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'''[[Malaysia]]''' made its [[Paralympic Games]] début at the [[1972 Summer Paralympics]] in [[Heidelberg]], with a delegation of three athletes, all of whom competed in both [[track and field]] and weightlifting. The country was then absent for three consecutive editions of the [[Summer Paralympics]], before making its return at the [[1988 Summer Paralympics|1988 Games]] in [[Seoul]]. Malaysia has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but has never entered the [[Winter Paralympics]].<ref>[http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=MAS&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Malaysia at the Paralympics], [[International Paralympic Committee]]</ref>
'''[[Malaysia]]''' made its [[Paralympic Games]] début at the [[1972 Summer Paralympics]] in [[Heidelberg]], with a delegation of three athletes, all of whom competed in both [[track and field]] and weightlifting. The country was then absent for three consecutive editions of the [[Summer Paralympics]], before making its return at the [[1988 Summer Paralympics|1988 Games]] in [[Seoul]]. Malaysia has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but has never entered the [[Winter Paralympics]].<ref>[http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=MAS&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Malaysia at the Paralympics], [[International Paralympic Committee]]</ref>


Malaysians have won a total of nine medals at the Paralympic Games: two gold, two silver and five bronze. Four of these medals have been obtained in weightlifting or its successor sport, [[powerlifting]]. Powerlifter [[Siow Lee Chan]], in 2008, was both Malaysia's first female Paralympic medallist, and the first Malaysian in sixteen years to have won a Paralympic medal.<ref>[http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=MAS&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Malaysia at the Paralympics], International Paralympic Committee</ref> In 2016, Malaysia won its first ever gold medal, twice in one day, in athletics.<ref>{{cite web||url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/it-s-malaysia-s-moment-rio-pair-make-history|title=It’s Malaysia’s moment in Rio as pair make history||date=2016-09-10||accessdate=2016-09-10|publisher=paralympic.org}}</ref>
Malaysians have won a total of ten medals at the Paralympic Games: three gold, two silver and five bronze. Four of these medals have been obtained in weightlifting or its successor sport, [[powerlifting]]. Powerlifter [[Siow Lee Chan]], in 2008, was both Malaysia's first female Paralympic medallist, and the first Malaysian in sixteen years to have won a Paralympic medal.<ref>[http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=MAS&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Malaysia at the Paralympics], International Paralympic Committee</ref> In 2016, Malaysia won its first ever gold medal in athletics.<ref>{{cite web||url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/it-s-malaysia-s-moment-rio-pair-make-history|title=It’s Malaysia’s moment in Rio as pair make history||date=2016-09-10||accessdate=2016-09-10|publisher=paralympic.org}}</ref>


==Summer Paralympic Games==
==Summer Paralympic Games==
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| {{gold medal}} || [[Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli]] || [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics|Athletics]] || [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's shot put#F20|Men's shot put T20/F20]]
| {{gold medal}} || [[Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli]] || [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics|Athletics]] || [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's shot put#F20|Men's shot put T20/F20]]
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| {{gold medal}} || [[Abdul Latif Romly]] || [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics|Athletics]] || [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's long jump#F20|Men's Long Jump T20/F20]]
| {{gold medal}} || Abdul Latif Romly || [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics|Athletics]] || [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's long jump#F20|Men's Long Jump T20/F20]]
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Revision as of 19:09, 11 September 2016

Template:Infobox Paralympics Malaysia Malaysia made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, with a delegation of three athletes, all of whom competed in both track and field and weightlifting. The country was then absent for three consecutive editions of the Summer Paralympics, before making its return at the 1988 Games in Seoul. Malaysia has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but has never entered the Winter Paralympics.[1]

Malaysians have won a total of ten medals at the Paralympic Games: three gold, two silver and five bronze. Four of these medals have been obtained in weightlifting or its successor sport, powerlifting. Powerlifter Siow Lee Chan, in 2008, was both Malaysia's first female Paralympic medallist, and the first Malaysian in sixteen years to have won a Paralympic medal.[2] In 2016, Malaysia won its first ever gold medal in athletics.[3]

Summer Paralympic Games

Medals by individual

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Bronze Perumal Mariappan South Korea 1988 Seoul Weightlifting Men's 57 kg
 Silver Cheok Kon Fatt Spain 1992 Barcelona Weightlifting Men's 52 kg
 Bronze Perumal Mariappan Men's 60 kg
 Bronze Mohamad Khasseri[4] Othman Athletics Men's high jump B2
 Bronze Siow Lee Chan China 2008 Beijing Powerlifting Women's 56 kg
 Silver Hasihin Sanawi United Kingdom 2012 London Archery Men's individual recurve W1/W2
 Bronze Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli Athletics Men's shot put F20
 Gold Mohamad Rizwan Mohamad Puzi Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's 100m T36
 Gold Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli Athletics Men's shot put T20/F20
 Gold Abdul Latif Romly Athletics Men's Long Jump T20/F20

See also

References

  1. ^ Malaysia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  2. ^ Malaysia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  3. ^ "It's Malaysia's moment in Rio as pair make history". paralympic.org. 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-09-10. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1=, |2=, and |3= (help)
  4. ^ Laman Web Rasmi Majlis Sukan Negara