# Malaya at the 1962 Asian Games

Federation of Malaya competed in the 1962 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 24 August 1962 to 4 September 1962. This country is ranked number 8 with 2 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 9 bronze medals.

## Medal summary
### Medals by sport

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| Athletics | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| Badminton | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Cycling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Field hockey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Football | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 |

### Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Mani Jegathesan | Athletics | Men's 200 metres |
| Gold | Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan | Badminton | Men's doubles |
| Silver | Mani Jegathesan | Athletics | Men's 100 metres |
| Silver | Abdul Rahim Ahmed Karu Selvaratnam Mani Jegathesan Victor Asirvatham | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay |
| Silver | Teh Kew San | Badminton | Men's singles |
| Silver | Annie Keong Jean Moey Kok Lee Ying Ng Mei Ling Tan Gaik Bee | Badminton | Women's team |
| Bronze | Karu Selvaratnam | Athletics | Men's 400 metres hurdles |
| Bronze | Mani Jegathesan Thor Gim Soon V. Vijiaratnam Shahrudin Mohamed Ali | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 metres relay |
| Bronze | Cyril Perera | Athletics | Men's decathlon |
| Bronze | Maureen Ann Lee | Athletics | Women's long jump |
| Bronze | Billy Ng Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan Teh Kew San Yew Cheng Hoe | Badminton | Men's team |
| Bronze | Ng Mei Ling Tan Gaik Bee | Badminton | Women's doubles |
| Bronze | Jaafar Bibon Mohamad Jaafar Rosli Abdul Kadir | Cycling | Men's team road race |
| Bronze | Malaysia national field hockey team Mike ShepherdsonKandiah AnandarajahHo Koh ChyeManikam ShanmuganathanMichael ArulrajThuraisingam SinnaduraiLawrence van HuizenChua Eng WahChelliah ParamalingamMani SockalingamRajaratnam YogeswaranArumugam SabapathyAboo SamahMohd Hariff TaibIsmail AliRobin Jayesuria | Field hockey | Men's tournament |
| Bronze | Malaysia national football team Sexton LourdesTunku IsmailYee Seng ChoyAhmad NazariFoo Fook ChoonAbdullah NordinKamaruddin AhmadEdwin DuttonBoey Chong LiamRoslan BuangI. J. SinghStanley GabrielleAbdul Ghani MinhatRobert ChoeMahat AmbuArthur KohM. GovindarajooRichard ChoeIbrahim Mydin | Football | Men's tournament |

## 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 | 10.6 | |
| Mani Jegathesan | 200 m | 21.3 GR | |
| Karu Selvaratnam | 400 m hurdles | 53.4 | |
| Mani Jegathesan Thor Gim Soon V. Vijiaratnam Shahrudin Mohamed Ali | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.5 | |
| Abdul Rahim Ahmed Karu Selvaratnam Mani Jegathesan Victor Asirvatham | 4 × 400 m relay | 41.5 | |

### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Cyril Perera | Result | | | | | | | | | | | 5575 | |
| Cyril Perera | Points | | | | | | | | | | | 5575 | |

### Field event

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank |
| Maureen Ann Lee | Long jump | 5.31 | |

## Badminton

| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Teh Kew San | Men's singles | | | Gold medal match Tan Joe Hok Indonesia L | |
| Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan | Men's doubles | | | Gold medal match Indonesia (INA) Tan Joe Hok Liem Tjeng Kiang W | |
| Billy Ng Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan Teh Kew San Yew Cheng Hoe | Men's team | Cambodia (CAM) W 5–0 | Thailand (THA) L 2–3 | Bronze medal match Singapore (SIN) W 3–2 | |
| Ng Mei Ling Tan Gaik Bee | Women's doubles | | | | |
| Annie Keong Jean Moey Kok Lee Ying Ng Mei Ling Tan Gaik Bee | Women's team | — | Japan (JPN) W 3–2 | Gold medal match Indonesia (INA) L 2–3 | |

