Malaysia at the 1978 Asian Games

Malaysia competed in the 1978 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from 9 to 20 September 1978. Athletes from Malaysia won overall six medal and finished 12th in a medal table.[1]

Malaysia at the
1978 Asian Games
IOC codeMAS
NOCOlympic Council of Malaysia
Websitewww.olympic.org.my (in English)
in Bangkok
Competitors158 in 13 sports
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
6
Asian Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 North Borneo (1954, 1958, 1962)
 Sarawak (1962)

Medal summary

Medals by sport

Sport GoldSilverBronze Total Rank
Athletics11137
Bowling10015
Boxing001112
Field hockey00113
Total213612

Medallists

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldSaik Oik CumAthleticsWomen's 400 metres
 GoldAlan Hooi
Khoo Boo Jin
Edward Lim
Holloway Cheah
P. S. Nathan
Lee Kok Hong
BowlingMen's team of 5
 SilverVellasamy SubramaniamAthleticsMen's 20 kilometres road walk
 BronzeKhoo Chong BengAthleticsMen's 20 kilometres road walk
 BronzeYusoff HashimBoxingMen's 67 kg
 BronzeMalaysia national field hockey teamField hockeyMen'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
Men
Road event
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Vellasamy Subramaniam 20 km road walk 1:31:59 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Khoo Chong Beng 1:33:57 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Track event
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Saik Oik Cum 400 m 55.09 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Basketball

Men's tournament

Group B
Team Pld W L
 North Korea 440
 Japan 431
 Malaysia 422
 Hong Kong 413
 Qatar 404
Qualified for the finals
9 December
Japan  8873  Malaysia
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok
10 December
North Korea  7463  Malaysia
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok
12 December
Malaysia  11476  Hong Kong
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok
13 December
Malaysia  16337  Qatar
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok
Seventh to fourteenth place classification
Team Pld W L
 Malaysia 761
 Pakistan 761
 Iraq 752
 Kuwait 743
 Hong Kong 734
 Saudi Arabia 734
 Bahrain 716
 Qatar 707
14 December
Malaysia  10188  Pakistan
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok
15 December
Malaysia  vs.  Bahrain
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok
16 December
Malaysia  vs.  Qatar
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok
17 December
Malaysia  9488  Saudi Arabia
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok
18 December
Malaysia  vs.  Iraq
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok
19 December
Kuwait  6665  Malaysia
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok
20 December
Malaysia  vs.  Hong Kong
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok
Ranked 7th in final standings

Women's tournament

Final round
Team Pld W L
 South Korea 440
 China 431
 Japan 422
 Thailand 413
 Malaysia 404
10 December
Thailand  6153  Malaysia
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok
12 December
South Korea  10820  Malaysia
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok
15 December
China  vs.  Malaysia
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok
17 December
Japan  8529  Malaysia
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok
Ranked 5th in final standings

Boxing

Athlete Event Final Rank
Opposition
Score
Yusoff Hashim Men's 67 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Field hockey

Men's tournament

Bronze medal match
Malaysia  2–1  Japan
Bangkok
Ranked 3rd in final standings

Football

Men's tournament

Preliminary round; Group C
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Malaysia 4220020+2
 India 2210131+2
 Bangladesh 02002044
Qualified for the semifinals
Malaysia 1 0 India

Bangladesh 0 1 Malaysia
Semifinal; Group 2
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 South Korea 6330051+4
 China 43201113+8
 Thailand 23102484
 Malaysia 030032108
Qualified for the gold medal match
Qualified for the bronze medal match
Thailand 2 1 Malaysia

Malaysia 1 7 China

South Korea 1 0 Malaysia
Ranked 7th in final standings

References

  1. "Overall medal standings Bangkok 1978". Olympic Council of Asia. ocasia.org. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
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