Malaya at the 1958 Asian Games

Malaya at the
1958 Asian Games
Malaya at the; 1958 Asian Games
IOC code	MAS
NOC	Olympic Council of Malaysia
Website	www.olympic.org.my (in English)
in Tokyo
Competitors	80 in 9 sports
Medals; Ranked 15th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 3 Total 3
Asian Games appearances (overview)
	1954; 1958; 1962; 1966; 1970; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022; 2026;
Other related appearances
	North Borneo (1954, 1958, 1962); Sarawak (1962)

Federation of Malaya competed in the 1958 Asian Games held in Tokyo, Japan from 24 May 1958 to 1 June 1958. This country is ranked number 15 with no gold medals, no silver medals and 3 bronze medals.^[1]

Medal summary

Medals by sport

Sport	Bronze	Total	Rank
Athletics	1	1	11
Tennis	1	1	4
Weightlifting	1	1	6
Total	3	3	15

Medallists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Bronze	Abdul Rahim Ahmed	Athletics	Men's 400 metres
Bronze	Gladys Loke Katherine Leong	Tennis	Women's doubles
Bronze	Tan Kim Bee	Weightlifting	Men's middle heavyweight (90 kg)

Athletics

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 event

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Abdul Rahim Ahmed	400 m	48.8

Basketball

Men's tournament

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Philippines	2	2	0	207	100	+107	4
Thailand	2	1	1	143	168	−25	3
Malaya	2	0	2	131	213	−82	2

26 May

Malaya

71–103

Thailand

Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

27 May

Philippines

110–60

Malaya

Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

Seventh to tenth place classification

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Rank
Cambodia	3	3	0	287	252	+35	6	7
Hong Kong	3	2	1	262	248	+14	5	8
Indonesia	3	1	2	263	266	−3	4	9
Malaya	3	0	3	248	294	−46	3	10

	Qualified for the finals

28 May

Indonesia

98–84

Malaya

Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

29 May

Malaya

86–102

Cambodia

Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

30 May

Malaya

78–94

Hong Kong

Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

Ranked 10th in final standings

Field hockey

Men's tournament

Final round

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Rank
Pakistan	4	3	1	0	19	0	+19	7
India	4	3	1	0	16	1	+15	7
South Korea	4	2	0	2	6	13	−7	4
Malaya	4	0	1	3	2	15	−13	1	4
Japan	4	0	1	3	1	15	−14	1	5

25 May

Malaya	2–3	South Korea

National Stadium, Tokyo

27 May

India	6–0	Malaya

National Stadium, Tokyo

28 May

Pakistan	6–0	Malaya

National Stadium, Tokyo

30 May

Japan	0–0	Malaya

National Stadium, Tokyo

Ranked 4th in final standings

Football

Men's tournament

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAV	Pts
Republic of China	2	2	0	0	5	2	2.500	4
South Vietnam	2	1	1	0	7	2	3.500	3
Pakistan	2	0	1	1	2	4	0.500	1
Malaya	2	0	0	2	2	8	0.250	0

	Qualified for the quarterfinals

25 May

Republic of China	2–1	Malaya

Tokyo

27 May

Malaya	1–6	South Vietnam

Tokyo

Ranked 13th in final standings

Tennis

Four tennis player represented for Malaysia in tennis.

Athlete	Event	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Rank
Gladys Loke Katherine Leong	Women's doubles

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Military press		Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Tan Kim Bee	Middle heavyweight (90 kg)

Wrestling

Two wrestler represented for Malaysia in wrestling.

References

^ "Overall medal standings – Tokyo 1958". Olympic Council of Asia. ocasia.org. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

[1] "Overall medal standings – Tokyo 1958". Olympic Council of Asia. ocasia.org. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

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