# Malaysia at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

Malaysia competed in the 1978 Commonwealth Games held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from 3 to 12 August 1978.

## Medal summary
### Medals by sport

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| Badminton | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 |

### Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Sylvia Ng | Badminton | Women's singles |
| Silver | Moo Foot Lian Ong Teong Boon | Badminton | Men's doubles |
| Silver | Katherine Teh | Badminton | Women's singles |
| Bronze | Abu Bakar Sufian James Selvaraj Katherine Teh Moo Foot Lian Ong Teong Boon Saw Swee Leong Sylvia Ng Whee Chee Geok | Badminton | Mixed team |

## Athletics
### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ishtiaq Mubarak | 110 m hurdles | 14.89 | 6 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Simit Bolkiah | 400 m hurdles | 54.36 | 6 Q | did not start | did not start | did not advance | did not advance |
| Vellasamy Subramaniam | 30 km walk | — | — | — | — | 2:56:08 | 12 |

### Field event

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank |
| Baljit Singh Sidhu | High jump | 2.05 | 7 |

### Track events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Marina Chin Leng Sim | 100 m | 12.85 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Marina Chin Leng Sim | 100 m hurdles | 14.77 | 6 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

### 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

## Badminton

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Abu Bakar Sufian | Men's singles | W | W | L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| James Selvaraj | Men's singles | W | W | L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Moo Foot Lian | Men's singles | W | W | L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Saw Swee Leong | Men's singles | W | W | W | W | W | Bronze medal match Ray Stevens (ENG) L | 4 |
| Abu Bakar Sufian James Selvaraj | Men's doubles | — | W | W | L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Moo Foot Leong Ong Teong Boon | Men's doubles | — | W | W | W | W | Gold medal match Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett (ENG) L | |
| Chee Geok Whee | Women's singles | W | L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Katherine Teh Swee Phek | Women's singles | W | W | W | W | W | Gold medal match Sylvia Ng Meow Eng (MAS) L | |
| Sylvia Ng Meow Eng | Women's singles | W | W | W | W | W | Gold medal match Sylvia Ng Meow Eng (MAS) W | |
| Katherine Teh Swee Phek Sylvia Ng Meow Eng | Women's doubles | — | — | W | L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ong Teong Boon Chee Geok Whee | Mixed doubles | W | L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| James Selvaraj Katherine Teh Swee Phek | Mixed doubles | W | W | L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Abu Bakar Sufian Chee Geok Whee James Selvaraj Katherine Teh Swee Phek Moo Foot Lian Ong Teong Boon Sylvia Ng Meow Eng | Mixed team | — | — | W | W | W | Bronze medal match New Zealand (NZL) W | |

## Shooting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| Abdul Rahman | 50 m rifle prone | 1155 | 27 |
| Felix Choong Huen Ho | Rapid fire pistol | 0 | 20 |
| Ally Ong | Skeet | 182 | 8 |
| Edmund Yong | Skeet | 167 | 13 |

## Swimming
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Christine Lam | 400 m freestyle | 4:52.02 | 11 |
| Christine Lam | 800 m freestyle | 9:56.94 | 9 |
| Rosanna Lam Ai Leng | 100 m breaststroke | 1:23.35 | 17 |
| Rosanna Lam Ai Leng | 200 m breaststroke | 3:00.86 | 13 |
| Christine Lam | 100 m butterfly | 1:11.63 | 15 |
| Christine Lam | 200 m butterfly | 2:38.55 | 14 |
| Rosanna Lam Ai Leng | 200 m individual medley | 2:42.12 | 13 |

## 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 |
| Leong Ah Wah | 56 kg | | | | | | | 197.5 | 5 |