Malaysia at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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Malaysia at the
1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
CGF codeMAS
CGAOlympic Council of Malaysia
Websiteolympic.org.my
in Kingston, Jamaica
Competitors18 in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
6
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances
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[edit]

Medals by sport[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Tan Yee Khan W L did not advance
Yew Cheng Hoe W W W W Gold medal match
 Tan Aik Huang (MAS)
L
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan
Men's doubles W W W Gold medal match
 Tan Aik Huang
Yew Cheng Hoe (MAS)
L
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Tan Aik Huang
Yew Cheng Hoe
W W W Gold medal match
 Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan (MAS)
W
1st place, gold medalist(s)
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
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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[edit]

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

Swimming[edit]

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[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Military press Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Chung Kum Weng 60 kg 337 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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[edit]