind Singha Ang | Badminton | Mixed doubles |
| Silver | Ramasamy Subramaniam | Athletics | Men's 800 metres |
| Silver | Ramasamy Subramaniam | Athletics | Men's 1500 metres |
| Silver | Andyappan Nathan Rengan Pakkri Thomboo Krishnan Victor Asirvatham | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay |
| Silver | Eddy Choong Tan Gaik Bee | Badminton | Mixed doubles |
| Silver | Billy Ng Eddy Choong Khor Cheng Chye Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan Teh Kew San Yew Cheng Hoe | Badminton | Men's team |
| Bronze | Thomboo Krishnan | Athletics | Men's 200 metres |
| Bronze | Ishtiaq Mubarak | Athletics | Men's 110 metres hurdles |
| Bronze | Andyappan Nathan | Athletics | Men's 400 metres hurdles |
| Bronze | Cheryl Dorall Jacqueline Kleinman Mary Rajamani Rajemah Sheikh Ahmad | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 metres relay |
| Bronze | Ahmad Mokhtar | Boxing | Men's 51 kg |
| Bronze | Terence Stahlman | Boxing | Men's 67 kg |

## 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 | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Mani Jegathesan | 100 m | 10.5 | |
| Mani Jegathesan | 200 m | 21.5 | |
| Thomboo Krishnan | 200 m | 21.6 | |
| Ramasamy Subramaniam | 800 m | 1:49.5 | |
| Ramasamy Subramaniam | 1500 m | 3:48.0 | |
| Ishtiaq Mubarak | 110 m hurdles | 14.7 | |
| Andyappan Nathan | 400 m hurdles | 53.0 | |
| Mani Jegathesan Mohd Ariffin Ahmad Rajalingam Gunaratnam Thomboo Krishnan | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.6 GR | |
| Andyappan Nathan Rengan Pakkri Thomboo Krishnan Victor Asirvatham | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:13.1 | |

### Field event

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank |
| Nashatar Singh Sidhu | Javelin throw | 72.92 | |

### Track events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Mary Rajamani | 400 m | 56.3 GR | |
| Cheryl Dorall Jacqueline Kleinman Mary Rajamani Rajemah Sheikh Ahmad | 4 × 100 m relay | 48.8 | |

## Badminton

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan | Men's doubles | | | | Gold medal match Indonesia (INA) Ang Tjin Siang Tjoa Tjong Boan W | |
| Billy Ng Eddy Choong Khor Cheng Chye Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan Teh Kew San Yew Cheng Hoe | Men's team | Burma (BIR) W 5–4 | Indonesia (INA) W 5–4 | Japan (JPN) W 5–4 | Gold medal match Indonesia (INA) L 4–5 | |
| Rosalind Singha Ang Tan Gaik Bee | Women's team | — | Japan (JPN) L 3–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Teh Kew San Rosalind Singha Ang | Mixed doubles | | | | Gold medal match Malaysia (MAS) Eddy Choong Tan Gaik Bee W | |
| Eddy Choong Tan Gaik Bee | Mixed doubles | | | | Gold medal match Malaysia (MAS) Teh Kew San Rosalind Singha Ang L | |

## Basketball
### Men's tournament
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 326 | 199 | +127 | 8 |
| Thailand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 327 | 274 | +53 | 7 |
| Republic of China | 4 | 2 | 2 | 355 | 301 | +54 | 6 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 259 | 293 | −34 | 5 |
| Ceylon | 4 | 0 | 4 | 251 | 451 | −200 | 4 |
* Qualified for the 5th – 8th classification
* 10 December
| Thailand | 70–58 | Malaysia |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 11 December
| Japan | 69–34 | Malaysia |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 14 December
| Malaysia | 87–53 | Ceylon |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
* 15 December
| Republic of China | 101–80 | Malaysia |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok

#### Fifth to eighth place classification

* 17 December
| Philippines | 113–73 | Malaysia |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok

#### Seventh and eighth place match

* 19 December
| Iran | 95–88 | Malaysia |
* Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok

#### Ranked 8th in final standings
## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Ahmad Mokhtar | Men's 51 kg | | |
| Terence Stahlman | Men's 67 kg | | |

## Field hockey
### Men's tournament
#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| Ceylon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
* Qualified for the semifinals
* 11 December
| India | 1–0 | Malaysia |
* Bangkok
* 12 December
| Malaysia | 2–0 | South Korea |
* Bangkok
* 15 December
| Malaysia | 0–0 | Ceylon |
* Bangkok

#### Semifinal

* 16 December
| Pakistan | 5–1 | Malaysia |
* Bangkok

#### Bronze medal match

* 19 December
| Malaysia | 0–1 | Japan |
* Bangkok

#### Ranked 4th in final standings
## Football
### Men's tournament
#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAV | Pts |
| Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 6 |
| Iran | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 4 |
| India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 2 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0.200 | 0 |
* Qualified for the quarterfinals

#### Ranked 10th in final standings
## Volleyball
### Men's tournament
#### Pool A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | Final round |
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | Final round |
| 3 | Philippines | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | Classification 7th–12th |
| 4 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | Classification 7th–12th |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 10 Dec | Thailand | 3–0 | Malaysia | | | | | | |
| 11 Dec | India | 3–0 | Malaysia | 15–2 | 15–3 | 15–9 | | | 45–14 |
| 12 Dec | Philippines | 3–2 | Malaysia | 15–6 | 11–15 | 15–3 | 12–15 | 15–1 | 68–40 |

#### Seventh to twelfth place classification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR |
| 1 | Republic of China | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 |
| 2 | Philippines | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4.000 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 |
| 4 | South Vietnam | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 0.727 |
| 5 | Ceylon | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 0.417 |
| 6 | Malaysia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 13 Dec | Republic of China | 3–0 | Malaysia | | | | |
| 14 Dec | Pakistan | 3–0 | Malaysia | | | | |
| 16 Dec | Philippines | 3–0 | Malaysia | 18–16 | 15–7 | 15–7 | 48–30 |
| 17 Dec | Malaysia | 0–3 | South Vietnam | | | | |
| 18 Dec | Malaysia | 0–3 | Ceylon | | | | |

#### Ranked 12th in final standings
## Water polo
### Men's tournament
#### Final round

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rank |
| Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 8 | +38 | 8 | |
| Singapore | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 6 | |
| Indonesia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 4 | |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 2 | 4 |
| Thailand | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 45 | −40 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 December | Singapore | 13–5 | Malaysia | Chula Swimming Stadium, Bangkok |
| 14 December | Indonesia | 7–6 | Malaysia | Chula Swimming Stadium, Bangkok |
| 16 December | Japan | 12–3 | Malaysia | Chula Swimming Stadium, Bangkok |
| 17 December | Thailand | 4–7 | Malaysia | Chula Swimming Stadium, Bangkok |