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.Malaysia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
Malaysians have won a total of 21 medals at the Paralympic Games: eight gold, six silver and seven bronze. Six 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.Malaysia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee In 2016, Malaysia won its first ever gold medal in athletics.
Medal tables
Summer Paralympic Games
Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Rome 1960 did not participate Tokyo 1964 Tel Aviv 1968 Heidelberg 1972 4 0 0 0 0 − Toronto 1976 did not participate Arnhem 1980 New York 1984/ Stoke Mandeville 1984 Seoul 1988 14 0 0 1 1 48 Barcelona 1992 10 0 1 2 3 51 Atlanta 1996 6 0 0 0 0 – Sydney 2000 10 0 0 0 0 – Athens 2004 19 0 0 0 0 – Beijing 2008 10 0 0 1 1 69 London 2012 22 0 1 1 2 65 Rio de Janeiro 2016 21 3 0 1 4 36 Tokyo 2020 22 3 2 0 5 39 Paris 2024 30 2 2 1 5 42 Los Angeles 2028Future Event Brisbane 2032 Total 8 6 7 21 63
Medals by Summer Sports
List of medalists Medal Name Games Sport Event Mariappan Perumal 1988 Seoul Weightlifting Men's 57 kg Cheok Kon Fatt 1992 Barcelona Weightlifting Men's 52 kg Mariappan Perumal 1992 Barcelona Weightlifting Men's 60 kg Mohamad Khasseri OthmanLaman Web Rasmi Majlis Sukan Negara 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's high jump B2 Siow Lee Chan 2008 Beijing Powerlifting Women's 56 kg Hasihin Sanawi 2012 London Archery Men's individual recurve W1/W2 Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli 2012 London Athletics Men's shot put F20 Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's 100m T36 Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's shot put F20 Abdul Latif Romly 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Men's long jump T20 Siti Noor Radiah Ismail 2016 Rio de Janeiro Athletics Women's long jump T20 Abdul Latif Romly 2020 Tokyo Athletics Men's long jump T20 Cheah Liek Hou 2020 Tokyo Badminton Men's singles SU5 Bonnie Bunyau Gustin 2020 Tokyo Powerlifting Men's 72 kg Jong Yee Khie 2020 Tokyo Powerlifting Men's 107 kg Chew Wei Lun 2020 Tokyo Boccia Mixed individual BC1 Cheah Liek Hou 2024 Paris Badminton Men's singles SU5 Bonnie Bunyau Gustin 2024 Paris Powerlifting Men's 72 kg Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli 2024 Paris Athletics Men's shot put F20 Abdul Latif Romly 2024 Paris Athletics Men's long jump T20 Eddy Bernard 2024 Paris Athletics Men's 100 metres T44
Medals by individual According to official data of the International Paralympic Committee. This is a list of people who have won two or more Paralympic medals for Malaysia. Athlete Sport Years Games Gender TotalAbdul Latif Romly Athletics 2016–2024 Summer Men 2 1 0 3Bonnie Bunyau Gustin Powerlifting 2020–2024 Summer Men 2 0 0 2Cheah Liek Hou Badminton 2020–2024 Summer Men 2 0 0 2Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli Athletics 2012–2024 Summer Men 1 1 1 3 Mariappan Perumal Weightlifting 1988–1992 Summer Men 0 0 2 2 People in bold are still active competitors
See also Malaysia at the Olympics Malaysia at the Deaflympics
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