Malaya at the 1962 Asian Games

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.[1]

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)

Medal summary edit

Medals by sport edit

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 edit

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 edit

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  
Mani Jegathesan 200 m 21.3 GR  
Karu Selvaratnam 400 m hurdles 53.4  
Mani Jegathesan
Thor Gim Soon
V. Vijiaratnam
Shahrudin Mohamed Ali
4 × 100 m relay 41.5  
Abdul Rahim Ahmed
Karu Selvaratnam
Mani Jegathesan
Victor Asirvatham
4 × 400 m relay 41.5  
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Cyril Perera Result 5575  
Points
Women
Field event
Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Maureen Ann Lee Long jump 5.31  

Badminton edit

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
 
Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan
Men's doubles Gold medal match
  Indonesia (INA)
Tan Joe Hok
Liem Tjeng Kiang
W
 
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
 
Ng Mei Ling
Tan Gaik Bee
Women's doubles  
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
 

Basketball edit

Men's tournament edit

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
26 August
Japan   65–58   Malaya
27 August
Singapore   95–61   Malaya
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
31 August
Singapore   85–66   Malaya
Ranked 9th in final standings

Cycling edit

Road edit

Athlete Event Time Rank
Jaafar Bibon
Mohamad Jaafar
Rosli Abdul Kadir
Men's individual road race  

Field hockey edit

Men's tournament edit

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: [citation needed]
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 edit

Men's tournament edit

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

Indonesia  2–3  Malaya

  • 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
Bronze medal match
South Vietnam  1–4  Malaya
Ranked 3rd in final standings

Volleyball edit

Men's tournament (nine-a-side) edit

Final round
Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
    Japan 5 5 0 10 15 1 15.000 0 0
    South Korea 5 4 1 9 13 4 3.250 0 0
    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: [citation needed]
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 edit

  1. ^ "Overall medal standings – Jakarta 1962". Olympic Council of Asia. ocasia.org. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2014.