Malaysia at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Malaysia at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Malaysia at the; 1972 Summer Olympics
IOC code	MAS; (MAL used at these Games)
NOC	Olympic Council of Malaysia
Website	www.olympic.org.my (in English)
in Munich
Competitors	45 in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Mohammed Bakar
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Other related appearances
	North Borneo (1956)

Malaysia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 45 competitors, 42 men and 3 women, took part in 20 events in 6 sports.^[2]

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 events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Zainuddin Wahab	100 m	10.80	7	Did not advance
Zainuddin Wahab	200 m	21.87	5	Did not advance
Tambusamy Krishnan	400 m	48.31	5	Did not advance
Ishtiaq Mubarak	110 m hurdles	14.78	7	—		Did not advance
Baba Singhe Peyadesa Mohamed Hassan Osman Sinnayah Sabapathy Tambusamy Krishnan	4 × 400 m relay	3:13.51	6	—				Did not advance

Women
Track event

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Junaidah Aman	400 m	57.36	6	Did not advance

Combined events – Pentathlon

Athlete	Event	100H	SP	HJ	LJ	200 m	Final	Rank
Gladys Chai	Result	18.46	6.95	1.60	–	–	DNF	–
Gladys Chai	Points	440	363	834	–	–	DNF	–

Cycling

Four cyclists represented Malaysia in 1972.

Road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Abdul Bahar-ud-Din Rahum	Men's individual road race	DNF
Daud Ibrahim		DNF
Omar Haji Saad		DNF
Saad Fadzil		DNF
Abdul Bahar-ud-Din Rahum Daud Ibrahim Omar Haji Saad Saad Fadzil	Men's team time trial	2:46:51.6	35

Track

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Repechage 1	Round 2	Repechage 2	1/8 finals	1/8 repechage	1/8 repechage finals	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Opposition Time	Rank
Daud Ibrahim	Men's sprint	E Cardi (ITA) F Suárez (ESP) L	K Balk (NED) M Hugh-Sam (JAM) L	Did not advance

Time trial

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Daud Ibrahim	Men's 1000 m time trial	1:16.27	29

Football

Men's tournament

Squad

Head coach: Jalil Che Din

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament goals	Minutes played	Sub off	Sub on	Cards yellow/red
1	GK	Wong Kam Fook	17 March 1949	23	17	Perak	3	0	207	1	0	0
2	DF	Othman Abdullah	13 March 1945	27	22	Johor	3	0	270	0	0	0
3	DF	Soh Chin Aun	19 July 1948	24	39	Selangor	3	0	270	0	0	0
4	DF	Namat Abdullah	12 March 1945	27	22	Penang	3	0	270	0	0	0
5	DF	Mohammed Chandran	4 May 1942	30	97	Selangor	3	0	270	0	0	0
6	FW	Khoo Huan Khen	27 March 1951	21	0	Perak	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MD	Hamzah Hussain	8 August 1948	23	27	Kelantan	3	0	188	0	1	0
8	MD	Shahruddin Abdullah	29 September 1949	22	49	Penang	3	1	248	1	0	0
9	MD	Wan Zawawi Yusoff	11 April 1949	23	11	Kelantan	3	1	270	0	0	0
10	DF	V Krishnasami	13 Jan 1948	24	21	Perak	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MD	Salleh Ibrahim	1 Nov 1947	24	27	Kelantan	3	1	270	0	0	0
12	FW	Harun Jusoh			16	Terengganu	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	Lim Fung Kee	24 Mar 1950	22	3	Selangor	1	0	63	0	1	0
14	MD	Wong Choon Wah	31 March 1947	25	56	Selangor	3	0	262	1	0	0
15	DF	Ali Bakar	18 Nov 1947	24	19	Penang	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MD	Mohammed Bakar	25 Jun 1945	27	12	Penang	1	0	22	0	1	0
17	FW	Looi Loon Teik	15 February 1945	27	12	Kedah	3	0	209	0	1	0
18	FW	Rahim Abdullah	12 Sep 1947	24	6	Selangor	1	0	61	1	0	1
19	MD	Bahwandi Hiralal	1 Jun 1951	21	18	Selangor	1	0	90	0	0	0

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
West Germany	3	3	0	0	13	0	+13	6
Morocco	3	1	1	1	6	3	+3	3
Malaysia	3	1	0	2	3	9	−6	2
United States	3	0	1	2	0	10	−10	1

27 August 1972
12:00

West Germany	3 – 0	Malaysia
Worm 56' Kalb 71' Seliger 82'	Report

Olympic Stadium, Munich

Attendance: 60.000

Referee: Armando Marques

29 August 1972
12:00

Malaysia	3 – 0	United States
Shaharuddin 14' Salleh 67' Zawawi 77'	Report

Ingolstadt

Attendance: 3.000

Referee: Henry Oberg

31 August 1972

12:00

Morocco	6 – 0	Malaysia
Benkhrif 16' Faras 19' 21' 25' El Filali 56' Tati 85'	Report

Ingolstadt

Attendance: 2.500

Referee: Károly Palotai

Ranked 10th in final standings

Hockey

Men's tournament

Team roster

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
West Germany	7	6	1	0	17	5	13
Pakistan	7	5	1	1	17	6	11
Malaysia	7	4	1	2	9	7	9
Spain	7	2	4	1	9	8	8
Belgium	7	2	1	4	8	14	5
France	7	2	0	5	6	13	4
Argentina	7	0	3	4	4	9	3
Uganda	7	0	3	4	6	14	3

	Qualified for the semifinals

27 August 1972

Malaysia	3–1	Uganda

28 August 1972

West Germany	1–0	Malaysia

29 August 1972

Malaysia	0–0	Spain

31 August 1972

Malaysia	1–0	France

1 September 1972

Malaysia	4–2	Belgium

3 September 1972

Pakistan	3–0	Malaysia

4 September 1972

Malaysia	1–0	Argentina

Fifth to eighth place classification

7 September 1972

Australia	2–1	Malaysia

Seventh and eighth place match

9 September 1972

Spain	2–1	Malaysia

Ranked 8th in final standings

Shooting

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Wong Foo Wah	50 m rifle prone	—		581	85

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Chiang Jin Choon	100 m backstroke	1:07.65	7	Did not advance
Chiang Jin Choon	200 m backstroke	2:26.51	6	—		Did not advance
Chiang Jin Choon	200 m individual medley	2:32.67	7	—		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ong Mei Lin	100 m backstroke	1:19.39	7	Did not advance
Ong Mei Lin	200 m backstroke	2:46.40	8	—		Did not advance
Ong Mei Lin	200 m individual medley	2:48.13	8	—		Did not advance

References

^ "Malaysia". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
^ "Malaysia at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2014.

External links

Official Olympic Reports

[1] "Malaysia". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2012.

[sports-reference-2] "Malaysia at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2014.

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