# Malaysia at the Asian Games

Malaysia first competed at the Asian Games in 1954. Malaysia got its first gold medal in 1962 Asian Games, when Mani Jegathesan won the men's 200 metres athletics event on 28 August 1962.

## Asian Games
### Medals by Games

| Games | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1954 Manila | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 Tokyo | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1962 Jakarta | 8 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 |
| 1966 Bangkok | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 1970 Bangkok | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 1974 Tehran | 17 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 1978 Bangkok | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1982 New Delhi | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1986 Seoul | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 1990 Beijing | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 1994 Hiroshima | 9 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 19 |
| 1998 Bangkok | 12 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 29 |
| 2002 Busan | 12 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 30 |
| 2006 Doha | 11 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 42 |
| 2010 Guangzhou | 10 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 41 |
| 2014 Incheon | 14 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 33 |
| 2018 Jakarta & Palembang | 14 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 36 |
| 2022 Hangzhou | 14 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 32 |
| 2026 Aichi-Nagoya | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
| 2030 Doha | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
| 2034 Riyadh | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
| Total | 13 | 69 | 109 | 166 | 344 |

### Medals by sport

| Sport | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Archery | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Athletics | 16 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 37 |
| Badminton | 5 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 36 |
| Bodybuilding | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bowling | 3 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 32 |
| Boxing | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Cue sports | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Cycling | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 |
| Diving | 7 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 30 |
| Equestrian | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| Field hockey | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Football | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gymnastics | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Karate | 3 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 34 |
| Sailing | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 |
| Sepaktakraw | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| Shooting | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Squash | 1 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Swimming | 10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Taekwondo | 16 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Tennis | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wushu | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Total | 13 | 56 | 88 | 132 | 276 |

### Medals by individual

| Athlete | Sport | Years | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Nicol David | Squash | 1998–2018 | F | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Shalin Zulkifli | Bowling | 1994–2018 | F | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Mani Jegathesan | Athletics | 1962–1966 | M | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Ng Boon Bee | Badminton | 1962–1970 | M | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Esther Cheah | Bowling | 2006–2018 | F | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Ong Beng Hee | Squash | 2002–2014 | M | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Low Wee Wern | Squash | 2010–2018 | F | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Azizulhasni Awang | Cycling | 2010–2018 | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Puvaneswaran Ramasamy | Karate | 2002–2010 | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Sivasangari Subramaniam | Squash | 2018-2022 | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Tan Yee Khan | Badminton | 1962–1966 | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Alex Liew | Bowling | 2010 | M | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Punch Gunalan | Badminton | 1970 | M | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Ng Eain Yow | Squash | 2018-2022 | M | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wendy Chai | Bowling | 2002–2006 | F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Abdul Malek Shamsuddin | Sepaktakraw | 1990 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chai Fong Ying | Wushu | 2006–2010 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Delia Arnold | Squash | 2010–2014 | F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Noor Rani Adnan | Sepaktakraw | 1990 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nordin Sabaruddin | Sepaktakraw | 1990 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rehan Mohamed Din | Sepaktakraw | 1990 | M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### Records

| Type | Sport | Events | Athlete / Team | Games | Result |
| NR | Swimming | Men's 200 metre backstroke | Alex Lim | 1998 Bangkok | 2:00.94 |
| NR | Athletics | Men's 110 metres hurdles | Nur Herman Majid | 1994 Hiroshima | 13.73 |
| NR | Athletics | Women's 800 metres | Josephine Mary | 1986 Seoul | 2:07.44 |

#### Key

* WR = World record
* GR = Games record
* AS = Asian record
* NR = National record

## Asian Winter Games
### Medals by Games

| Games | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 2007 Changchun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Astana / Almaty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Sapporo / Obihiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Harbin | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
| 2029 Trojena | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Asian Youth Games

Medals by Games
Games
Rank
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
2009 Singapore210011
2013 Nanjing846717
2021 ShantouCancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2025 TashkentFuture event
2029 Phnom PenhFuture event
Total1246818
Medals by sport
Sport
Rank
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
Athletics180123
Badminton50011
Diving40101
Sailing40011
Squash13115
Swimming111337
Total1246818 :

## Other Appearances

Includes Malaysia participation and results in Southeast Asian and inter-continental level competitions such as Southeast Asian Games, ASEAN Para Games, ASEAN University Games, ASEAN School Games, Afro-Asian Games, FESPIC Games, and FESPIC Youth Games.

