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Malaya at the 1958 Asian Games

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Sporting event delegation
Malaya at the
1958 Asian Games
IOC codeMAS
NOCOlympic Council of Malaysia
Websitewww.olympic.org.my (in English)
in Tokyo
Competitors80 in 9 sports
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
3
Total
3
Asian Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 North Borneo (1954, 1958, 1962)
 Sarawak (1962)

Federation of Malaya competed in the 1958 Asian Games held in Tokyo, Japan from 24 May 1958 to 1 June 1958. This country is ranked number 15 with no gold medals, no silver medals and 3 bronze medals.

Medal summary

Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Athletics 0 0 1 1 11
Tennis 0 0 1 1 4
Weightlifting 0 0 1 1 6
Total 0 0 3 3 15

Medallists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Bronze Abdul Rahim Ahmed Athletics Men's 400 metres
 Bronze Gladys Loke
Katherine Leong		 Tennis Women's doubles
 Bronze Tan Kim Bee Weightlifting Men's middle heavyweight (90 kg)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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
Track event
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Abdul Rahim Ahmed 400 m 48.8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1958 Asian Games

Men's tournament

Group B
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Philippines 2 2 0 207 100 +107 4
 Thailand 2 1 1 143 168 −25 3
 Malaya 2 0 2 131 213 −82 2
26 May
Malaya  71–103  Thailand
Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
27 May
Philippines  110–60  Malaya
Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
Seventh to tenth place classification
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Rank
 Cambodia 3 3 0 287 252 +35 6 7
 Hong Kong 3 2 1 262 248 +14 5 8
 Indonesia 3 1 2 263 266 −3 4 9
 Malaya 3 0 3 248 294 −46 3 10
Qualified for the finals
28 May
Indonesia  98–84  Malaya
Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
29 May
Malaya  86–102  Cambodia
Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
30 May
Malaya  78–94  Hong Kong
Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo
Ranked 10th in final standings

Field hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1958 Asian Games

Men's tournament

Final round
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Rank
 Pakistan 4 3 1 0 19 0 +19 7 1st place, gold medalist(s)
 India 4 3 1 0 16 1 +15 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
 South Korea 4 2 0 2 6 13 −7 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
 Malaya 4 0 1 3 2 15 −13 1 4
 Japan 4 0 1 3 1 15 −14 1 5
25 May
Malaya  2–3  South Korea
National Stadium, Tokyo
27 May
India  6–0  Malaya
National Stadium, Tokyo
28 May
Pakistan  6–0  Malaya
National Stadium, Tokyo
30 May
Japan  0–0  Malaya
National Stadium, Tokyo
Ranked 4th in final standings

Football

Main article: Football at the 1958 Asian Games

Men's tournament

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GAV Pts
 Republic of China 2 2 0 0 5 2 2.500 4
 South Vietnam 2 1 1 0 7 2 3.500 3
 Pakistan 2 0 1 1 2 4 0.500 1
 Malaya 2 0 0 2 2 8 0.250 0
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Republic of China 2–1 Malaya
Tokyo
Malaya 1–6 South Vietnam
Tokyo
Ranked 13th in final standings

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1958 Asian Games

Four tennis player represented for Malaysia in tennis.

Athlete Event Final Rank
Opposition
Score
Gladys Loke
Katherine Leong 		Women's doubles 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1958 Asian Games
Men
Athlete Event Military press Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Tan Kim Bee Middle heavyweight (90 kg) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1958 Asian Games

Two wrestler represented for Malaysia in wrestling.

References

  1. "Overall medal standings – Tokyo 1958". Olympic Council of Asia. ocasia.org. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
Nations at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan
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