Malaysia at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Malaysia at the
1972 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMAS
(MAL used at these Games)
NOCOlympic Council of Malaysia
Websitewww.olympic.org.my (in English)
in Munich
Competitors45 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Mohammed Bakar[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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

Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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
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
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 –
Points 440 363 834 – –

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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
Opposition
Time 		Opposition
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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

Main article: Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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 Malaysia Perak 3 0 207 1 0 0
2 DF Othman Abdullah 13 March 1945 27 22 Malaysia Johor 3 0 270 0 0 0
3 DF Soh Chin Aun 19 July 1948 24 39 Malaysia Selangor 3 0 270 0 0 0
4 DF Namat Abdullah 12 March 1945 27 22 Malaysia Penang 3 0 270 0 0 0
5 DF Mohammed Chandran 4 May 1942 30 97 Malaysia Selangor 3 0 270 0 0 0
6 FW Khoo Huan Khen 27 March 1951 21 0 Malaysia Perak 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MD Hamzah Hussain 8 August 1948 23 27 Malaysia Kelantan 3 0 188 0 1 0
8 MD Shahruddin Abdullah 29 September 1949 22 49 Malaysia Penang 3 1 248 1 0 0
9 MD Wan Zawawi Yusoff 11 April 1949 23 11 Malaysia Kelantan 3 1 270 0 0 0
10 DF V Krishnasami 13 Jan 1948 24 21 Malaysia Perak 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MD Salleh Ibrahim 1 Nov 1947 24 27 Malaysia Kelantan 3 1 270 0 0 0
12 FW Harun Jusoh 16 Malaysia Terengganu 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Lim Fung Kee 24 Mar 1950 22 3 Malaysia Selangor 1 0 63 0 1 0
14 MD Wong Choon Wah 31 March 1947 25 56 Malaysia Selangor 3 0 262 1 0 0
15 DF Ali Bakar 18 Nov 1947 24 19 Malaysia Penang 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MD Mohammed Bakar 25 Jun 1945 27 12 Malaysia Penang 1 0 22 0 1 0
17 FW Looi Loon Teik 15 February 1945 27 12 Malaysia Kedah 3 0 209 0 1 0
18 FW Rahim Abdullah 12 Sep 1947 24 6 Malaysia Selangor 1 0 61 1 0 Yellow card1
19 MD Bahwandi Hiralal 1 Jun 1951 21 18 Malaysia 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
West Germany 3 – 0 Malaysia
Worm 56'
Kalb 71'
Seliger 82'		 Report
Attendance: 60.000
Referee: Armando Marques Brazil
Malaysia 3 – 0 United States
Shaharuddin 14'
Salleh 67'
Zawawi 77'		 Report
Attendance: 3.000
Referee: Henry Oberg Norway
Morocco 6 – 0 Malaysia
Benkhrif 16'
Faras 19' 21' 25'
El Filali 56'
Tati 85'		 Report
Attendance: 2.500
Referee: Károly Palotai Hungary
Ranked 10th in final standings

Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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

Main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Mixed
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Wong Foo Wah 50 m rifle prone — 581 85

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
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
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

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