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Malaya at the 1962 Asian Games

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Sporting event delegation
Malaya at the
1962 Asian Games
IOC codeMAS
NOCOlympic Council of Malaysia
Websitewww.olympic.org.my (in English)
in Jakarta
Competitors121 in 11 sports
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
2
Silver
4
Bronze
9
Total
15
Asian Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 North Borneo (1954, 1958, 1962)
 Sarawak (1962)

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 Field hockey Men's tournament
 Bronze Malaysia national football team Football Men's tournament

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1962 Asian Games
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 events
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Mani Jegathesan 100 m 10.6 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mani Jegathesan 200 m 21.3 GR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Karu Selvaratnam 400 m hurdles 53.4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mani Jegathesan
Thor Gim Soon
V. Vijiaratnam
Shahrudin Mohamed Ali 		4 × 100 m relay 41.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Abdul Rahim Ahmed
Karu Selvaratnam
Mani Jegathesan
Victor Asirvatham 		4 × 400 m relay 41.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Cyril Perera Result 5575 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Points
Women
Field event
Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Maureen Ann Lee Long jump 5.31 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 1962 Asian Games
Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score
Teh Kew San Men's singles Gold medal match
Tan Joe Hok
 Indonesia
L 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan 		Men's doubles Gold medal match
 Indonesia (INA)
Tan Joe Hok
Liem Tjeng Kiang
W 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
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 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ng Mei Ling
Tan Gaik Bee 		Women's doubles 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1962 Asian Games

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

Main article: Cycling at the 1962 Asian Games

Road

Athlete Event Time Rank
Jaafar Bibon
Mohamad Jaafar
Rosli Abdul Kadir 		Men's individual road race 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Field hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1962 Asian Games

Men's tournament

Team roster
Group A

Pos Team 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
3  Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 2
4  South Korea 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source:
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

Main article: Football at the 1962 Asian Games

Men's tournament

Squad
Group A

Team 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
 Indonesia 3 2 0 1 9 3 3.000 4
 Philippines 3 0 0 3 1 27 0.037 0
Source: RSSSF
Malaya 15–1 Philippines
Senayan Stadium, Jakarta
Indonesia 2–3 Malaya
Senayan Stadium, Jakarta
South Vietnam 3–0 Malaya
Senayan Stadium, Jakarta
  • Malaya won a draw for second place against Indonesia on 30 August, necessary as they were both equal on points and goal average.
Semifinal
South Korea 2–1 (a.e.t.) Malaya
Senayan Stadium, Jakarta
Bronze medal match
South Vietnam 1–4 Malaya
Senayan Stadium, Jakarta
Ranked 3rd in final standings

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 1962 Asian Games

Men's tournament (nine-a-side)

Final round
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Japan 5 5 0 10 15 1 15.000 0 0 —
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Korea 5 4 1 9 13 4 3.250 0 0 —
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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
Source:
Date Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 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
Ranked 6th in final standings

References

  1. "Overall medal standings – Jakarta 1962". Olympic Council of Asia. ocasia.org. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
Nations at the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia
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