## Basketball
### Men's tournament
#### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 236 | 171 | +65 | 6 |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 236 | 203 | +24 | 5 |
| Singapore | 3 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 247 | −29 | 4 |
| Malaya | 3 | 0 | 3 | 184 | 244 | −60 | 3 |
* Qualified for the finals
* 25 August
| South Korea | 84–65 | Malaya |
* Senayan Basketball Hall, Jakarta
* 26 August
| Japan | 65–58 | Malaya |
* Senayan Basketball Hall, Jakarta
* 27 August
| Singapore | 95–61 | Malaya |
* Senayan Basketball Hall, Jakarta

#### Seventh to ninth place classification

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Rank |
| Cambodia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 149 | 131 | +18 | 4 | 7 |
| Singapore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 156 | 142 | +14 | 3 | 8 |
| Malaya | 2 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 158 | −32 | 2 | 9 |
* 30 August
| Cambodia | 73–60 | Malaya |
* Senayan Basketball Hall, Jakarta
* 31 August
| Singapore | 85–66 | Malaya |
* Senayan Basketball Hall, Jakarta

#### Ranked 9th in final standings
## Cycling
### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Jaafar Bibon Mohamad Jaafar Rosli Abdul Kadir | Men's individual road race | | |

## Field hockey
### Men's tournament
#### Team roster

* Mike Shepherdson
* Kandiah Anandarajah
* Ho Koh Chye
* Manikam Shanmuganathan
* Michael Arulraj
* Doraisamy Munusamy
* Lawrence van Huizen
* Chua Eng Wah
* Chelliah Paramalingam
* Mani Sockalingam
* Rajaratnam Yogeswaran
* Arumugam Sabapathy
* Aboo Samah
* Mohd Hariff Taib
* Ismail Ali
* Robin Jayesuria

#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Malaya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 | |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 | |
* 26 August
| India | 3–0 | Malaya |
* Senayan Stadium, Jakarta
* 28 August
| Malaya | 5–1 | South Korea |
* Senayan Stadium, Jakarta
* 30 August
| Malaya | 4–0 | Hong Kong |
* Senayan Stadium, Jakarta

#### Semifinal

* 2 September
| Pakistan | 5–0 | Malaya |
* Senayan Stadium, Jakarta

#### Bronze medal match

* 3 September
| Japan | 0–2 | Malaya |
* Senayan Stadium, Jakarta

#### Ranked 3rd in final standings
## Football
### Men's tournament
#### Squad

* Sexton Lourdes
* Tunku Ismail
* Yee Seng Choy
* Ahmad Nazari
* Foo Fook Choon
* Abdullah Nordin
* Kamaruddin Ahmad
* Edwin Dutton
* Boey Chong Liam
* Roslan Buang
* I. J. Singh
* Stanley Gabrielle
* Abdul Ghani Minhat
* Robert Choe
* Mahat Ambu
* Arthur Koh
* M. Govindarajoo
* Richard Choe
* Ibrahim Mydin

#### Group A

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
| South Vietnam | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 4 | Qualified for the semifinals |
| Malaya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 3.000 | 4 | Qualified for the semifinals |
| Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 4 | |
| Philippines | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 0.037 | 0 | |
* Malaya won a draw for second place against Indonesia on 30 August, necessary as they were both equal on points and goal average.

#### Ranked 3rd in final standings
## Volleyball
### Men's tournament (nine-a-side)
#### Final round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR |
| | Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 15.000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3.250 | 0 | 0 | — |
| | Philippines | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1.833 | 328 | 325 | 1.009 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0.889 | 307 | 301 | 1.020 |
| 5 | Singapore | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 0.250 | 180 | 295 | 0.610 |
| 6 | Malaya | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0.000 | 163 | 315 | 0.517 |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 25 Aug | South Korea | 3–0 | Malaya | 21–4 | 21–12 | 21–8 | 63–24 |
| 27 Aug | Malaya | 0–3 | Philippines | 18–21 | 10–21 | 10–21 | 38–63 |
| 28 Aug | Japan | 3–0 | Malaya | 21–6 | 21–10 | 21–5 | 63–21 |
| 29 Aug | Indonesia | 3–0 | Malaya | 21–11 | 21–11 | 21–15 | 63–37 |
| 1 Sep | Malaya | 0–3 | Singapore | 16–21 | 9–21 | 18–21 | 43–63 |