### Southeast Asian Games

    *Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

#### Medals by Games

| Games | Rank | | | | Total |
| Southeast Asian Peninsular Games ||||||
| 1959 Bangkok | 3 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 34 |
| 1961 Rangoon | 3 | 16 | 24 | 39 | 79 |
| 1965 Kuala Lumpur | 2 | 33 | 36 | 28 | 97 |
| 1967 Bangkok | 3 | 23 | 29 | 43 | 95 |
| 1969 Rangoon | 4 | 16 | 24 | 39 | 79 |
| 1971 Kuala Lumpur | 2 | 41 | 43 | 55 | 139 |
| 1973 Singapore | 3 | 30 | 35 | 50 | 115 |
| 1975 Bangkok | 4 | 27 | 49 | 51 | 127 |
| Southeast Asian Games ||||||
| 1977 Kuala Lumpur | 5 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 59 |
| 1979 Jakarta | 5 | 19 | 23 | 39 | 81 |
| 1981 Manila | 4 | 16 | 27 | 31 | 74 |
| 1983 Singapore | 6 | 16 | 25 | 40 | 81 |
| 1985 Bangkok | 4 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 86 |
| 1987 Jakarta | 4 | 35 | 41 | 67 | 143 |
| 1989 Kuala Lumpur | 2 | 67 | 58 | 75 | 200 |
| 1991 Manila | 4 | 36 | 38 | 65 | 139 |
| 1993 Singapore | 5 | 43 | 45 | 65 | 153 |
| 1995 Chiang Mai | 4 | 31 | 49 | 69 | 149 |
| 1997 Jakarta | 3 | 55 | 68 | 75 | 198 |
| 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan | 2 | 57 | 45 | 42 | 144 |
| 2001 Kuala Lumpur | 1 | 111 | 98 | 86 | 295 |
| 2003 Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh City | 5 | 43 | 42 | 59 | 144 |
| 2005 Manila | 4 | 61 | 49 | 65 | 175 |
| 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima | 2 | 68 | 52 | 96 | 216 |
| 2009 Vientiane | 4 | 40 | 40 | 59 | 139 |
| 2011 Palembang / Jakarta | 4 | 59 | 50 | 81 | 190 |
| 2013 Naypyidaw | 5 | 43 | 38 | 77 | 158 |
| 2015 Singapore | 4 | 62 | 58 | 66 | 186 |
| 2017 Kuala Lumpur | 1 | 145 | 92 | 86 | 323 |
| 2019 Davao City | 5 | 55 | 58 | 71 | 184 |
| 2021 Hanoi | 6 | 39 | 45 | 90 | 174 |
| 2023 Phnom Penh | 7 | |
| 2025 Thailand | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
| Total | 3 | 1250 | 1215 | 1612 | 4076 |

#### Medals by sport

| Sport | Rank | | | | Total |
| Archery | 0 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 53 |
| Athletics | 0 | 67 | 45 | 66 | 178 |
| Badminton | 2 | 46 | 55 | 98 | 199 |
| Basketball | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 30 |
| Billiards and snooker | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 |
| Bodybuilding | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bowling | 0 | 24 | 14 | 22 | 60 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Chess | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cricket | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Cycling | 0 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 64 |
| Diving | 1 | 61 | 26 | 14 | 101 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 25 |
| Fencing | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 |
| Field hockey | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Figure skating | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Floorball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Football | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Futsal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Golf | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 59 | 43 | 25 | 127 |
| Ice hockey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Indoor hockey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Judo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 25 |
| Karate | 0 | 44 | 25 | 33 | 102 |
| Lawn bowls | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Muaythai | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Netball | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Pencak silat | 0 | 32 | 12 | 40 | 84 |
| Pétanque | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 25 |
| Polo | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rowing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Rugby sevens | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sailing | 0 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 52 |
| Sepaktakraw | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 |
| Short track speed skating | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Shooting | 0 | 14 | 32 | 28 | 69 |
| Softball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Squash | 0 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| Swimming | 0 | 57 | 45 | 43 | 145 |
| Synchronised swimming | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 43 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 59 |
| Tennis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Triathlon | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Volleyball | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Waterskiing | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| Water polo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 |
| Wushu | 0 | 25 | 23 | 30 | 78 |
| Total | 3 | 1250 | 1215 | 1612 | 4076 |

