Malaysia at the 1978 Asian Games

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Malaysia at the 8th Asian Games
Flag of Malaysia IOC code  MAS NOC Olympic Council of Malaysia Website www.olympic.org.my (English)
1978 Asian Games in Bangkok
Competitors	158 in 13 sports
Medals Rank: 12	Gold 2	Silver 1	Bronze 3	Total 6
Asian Games history (summary)
Asian Games
1951 1954* 1958* 1962* 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 *As Malaya
Asian Winter Games
1986–2003 2007 2011
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
2005 2007 2009 (M) 2009 2013
Asian Beach Games
2008 2010 2012 2014
Asian Youth Games
2009 2013
Other related appearances
North Borneo (1954 • 1958 • 1962) Sarawak (1962)
Southeast Asian Games history
Southeast Asian Games
1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games 1959* 1961* 1963 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 *As Malaya

Malaysia competed in the 1978 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from 9 to 20 September 1978. Athletes from Malaysia won overall six medal and finished 12th in a medal table.^[1]

Medal summary

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
Athletics	1	1	1	3	7
Boxing	0	0	1	1	12
Field hockey	0	0	1	1	3
Total	2	1	3	6	12

Medallists

Medal Name Sport Event  Gold Saik Oik Cum Athletics Women's 400 metres  Silver Vellasamy Subramaniam Athletics Men's 20 kilometres road walk  Bronze Khoo Chong Beng Athletics Men's 20 kilometres road walk  Bronze Yusoff Hashim Boxing Men's 67 kg  Bronze Malaysia national field hockey team Field hockey Men's tournament 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 Road event Athlete Event Final Time Rank Vellasamy Subramaniam 20 km road walk 1:31:59 Khoo Chong Beng 1:33:57 Women Track event Athlete Event Final Time Rank Saik Oik Cum 400 m 55.09 Basketball Men's tournament Group B Team Pld W L  North Korea 4 4 0  Japan 4 3 1  Malaysia 4 2 2  Hong Kong 4 1 3  Qatar 4 0 4 Qualified for the finals 9 December Japan  88–73  Malaysia Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok 10 December North Korea  74–63  Malaysia Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok 12 December Malaysia  114–76  Hong Kong Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok 13 December Malaysia  163–37  Qatar Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok Seventh to fourteenth place classification Team Pld W L  Malaysia 7 6 1  Pakistan 7 6 1  Iraq 7 5 2  Kuwait 7 4 3  Hong Kong 7 3 4  Saudi Arabia 7 3 4  Bahrain 7 1 6  Qatar 7 0 7 14 December Malaysia  101–88  Pakistan Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok 15 December Malaysia  vs.  Bahrain Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok 16 December Malaysia  vs.  Qatar Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok 17 December Malaysia  94–88  Saudi Arabia Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok 18 December Malaysia  vs.  Iraq Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok 19 December Kuwait  66–65  Malaysia Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok 20 December Malaysia  vs.  Hong Kong Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok Ranked 7th in final standings Women's tournament Final round Team Pld W L  South Korea 4 4 0  China 4 3 1  Japan 4 2 2  Thailand 4 1 3  Malaysia 4 0 4 10 December Thailand  61–53  Malaysia Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok 12 December South Korea  108–20  Malaysia Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok 15 December China  vs.  Malaysia Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok 17 December Japan  85–29  Malaysia Nimibutr Indoor Stadium, National Sports Complex, Bangkok Ranked 5th in final standings Boxing Athlete Event Final Rank Opposition Score Yusoff Hashim Men's 67 kg Field hockey Men's tournament Bronze medal match Malaysia  2–1  Japan Bangkok Ranked 3rd in final standings Football Men's tournament Preliminary round; Group C Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD  Malaysia 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2  India 2 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2  Bangladesh 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 Qualified for the semifinals Malaysia  v  India Malaysia  1 – 0  India Bangladesh  v  Malaysia Bangladesh  0 – 1  Malaysia Semifinal; Group 2 Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD  South Korea 6 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4  China PR 4 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8  Thailand 2 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4  Malaysia 0 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 Qualified for the gold medal match Qualified for the bronze medal match Thailand  v  Malaysia Thailand  2 – 1  Malaysia Malaysia  v  China PR Malaysia  1 – 7  China PR South Korea  v  Malaysia South Korea  1 – 0  Malaysia Ranked 7th in final standings References "Overall medal standings – Bangkok 1978". Olympic Council of Asia. ocasia.org. Retrieved 10 August 2014.