Malaya at the 1962 Asian Games

Malaysia at the
1962 Asian Games
IOC code MAS
NOC Olympic Council of Malaysia
Website www.olympic.org.my (English)
in Jakarta
Competitors 121 in 11 sports
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
2 4 9 15
Asian Games appearances (overview)
* As Malaya
Other related appearances
North Borneo (1954 • 1958 • 1962)
Sarawak (1962)

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]

Medal summary

Medals by sport

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

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
Mike Shepherdson Chelliah Paramalingam
Kandiah Anandarajah Mani Sockalingam
Ho Koh Chye Rajaratnam Yogeswaran
Manikam Shanmuganathan Arumugam Sabapathy
Michael Arulraj Aboo Samah
Doraisamy Munusamy Mohd Hariff Taib
Lawrence van Huizen Ismail Ali
Chua Eng Wah Robin Jayesuria
 Field hockey Men's tournament
 Bronze Malaysia national football team
Sexton Lourdes I. J. Singh
Tunku Ismail Stanley Gabrielle
Yee Seng Choy Abdul Ghani Minhat
Ahmad Nazari Robert Choe
Foo Fook Choon Mahat Ambu
Abdullah Nordin Arthur Koh
Kamaruddin Ahmad M. Govindarajoo
Edwin Dutton Richard Choe
Boey Chong Liam Ibrahim Mydin
Roslan Buang
 Football Men's tournament

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1962 Asian Games
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 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Mani Jegathesan 200 m 21.3 GR 1st, gold medalist(s)
Karu Selvaratnam 400 m hurdles 53.4 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Mani Jegathesan
Thor Gim Soon
V. Vijiaratnam
Shahrudin Mohamed Ali		 4 × 100 m relay 41.5 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Abdul Rahim Ahmed
Karu Selvaratnam
Mani Jegathesan
Victor Asirvatham		 4 × 400 m relay 41.5 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Cyril Perera Result 5575 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Points
Women
Field event
Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Maureen Ann Lee Long jump 5.31 3rd, bronze medalist(s)

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 1962 Asian Games
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		 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan		 Men's doubles Gold medal match
 Indonesia (INA)
Tan Joe Hok
Liem Tjeng Kiang
W		 1st, gold medalist(s)
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		 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Ng Mei Ling
Tan Gaik Bee		 Women's doubles 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Annie Keong
Jean Moey
Kok Lee Ying
Ng Mei Ling
Tan Gaik Bee		 Women's team N/A  Japan (JPN)
W 3–2		 Gold medal match
 Indonesia (INA)
L 2–3		 2nd, silver medalist(s)

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1962 Asian Games

Men's tournament

Group C
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Japan 330236171+656
 South Korea 321236203+245
 Singapore 312216247−294
 Malaya 303184244−603
Qualified for the finals
25 August
South Korea  84–65  Malaya
Senayan Basketball Hall, Jakarta
26 August
Japan  65–58  Malaya
Senayan Basketball Hall, Jakarta
27 August
Singapore  95–61  Malaya
Senayan Basketball Hall, Jakarta
Seventh to ninth place classification
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Rank
 Cambodia 220149131+1847
 Singapore 211156142+1438
 Malaya 202126158−3229
30 August
Cambodia  73–60  Malaya
Senayan Basketball Hall, Jakarta
31 August
Singapore  85–66  Malaya
Senayan Basketball Hall, Jakarta
Ranked 9th in final standings

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1962 Asian Games

Road

Athlete Event Time Rank
Jaafar Bibon
Mohamad Jaafar
Rosli Abdul Kadir		 Men's individual road race 3rd, bronze medalist(s)

Field hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1962 Asian Games

Men's tournament

Team roster
  • Lawrence van Huizen
  • Chua Eng Wah
  • Chelliah Paramalingam
  • Mani Sockalingam
  • Rajaratnam Yogeswaran
  • Arumugam Sabapathy
  • Aboo Samah
  • Mohd Hariff Taib
  • Ismail Ali
  • Robin Jayesuria

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 India 3300120+126
 Malaya 320194+54
 Hong Kong 310228−62
 South Korea 3003112−110
Qualified for the semifinals
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

Main article: Football at the 1962 Asian Games

Men's tournament

Squad

  • Sexton Lourdes
  • Tunku Ismail
  • Yee Seng Choy
  • Ahmad Nazari
  • Foo Fook Choon
  • Abdullah Nordin
  • Kamaruddin Ahmad

  • Robert Choe
  • Mahat Ambu
  • Arthur Koh
  • M. Govindarajoo
  • Richard Choe
  • Ibrahim Mydin

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GAV Pts
 South Vietnam 3201919.0004
 Malaya 32011863.0004
 Indonesia 3201933.0004
 Philippines 30031270.0370
Qualified for the semifinals

26 August
Malaya  15–1  Philippines

28 August
Indonesia  2–3  Malaya

29 August
South Vietnam  3–0  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

1 September
South Korea  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Malaya
Bronze medal match

3 September
South Vietnam  1–4  Malaya
Ranked 3rd in final standings

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 1962 Asian Games

Men's tournament (nine-a-side)

Final round
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1st, gold medalist(s)  Japan 10 5 0 15 1 15.000
2nd, silver medalist(s)  South Korea 9 4 1 13 4 3.250
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Philippines 8 3 2 11 6 1.833 328 325 1.009
4  Indonesia 7 2 3 8 9 0.889 307 301 1.020
5  Singapore 6 1 4 3 12 0.250 180 295 0.610
6  Malaya 5 0 5 0 15 0.000 163 315 0.517
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

  1. ↑ "Overall medal standings – Jakarta 1962". Olympic Council of Asia. ocasia.org. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
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