Malaysia at the Paralympics

Malaysia made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, with a delegation of three athletes, all of whom competed in both track and field and weightlifting. The country was then absent for three consecutive editions of the Summer Paralympics, before making its return at the 1988 Games in Seoul. Malaysia has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but has never entered the Winter Paralympics.[1]

Malaysia at the
Paralympics
IPC codeMAS
NPCMalaysian Paralympic Council
Websitewww.paralympic.org.my (in English)
Medals
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
6
Total
11
Summer appearances

Malaysians have won a total of ten medals at the Paralympic Games: three gold, two silver and five bronze. Four of these medals have been obtained in weightlifting or its successor sport, powerlifting. Powerlifter Siow Lee Chan, in 2008, was both Malaysia's first female Paralympic medallist, and the first Malaysian in sixteen years to have won a Paralympic medal.[2] In 2016, Malaysia won its first ever gold medal in athletics.[3]

Summer Paralympic Games
See also: Summer Paralympic Games and All-time Paralympic Games medal table

Medals by individual
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 BronzePerumal Mariappan 1988 SeoulWeightliftingMen's 57 kg
 SilverCheok Kon Fatt 1992 BarcelonaWeightliftingMen's 52 kg
 BronzePerumal MariappanMen's 60 kg
 BronzeMohamad Khasseri[4] OthmanAthleticsMen's high jump B2
 BronzeSiow Lee Chan 2008 BeijingPowerliftingWomen's 56 kg
 SilverHasihin Sanawi 2012 LondonArcheryMen's individual recurve W1/W2
 BronzeMuhammad Ziyad ZolkefliAthleticsMen's shot put F20
 GoldMohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi 2016 Rio de JaneiroAthleticsMen's 100m T36
 GoldMuhammad Ziyad ZolkefliAthleticsMen's shot put T20/F20
 GoldAbdul Latif RomlyAthleticsMen's Long Jump T20/F20
 BronzeSiti Noor Radiah IsmailAthleticsWomen's Long jump T20/F20

See also

References
  1. Malaysia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  2. Malaysia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  3. "It's Malaysia's moment in Rio as pair make history". paralympic.org. 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  4. Laman Web Rasmi Majlis Sukan Negara
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