Malaysia at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Malaysia at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
CGF code	MAS
CGA	Olympic Council of Malaysia
Website	olympic.org.my
in Kingston, Jamaica
Competitors	18 in 5 sports
Medals Ranked 12th	Gold 3 Silver 2 Bronze 1 Total 6
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances
1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Other related appearances
British North Borneo (1958, 1962)  Sarawak (1958, 1962)

Malaysia competed for the first time in the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Kingston, Jamaica from 4 to 13 August 1966.

Medal summary

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
Badminton	2	2	1	5	2
Weightlifting	1	0	0	1	6
Total	3	2	1	6	12

Medallists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Tan Aik Huang	Badminton	Men's singles
Gold	Tan Aik Huang Yew Cheng Hoe	Badminton	Men's doubles
Gold	Chung Kum Weng	Weightlifting	Men's featherweight
Silver	Yew Cheng Hoe	Badminton	Men's singles
Silver	Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan	Badminton	Men's doubles
Bronze	Rosalind Singha Ang Teoh Siew Yong	Badminton	Women's doubles

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Men

Track events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mani Jegathesan	100 yards	did not start		did not advance
Mani Jegathesan	220 yards		Q		Q		Q	21.5	8
Mani Jegathesan	440 yards	48.9		—		did not advance
Ramsay Subramaniam	880 yards	1:52.6	5	—		did not advance
Ramsay Subramaniam	1 mile	4:16.6	7	—				did not advance
Dilbagh Singh Kler	3 miles	—						14:54.8	19
Dilbagh Singh Kler	3000 metres steeplechase	—						9:53.2	11

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Rank
Nashatar Singh Sidhu	Shot put	did not start
Nashatar Singh Sidhu	Javelin throw	69.35	4

Women

Track events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mary Rajamani	440 yards	57.8	4	did not advance
Mary Rajamani	880 yards	2:17.8	6	did not advance

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

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Tan Aik Huang	Men's singles	W	W	W	W	Gold medal match  Yew Cheng Hoe (MAS) W
Tan Yee Khan		W	L	did not advance
Yew Cheng Hoe		W	W	W	W	Gold medal match  Tan Aik Huang (MAS) L
Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan	Men's doubles	—	W	W	W	Gold medal match  Tan Aik Huang Yew Cheng Hoe (MAS) L
Tan Aik Huang Yew Cheng Hoe		—	W	W	W	Gold medal match  Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan (MAS) W
Rosalind Singha Ang	Women's singles	—	L	did not advance
Teoh Siew Yong		—	W	L	did not advance
Rosalind Singha Ang Teoh Siew Yong	Women's doubles	—	W	W	W	Bronze medal match  Alison Glenie Gaynor Simpson (NZL) W
Ng Boon Bee Teoh Siew Yong	Mixed doubles	—	W	L	did not advance
Tan Yee Khan Rosalind Singha Ang		—	W	L	did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Points	Rank
Tan Seng Keat	50 m rifle prone	566	26

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Cheah Tong Kim	110 yards freestyle		Q	1:15.9	8
Cheah Tong Kim	110 yards backstroke	2:51.6	7	did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Men

Athlete	Event	Military press		Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Chung Kum Weng	60 kg							337
Cheah Sek Tong	67.5 kg			–	–	–	–	–	DNF
Teo Tong A.	75 kg			–	–	–	–	–	DNF
Yap Meng S.	82.5 kg			–	–	–	–	–	DNF
Leong Chim Seong	90 kg			–	–	–	–	–	DNF

References