Team Malaysia - Profile

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Malaysia has competed at every Asian Games since making its debut in 1954, competing as Malaya between 1954 and 1962.

Bowling and squash have provided Malaysia with its most gold medals. In 2014 bowler Shalin Zulkifli became the first Malaysian athlete to win eight career medals at the Asian Games, including four gold, while star squash player Nicol David is the most successful Malaysian at the Games with seven gold medals. Both David and Zulkifli won their ninth Asian Games medal in 2018 and also became the first Malaysians to compete at six editions of the Games in Indonesia.

Athletics and badminton have also proved to be lucrative sports for Malaysia over the years. Sprinter Manikavasagam Jegathesan and badminton player Boon Bee Ng have won more medals than any other male Malaysian athlete. Between 1962 and 1966 Jegathesan won four gold, two silver and one bronze medal, including the sprint treble of victories in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m in 1966, while Bee Ng claimed four gold, one silver and two bronze from 1962 to 1970.

At the 2018 Games in Indonesia, the NOC posted its third-best performance with seven gold among 36 total medals. No Malaysian athlete managed to win more than one gold in Indonesia, but track cyclist Azizul Hasni Awang won a set of gold, silver and bronze medals to join diver Nur Dhabitah Sabri as the only Malaysians to win more than two medals at the 2018 Games. Also in Indonesia, sailor Muhammad Fauzi Kaman Shah won gold in the open Laser 4.7 class at age 15 years and 294 days, making him the youngest Malaysian from any sport to win gold at the Asian Games in the 21st century.

Anthem Title: Negaraku [My Country]

Anthem Composer: Lyrics composed by a panel led by Tunku Abdul Rahman. Music by Pierre Jean de Beranger.

Anthem Inducted: 1957

Official NOC Name: Olympic Council of Malaysia

Founding Date: 1953

OCA Recognition Date: 1954

Delegation President: Mohamad Norza Bin Zakaria

Delegation Secretary General: Mohd Nazifuddin Bin Mohd Najib

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