Malaysia at the
1970 Asian Games
IOC codeMAL
NOCOlympic Council of Malaysia
Websitewww.olympic.org.my (in English)
in Bangkok
Competitors132 in 10 sports
Flag bearerNashatar Singh Sidhu
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
5
Silver
1
Bronze
7
Total
13
Asian Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 North Borneo (1954, 1958, 1962)
 Sarawak (1962)

Malaysia competed in the 1970 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from 9 December 1970 to 20 December 1970. This country is ranked number 7 with 5 gold medals, 1 silver medals and 7 bronze medals.[1]

Medal summary

Medals by sport

Sport GoldSilverBronze Total Rank
Athletics002213
Badminton30362
Cycling21253
Total517137

Medallists

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldPunch GunalanBadmintonMen's singles
 GoldNg Boon Bee
Punch Gunalan
BadmintonMen's doubles
 GoldNg Boon Bee
Sylvia Ng Meow Eng
BadmintonMixed doubles
 GoldNg Joo JanCyclingMen's road race
 GoldDaud IbrahimCyclingMen's 1600 metres mass start
 SilverChow Teck Beng
Ng Joo Ngan
Azizan Ramli
Omar Haji Saad
CyclingMen's team road race
 BronzeAsir Victor
Hassan Osman
Thomboo Krishnan
Jayabalan Karuppiah
AthleticsMen's 4 x 400 metres relay
 BronzeNashatar Singh SidhuAthleticsMen's javelin throw
 BronzeSylvia Ng Meow EngBadmintonWomen's singles
 BronzeRosalind Singha Ang
Teoh Siew Yong
BadmintonWomen's doubles
 BronzeNg Boon Bee
Punch Gunalan
BadmintonMen's team
 BronzeDaud IbrahimCyclingMen's 1 kilometre time trial
 BronzeNg Joo PongCyclingMen's 10000 metres mass start

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
Time Rank
4 × 400 m relay 3:13.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Field event
Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Nashatar Singh Sidhu Javelin throw 67.34 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Badminton

Athlete Event Final Rank
Opposition
Score
Punch Gunalan Men's singles  Indonesia (INA)
Muljadi
W
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ng Boon Bee
Punch Gunalan
Men's doubles  Japan (JPN)
Junji Honma
Shōichi Toganoo
W
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ng Boon Bee
Punch Gunalan
Men's team 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Sylvia Ng Meow Eng Women's singles 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Rosalind Singha Ang
Teoh Siew Yong
Women's doubles 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ng Boon Bee
Sylvia Ng Meow Eng
Mixed doubles  Thailand (THA)
Bandid Jaiyen
Pachara Pattabongs
W
1st place, gold medalist(s)

Basketball

Men's tournament

Group C
Team Pld W L
 Republic of China 330
 India 321
 Thailand 312
 Malaysia 303
Qualified for the finals
10 December
Thailand  80vs.  Malaysia
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok
11 December
Republic of China  8262  Malaysia
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok
12 December
India  7772  Malaysia
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok
Seventh to twelfth place classification
Team Pld W L
 Iran 550
 Thailand 541
 Malaysia 532
 Singapore 523
 South Vietnam 514
 Hong Kong 505
14 December
Thailand  79  Malaysia
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok
15 December
Malaysia  7669  Singapore
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok
16 December
Iran  8279  Malaysia
Scoring by half: 49-27, 33-52
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok
18 December
Malaysia  8064  Hong Kong
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok
19 December
Malaysia  10382  South Vietnam
Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok
Ranked 9th in final standings

Field hockey

Men's tournament

Bronze medal match
Malaysia  0–1  Japan
Bangkok
Ranked 4th in final standings

Football

Men's tournament

Group B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 6330041+3
 Burma 4320143+1
 Khmer Republic 23102330
 Malaysia 03003044
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Japan 1 0 Malaysia
Kunishige Kamamoto 34'

Malaysia 0 1 Burma
Win Maung 33'

Malaysia 0 2 Khmer Republic
Sleyman Selim 12'
Pen Phat 68'
Ranked 10th in final standings

Water polo

Men's tournament

Ranked 6th in final standings

References

  1. "Overall medal standings Bangkok 1970". Olympic Council of Asia. ocasia.org. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
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