#### Medals by individual

| Athlete | Sport | Years | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Nurul Huda Abdullah | Swimming | 1985–1989 | F | 22 | 4 | 1 | 27 |
| Leong Mun Yee | Diving | 1999–2017 | F | 17 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
| Daniel Bego | Swimming | 2003–2015 | M | 11 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| Rosalind Singha Ang | Badminton | 1965–1975 | F | 10 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| Yeoh Ken Nee | Diving | 2001–2011 | M | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Nashatar Singh Sidhu | Athletics | 1965–1975 | M | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Sylvia Ng | Badminton | 1969–1975 | F | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| Mary Rajamani | Athletics | 1965–1971 | F | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Mohamed Zaki Sadri | Athletics | 1987–1997 | M | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Murusamy Ramachandran | Athletics | 1993–1999 | M | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Ng Boon Bee | Badminton | 1961–1971 | M | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Ooi Tze Liang | Diving | 2011–2015 | M | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Katrina Ann Abdul Hadi | Synchronized swimming | 2011–2015 | F | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Cheong Jun Hoong | Diving | 2003–2015 | F | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Bryan Nickson Lomas | Diving | 2005–2011 | M | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Nur Herman Majid | Athletics | 1991–2001 | M | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Pandelela Rinong | Diving | 2007–2015 | F | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ramasamy Subramaniam | Athletics | 1965–1971 | M | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Vellasamy Subramaniam | Athletics | 1977–1985 | M | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Khoo Cai Lin | Swimming | 2007–2015 | F | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| Punch Gunalan | Badminton | 1969–1973 | M | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Ng Shu Wai | Gymnastics | 2003–2005 | M | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Lim Wen Chean | Gymnastics | 2003–2007 | F | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Zulmazran Zulkifli | Bowling | 2005–2011 | M | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| Esther Cheah | Bowling | 2005–2015 | F | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Gladys Chai Ng Mei | Athletics | 1973–1979 | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kamaruddin Maidin | Athletics | 1959–1967 | M | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Loo Kum Zee | Athletics | 1995–2003 | M | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Mani Jegathesan | Athletics | 1961–1965 | M | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Png Hui Chuen | Synchronized swimming | 2011 | F | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |

### ASEAN University Games

    *Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

#### Medals by Games

| Games | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1981 Chiang Mai | | | | | |
| 1982 Jakarta | 3 | 7 | | | |
| 1984 Bangi | | | | | |
| 1986 Singapore | | | | | |
| 1988 Pattaya | | | | | |
| 1990 Bandung | 3 | 7 | | | |
| 1993 Shah Alam | 2 | 34 | | | |
| 1994 Singapore | 3 | 9 | | | |
| 1996 Bandar Seri Begawan | | | | | |
| 1999 Bangkok | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 37 |
| 2002 Manila | | | | | |
| 2004 Surabaya | | 10 | 18 | 25 | 53 |
| 2006 Hanoi | 4 | 7 | 19 | 37 | 63 |
| 2008 Kuala Lumpur | 1 | 90 | 79 | 47 | 216 |
| 2010 Chiang Mai | 3 | 37 | 36 | 44 | 117 |
| 2012 Vientiane | 1 | 60 | 48 | 72 | 180 |
| 2014 Palembang | 3 | 40 | 42 | 49 | 131 |
| 2016 Singapore | 3 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 93 |
| 2018 Naypyidaw | 3 | 37 | 43 | 49 | 129 |
| 2022 Ubon Ratchathani | 2 | 49 | 83 | 50 | 182 |
| Total | 3 | 333 | 289 | 324 | 889 |

### ASEAN School Games

    *Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

#### Medals by Games

| Games | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 2010 Kuala Lumpur | 1 | 46 | 37 | 24 | 107 |
| 2011 Singapore | 3 | 21 | 35 | 33 | 89 |
| 2012 Surabaya | 3 | 29 | 36 | 35 | 100 |
| 2013 Hanoi | 2 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 85 |
| 2014 Marikina | 1 | 41 | 34 | 30 | 105 |
| 2015 Bandar Seri Begawan | 2 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 56 |
| 2016 Chiang Mai | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 44 |
| 2017 Singapore | 4 | 22 | 16 | 34 | 72 |
| 2018 Selangor | 1 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 103 |
| 2019 Semarang | 3 | 18 | 25 | 34 | 77 |
| Total | 2 | 188 | 202 | 196 | 586 |

### ASEAN Para Games

    *Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

#### Medals by Games

| Games | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 2001 Kuala Lumpur | 1 | 143 | 136 | 92 | 371 |
| 2003 Hanoi | 3 | 54 | 40 | 46 | 140 |
| 2005 Manila | 3 | 75 | 40 | 26 | 141 |
| 2008 Nakhon Ratchasima | 2 | 82 | 74 | 46 | 202 |
| 2009 Kuala Lumpur | 2 | 94 | 81 | 71 | 246 |
| 2011 Surakarta | 3 | 51 | 36 | 45 | 132 |
| 2014 Naypyidaw | 3 | 50 | 49 | 41 | 140 |
| 2015 Singapore | 3 | 52 | 58 | 37 | 147 |
| 2017 Kuala Lumpur | 2 | 90 | 85 | 83 | 258 |
| 2020 Philippines | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| Total | 2 | 691 | 599 | 487 | 1,777 |

### Afro-Asian Games
#### Medals by Games

| Games | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 2003 Hyderabad | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

### FESPIC Games

    *Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

#### Medals by Games

| Games | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1977 Parramatta | | | | | |
| 2006 Kuala Lumpur | 4 | 44 | 60 | 71 | 175 |
| Total | | | | | |

### FESPIC Youth Games
#### Medals by Games

| Games | Rank | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 2003 Hong Kong | 2 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 99 |
| Total | 2 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 99 |