Malaysia at the 1984 Summer Olympics
| Malaysia at the 1984 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | MAS (MAL used at these Games) |
| NOC | Olympic Council of Malaysia |
| Website | www |
| in Los Angeles | |
| Competitors | 21 (20 men, 1 woman) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Sabiahmad Abdullah Ahad[1] |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| North Borneo (1956) | |
Malaysia was represented at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States by the Olympic Council of Malaysia.
In total, 21 athletes including 20 men and one woman represented Malaysia in five different sports including athletics, cycling, field hockey, shooting and swimming.
Background
The Olympic Council of Malaysia was formed as a merger of the former Olympic committees of Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore in 1964 and Malaysia made their Olympic debut at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Singapore became independent from Malaysia the following year. They participated in the following three games before taking part in the United States-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union. The 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States marked their fifth appearance at the Olympics.[2]
Competitors
In total, 21 athletes represented Malaysia at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States across five different sports.[3]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Field hockey | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 20 | 1 | 21 |
Athletics
In total, two Malaysian athletes participated in the athletics events – Nordin Mohamed Jadi in the men's 200 m and the men's 400 m and Batulamai Rajakumar in the men's 800 m and the men's 1,500 m.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Nordin Mohamed Jadi | 200 m | 21.88 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
| Nordin Mohamed Jadi | 400 m | 47.12 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
| Batulamai Rajakumar | 800 m | 1:48.19 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
| Batulamai Rajakumar | 1500 m | 3:55.19 | 7 | — | did not advance | ||||
Cycling
In total, one Malaysian athlete participated in the cycling events – Rosman Alwi in the men's sprint and the men's 1 km time trial.[3]
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Repechage final 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | 1/8 finals | 1/8 repechage | 1/8 repechage finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Rosman Alwi | Men's sprint | F Schmidtke (FRG) F Orban (BEL) L |
M Rainsford (AUS) R Guaves (PHI) W 11.58 |
Bye | P Vernet (FRA) L |
M Barry (GBR) L |
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- Time trial
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosman Alwi | Men's 1000 m time trial | 1:11.03 | 20 |
Field hockey
In total, 16 Malaysian athletes participated in the field hockey events – Zulkifli Abbas, Yahya Atan, Michael Chew, Jagjit Singh Chet, Ahmed Fadzil, Stephen van Huizen, Soon Mustafa Karim, Ow Soon Kooi, Sukhvinderjeet Singh Kulwant, Poon Fook Loke, Colin Santa Maria, Shurentheran Murugesan, Kevin Nunis, Tam Chew Seng, Foo Keat Seong and Sarjit Singh in the men's tournament.[3]
- Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 |
| West Germany | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 |
| India | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 |
| Spain | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17 | −11 |
| United States | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | −14 |
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- Ninth place qualifiers
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- Eleventh and twelfth place match
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Shooting
In total, one Malaysian athlete participated in the shooting events – Sabiahmad Abdullah Ahad in the men's 50 m pistol.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Sabiahmad Abdullah Ahad | 50 m pistol | — | 537 | 35 | |
Swimming
In total, one Malaysian athlete participated in the swimming events – Helen Chow in the women's 100 m freestyle, the women's 100 m backstroke, the women's 100 m breaststroke and the women's 200 m individual medley.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Final B | Final A | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Helen Chow | 100 m freestyle | 1:02.53 | 38 | did not advance | |||
| Helen Chow | 100 m backstroke | 1:11.30 | 31 | did not advance | |||
| Helen Chow | 100 m breaststroke | 1:18.99 | 28 | did not advance | |||
| Helen Chow | 200 m individual medley | 2:29.25 | 22 | did not advance | |||
References
- ^ "Malaysia". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "Malaysia (MAS)". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "Malaysia at the 1984 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 June 2025.