Malaysia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Olympics, although it had previously competed in two other games under the name Malaya. Malaysia did not participate at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its partial support to the United States boycott. Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid was the Chef de Mission of the national delegation at the Games.
Olympic Council of Malaysia sent a total of 29 athletes to the Games, 16 men and 13 women, to compete in 9 sports. This was also the youngest delegation in Malaysia's Olympic history, with more than half under the age of 25, and many of them were expected to reach their peak in time for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Nine Malaysian athletes had competed in Beijing, including platform diver Pandelela Rinong, who was appointed by the council to carry the nation's flag at the opening ceremony. Diver Yeoh Ken Nee, on the other hand, made his Olympic return in London, after a twelve-year absence. For the first time since its official Olympic debut, Malaysia did not qualify athletes in taekwondo.
This was Malaysia's most successful Olympics outing since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and was surpassed by their results in 2016 Rio Olympics, winning a total of 2 medals. Flagbearer Pandelela Rinong made history as the first Malaysian woman to win an Olympic medal and the first Malaysian athlete to win an Olympic medal in any event besides badminton, when she took the bronze medal in women's 10 meter platform diving. Meanwhile, badminton player Lee Chong Wei, repeated his silver medal victory from Beijing, becoming the first Malaysian athlete to hold more than one Olympic medal.
Medalists
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Medal Name Sport Event Date Lee Chong Wei Badminton Men's singles 5 August Pandelela Rinong Diving Women's 10 metre platform 9 August | width="22%" align="left" valign="top" |
Medals by sportSport TotalBadminton0101Diving0011Total0112
Archery
Malaysia has qualified three archers for the men's individual event, a team for the men's team event and one archer for the women's individual event.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankCheng Chu SianMen's individual65845 (20) L 4–6Did not advanceHaziq Kamaruddin65448 (17)L 4–6Did not advanceKhairul Anuar Mohamad66920 (45) W 6–4 (13) W 5–4 (4) W 6–5 (5) L 2–6Did not advanceCheng Chu SianHaziq KamaruddinKhairul Anuar MohamadMen's team198110colspan=2 (7)L 211–216Did not advanceNurul Syafiqah HashimWomen's individual59960 (5) L 2–6Did not advance
Athletics
Malaysia has selected two athletes by wildcard.
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 AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionLee Hup WeiHigh jump2.1630 did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankNoraseela Khalid400 m hurdles1:00.169 did not advance
Badminton
AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankLee Chong WeiMen's singles W (21–8, 14–21, 21–11)colspan=2 1 Q W (21–12, 21–8)W (21–19, 21–11)W (21–13, 21–14)L (21–15, 10–21, 19–21)Koo Kien KeatTan Boon HeongMen's doublesW (21–12, 21–14)W (21–12, 21–14)L (16–21, 11–21)2 QW (21–16, 21–18)L (9–21, 19–21)L (21–23, 10–21) 4Tee Jing YiWomen's singlesL (21–16, 15–21, 12–21) W (21–7, 21–14)2Did not advanceChan Peng SoonGoh Liu YingMixed doublesL (12–21, 21–6, 15–21)L (14–21, 8–21)L (16–21, 15–21)4Did not advance
Cycling
Road AthleteEventTimeRankMohammed Adiq Husainie OthmanMen's road raceDid not finishAmir RusliDid not finish
Track Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankAzizulhasni AwangMen's sprint10.22670.40811 W 10.47368.748 L W 10.45668.859 L, LDid not advance5th place final L8
Keirin AthleteEvent1st RoundRepechage2nd RoundFinalRankRankRankRankAzizulhasni AwangMen's keirin2 Q2 Q6Fatehah MustapaWomen's keirin4 R5Did not advance15
Diving
Malaysia has qualified 9 quota spots in diving, 2 each from 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai and Asian Diving Cup in Kuala Lumpur and 5 from the 2012 Diving World Cup.
Men AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankHuang Qiang3 m springboard433.8519Did not advanceYeoh Ken Nee452.6010 Q441.6512 Q437.4510Bryan Nickson Lomas10 m platform434.9519Did not advanceHuang QiangBryan Nickson Lomas3 m synchronised springboardcolspan=4 405.098
Women AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankCheong Jun Heong3 m springboard272.4520Did not advanceNg Yan Yee257.8524Did not advancePandelela Rinong10 m platform349.002 Q352.505 Q359.20Traisy Vivien Tukiet285.0022Did not advanceCheong Jun HeongPandelela Rinong3 m synchronised springboardcolspan=4 283.508Leong Mun YeePandelela Rinong10 m synchronised platformcolspan=4 308.527
Fencing
Malaysia has qualified 1 fencer.
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankYu Peng KeanIndividual sabreW 15–12L 1–15Did not advance
Sailing
Malaysia has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events
Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Khairul Nizam Mohd AffendyLaser42474847474437454045EL39447 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;
Shooting
Malaysia has ensured berths in the following events of shooting:
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankNur Suryani Muhd Taibi10 m air rifle39234Did not advance
Swimming
Malaysian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):
Women AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankHeidi Gan10 km open watercolspan=2 2:00:45.016Khoo Cai Lin800 m freestyle8:51.1830Did not advance
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