# Malaysia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Malaysia sent athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The country qualified athletes in archery, cycling, sailing, wheelchair tennis, athletics and swimming. Dr Ang Kean Koo was the chef de mission of the Malaysian delegation.
Malaysia won its first three gold medals in Paralympics history through the sport of athletics, which are contributed by sprinter Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi, shot putter Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli and long jumper Abdul Latif Romly who was also the flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

## Funding

The National Sports Council in Malaysia identified 61 Paralympic qualifying events in 13 sports for the 2016 Summer Paralympics and provided them with funding assistance to athletes to compete in them as part of their qualifying campaigns. They also provided local training for athletes.

## Medallists

The following Malaysian competitors won medals at the Games.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi | Athletics | Men's 100m T36 | 10 September |
| Gold | Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli | Athletics | Men's shot put F20 | 10 September |
| Gold | Abdul Latif Romly | Athletics | Men's Long Jump T20 | 11 September |
| Bronze | Siti Noor Radiah Ismail | Athletics | Women's Long jump T20 | 15 September |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Athletics | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Medals by date :
| Day | Date | | | | Total |
| 3 | 10 Sept | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 11 Sept | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 15 Sept | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |

## Archery

Archery was one of the sports where competitors benefited from the funding of the National Sports Council in Malaysia to try to qualify for the 2016 Games.

### Men's

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Hasihin Sanawi | Individual recurve open | 567 | 25 | Sawicki (POL) L 0-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Yuhaizam Yahaya | Individual compound open | 622 | 30 | Nori (IRI) L 126-136 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Athletics
### Men's track events

| Athlete | Events | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Mohamad Faizal Aideal Suhaimi | 100 m T13 | 11.30 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mohamad Faizal Aideal Suhaimi | 100 m T12 | did not start | did not start | did not start | did not start |
| Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi | 100 m T36 | — | — | 12.07 PR | |
| Nasharuddin Mohd | 400 m T20 | 51.75 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Krishna Kumar Hari Das | 400 m T38 | 59.07 SB | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
^Note 1 Mohamad Faizal Aideal Suhaimi was originally qualified for T12 event but later recategorised to T13 event.

### Men's field events

| Athlete | Events | Final | Rank |
| Abdul Latif Romly | Long jump T20 | 7.60 WR | |
| Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi | Long jump T36 | 5.36 | 4 |
| Amir Firdauss Jamaluddin | Long jump T38 | 4.87 | 9 |
| Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli | Shot put F20 | 16.84 WR | |

### Women's track events

| Athlete | Events | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Siti Noor Iasah Mohamad Ariffin | 400 m T20 | 58.96 | 1Q RR | 58.55 | 4 |

### Women's field events

| Athlete | Events | Final | Rank |
| Siti Noor Iasah Mohamad Ariffin | Long jump T20 | 4.91 | 4 |
| Siti Noor Radiah Ismail | Long jump T20 | 5.20 RR | |
Legend: DSQ =Disqualified Fn =False Start IPC 17.8 =Disqualified by rule IPC 17.8 PB =Personal Best PR =Paralympic Record RR =Regional Record SB =Seasonal Best WR =World Record

## Cycling

With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Malaysia qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.

### Men's track cycling event

| Athlete | Events | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Afiq Afify Rizan (Faizal Mohd Noh - pilot) | Men's B 1000m Time Trial | — | — | DNS | DNS |
| Afiq Afify Rizan (Faizal Mohd Noh - pilot) | Men's B 4000m Time Trial | 4:51.906 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
Legend: DNS =Did not start PR =Paralympic Record WR =World Record

### Men's road event

| Athlete | Events | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Mohd Khairul Hazwan Wahab (Muhamad Rauf Nur Misbah - pilot) | Men's Time Trial B | — | — | 40:06.96 | 18 |
| Mohd Khairul Hazwan Wahab (Muhamad Rauf Nur Misbah - pilot) | Men's Road Race B | — | — | 2:41:52 | 14 |

## Powerlifting

| Athlete | Events | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Time | Rank | Results | Rank |
| Jong Yee Khie | Men's -97kg | — | — | 202 | 7 |
| Mohd Shahmil Md Saad | Men's -107kg | — | — | 196 | 8 |

## Sailing

One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top seven finish at the 2015 Combined World Championships in a medal event where the country had not already qualified through via the 2014 IFDS Sailing World Championships. Malaysia qualified for the 2016 Games under this criterion in the SKUD 18 event with a sixteenth-place finish overall and the seventh country who had not qualified via the 2014 Championships. The boat was crewed by Nurul Amilin Balawi and Junell Mustafah.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Net points | Rank |
| Al Mustakim Matrin | 1-Person Keelboat (2.4mR) | 14 | 9 | DNF | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 131 | 14 |
DNF = Did not finish

## Swimming

| Athlete | Events | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jamery Siga | Men's 50m Butterfly - S5 | 42.87 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jamery Siga | Men's 50m Freestyle - S5 | 38.79 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jamery Siga | Men's 100m Freestyle - S5 | 1:23.44 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Table Tennis
### Men's individual

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final/BM | Final/BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Mohamad Azwar Bakar | Individual C10 | Mateo Boheas (FRA) L 1-3 | Ge Yang (CHN) L 0-3 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Wheelchair tennis

Malaysia qualified one competitor in the men's single event, Abu Samah Borhan. This slot came about via a Bipartite Commission Invitation place.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Abu Samah Borhan | Men's singles | Alfie Hewett (GBR) L 0–6, 1-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |