# Malaysia at the Commonwealth Games

Malaysia (abbreviated MAS) has competed in all the Commonwealth Games held from 1966.
In 1950, 1958, and 1962 the country competed as Malaya (MAL), see Malaya at the Commonwealth Games.
In 1958 and 1962 North Borneo (BNB) (now Sabah) and Sarawak (SAR) competed separately at the Commonwealth Games (but not winning any medals). They both became states in the new country of Malaysia in 1963.

## Host nation

Malaysia has hosted the Games once, in 1998, at Kuala Lumpur.

## Commonwealth Games

Medals by Games
At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Malaysia was tenth in the medal tally, and was eleventh in the all-time tally of medals, with an overall total of 228 medals (66 gold, 73 silver, and 89 bronze).
*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Games
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
Rank
1930 HamiltonDid not participate
1934 London
1938 Sydney
1950 AucklandSee Malaya
1954 Vancouver
1958 Cardiff020215
1962 PerthSee Malaya
1966 Kingston22157
1970 Edinburgh111315
1974 Christchurch103415
1978 Edmonton121412
1982 Brisbane101213
1986 EdinburghDid not participate
1990 Auckland220410
1994 Victoria232714
1998 Kuala Lumpur101412364
2002 Manchester7918348
2006 Melbourne71210298
2010 Delhi121014367
2014 Glasgow6761912
2018 Gold Coast75122412
2022 Birmingham7882310
Total69789123811
^ During the 1950 games, Malaysia was represented by Malaya as well during the 1958 and 1962 games but joined together with British North Borneo (now Sabah) and Sarawak before competing as part of Malaysia from 1966.
Medals by sport
Updated after the 2022 Commonwealth Games
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal Badminton31221669 Weightlifting1471839 Gymnastics5121431 Lawn bowls45716 Shooting3101427 Diving38617 Squash2136 Ten-pin bowling2114 Cycling1236 Athletics1146 Boxing1023 Table tennis0325 Hockey0112 Swimming0112 Archery0101 Judo0011Totals (16 entries)677593235 :

### Medals by individual

| Athlete | Sport | Years | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Lee Chong Wei | Badminton | 2006–2018 | M | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Koo Kien Keat | Badminton | 2006–2010 | M | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Chin Eei Hui | Badminton | 2002–2010 | F | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim | Weightlifting | 2002–2010 | M | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Wong Choong Hann | Badminton | 1998–2006 | M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Choong Tan Fook | Badminton | 1998–2006 | M | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Chan Peng Soon | Badminton | 2010–2022 | M | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Vivian Hoo | Badminton | 2014–2018 | F | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Siti Zalina Ahmad | Lawn bowls | 2002–2022 | F | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Chan Chong Ming | Badminton | 2002–2006 | M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Woon Khe Wei | Badminton | 2010–2014 | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cheah Soon Kit | Badminton | 1990–1998 | M | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Pandelela Rinong | Diving | 2014–2018 | F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Rashid Sidek | Badminton | 1990–1994 | M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Wong Mew Choo | Badminton | 2006–2010 | F | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Goh V Shem | Badminton | 2014–2018 | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Tan Wee Kiong | Badminton | 2014–2018 | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Nicol David | Squash | 2002–2018 | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Lai Pei Jing | Badminton | 2014–2022 | F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Punch Gunalan | Badminton | 1970–1974 | M | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Razif Sidek | Badminton | 1982–1990 | M | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wong Pei Tty | Badminton | 2002–2006 | F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lee Wan Wah | Badminton | 1998 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Muhammad Hafiz Hashim | Badminton | 2002–2010 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pearly Tan | Badminton | 2022 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tan Aik Huang | Badminton | 1966 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tan Boon Heong | Badminton | 2010 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thinaah Muralitharan | Badminton | 2022 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ng Joe Ee | Gymnastics | 2022 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kenny Ang | Ten-pin bowling | 1998 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aznil Bidin | Weightlifting | 2018–2022 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### Records
#### Key

* WR = World record
* GR = Games record
* AS = Asian record
* NR = National record
| Type | Sport | Events | Athlete / Team | Games | Result |
| GR | Weightlifting | Men's 55kg Clean & jerk | Aniq Kasdan | 2022 Birmingham | 142.0 kg |
| GR | Weightlifting | Men's 61 kg Snatch | Aznil Bidin | 2022 Birmingham | 127.0 kg |
| GR | Weightlifting | Men's 61 kg Clean & jerk | Aznil Bidin | 2022 Birmingham | 158.0 kg |
| GR | Weightlifting | Men's 61 kg Total | Aznil Bidin | 2022 Birmingham | 285.0 kg |
| GR | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg Snatch | Azroy Hazalwafie | 2018 Gold Coast | 117.0 kg |
| GR | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | Azroy Hazalwafie | 2018 Gold Coast | 261.0 kg |
| NR | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | Kevin Yeap Lim Ching Hwang Vernon Lee Welson Sim | 2014 Glasgow | 7:26.74 |
| NR | Swimming | Women's 50 metre freestyle | Chui Lai Kwan | 2014 Glasgow | 26.00 |
| NR | Swimming | Men's 50 metre backstroke | Alex Lim | 2002 Manchester | 25.67 |
| GR | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg clean and jerk | Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim | 2002 Manchester | 145.0 kg |
| GR | Bowling | Men's singles | Kenny Ang | 1998 Kuala Lumpur | 6046 points |
| GR | Bowling | Men's doubles | Ben Heng Kenny Ang | 1998 Kuala Lumpur | 3552 points |
| NR | Athletics | Men's 3,000 metres steeplechase | Nainasagoram Shanmuganathan | 1998 Kuala Lumpur | 8:59.10 |
| NR | Athletics | Men's 10,000 metres | Ramachandran Murusamy | 1994 Victoria | 29:30.29 |

## Commonwealth Youth Games
### Medals by Games

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 2000 Edinburgh | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 2004 Bendigo | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 2008 Pune | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 2011 Isle of Man | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2015 Apia | 11 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 2017 Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Trinbago | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 26 | 23 | 20 | 69 |