History

Malaysia made its first Summer Olympic appearance in 1964 and has competed ever since, with the exception of 1980 where it participated in the United States led boycott. The nation sends a medium-sized delegation with around 2-4 dozen athletes competing. Malaysia takes part in various sports with the most common ones being athletics, badminton, cycling, field hockey, shooting and swimming.

Malaysia won its first Olympic medal in 1992. In total the nation has won 11 medals across 3 sports; badminton (8), diving (2) and cycling (1). Malaysia currently has the most summer medals without winning gold. Malaysia’s most successful athlete is badminton player Lee Chong Wei whom won three silver medals in men’s singles between 2008 and 2016. In 2016 Malaysia won five medals, making it its most successful Olympics ever.

Qualified Quotas

Archery

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Individual	Khairul Mohamad	Khairul Mohamad
Women’s Individual	Nur Aliya Ghapar	Syaqiera Mashayikh
Mixed Team	Eligible to Compete

Athletics

Men’s Events

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s High Jump	Lee Hup Wei

Women’s Events

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s 100m	Azreen Nabilah Alias

Badminton

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Singles	Lee Zii Jia	Lee Zii Jia
Women’s Singles	Soniia Cheah	Soniia Cheah
Men’s Doubles	Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik	Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik
Women’s Doubles	Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean	Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean
Mixed Doubles	Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying	Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying

Cycling

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Individual Sprint	Qualified Via Rankings	Azizulhasni Awang
	Eligible to Compete	Shah Firdaus Sahrom
Men’s Keirin	Qualified Via Rankings	Shah Firdaus Sahrom
	Eligible to Compete	Azizulhasni Awang

Diving

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s 3m Springboard (1) (2)	Ng Yan Yee	Ng Yan Yee
	Nur Dhabitah Sabri	Nur Dhabitah Sabri
Women’s 10m Platform (1) (2)	Pandelela Rinong	Pandelela Rinong
	Cheong Jun Hoong	Cheong Jun Hoong
Women’s 10m Synchronized Platform	Leong Mun Yee Pandelela Rinong	Leong Mun Yee Pandelela Rinong

Golf

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Individual	Gavin Green	Gavin Green
Women’s Individual	Kelly Tan	Kelly Tan

Gymnastics

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Artistic Individual Events	Jeremiah Loo	Jeremiah Loo
Women’s Artistic Individual Events	Farah Ann Abdul Hadi	Farah Ann Abdul Hadi

Sailing

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s Laser	Khairulnizam Mohd Afendy	Khairulnizam Mohd Afendy
Women’s Laser Radial	Nur Shazrin Mohamad Latif	Nur Shazrin Mohamad Latif
Women’s 470	Nuraisyah Jamil Juni Noor Jamali	Nuraisyah Jamil Juni Noor Jamali

Shooting

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions	Nur Suryani Taibi	Nur Suryani Taibi