Malaysia at the 1988 Summer Paralympics

Malaysia at the
1988 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeMAS
NPCMalaysian Paralympic Council
Websitewww.paralympic.org.my (in English)
in Seoul
Competitors14 in 3 sports
Medals
Ranked 48th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Malaysia competed at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea from 15 October to 24 October. The country qualified 14 competitors (12 male and 2 female athletes) and finished 48th at the medal table[1] after achieving its first Paralympic medal ever as well as its first Paralympic medal in weightlifting which was contributed by Mariappan Perumal who managed to clinch a bronze medal in the men's 57kg weightlifting event.[2]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Bronze Mariappan Perumal Weightlifting Men's -57kg

Sports

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Paralympics

Men's track events

Athlete Events Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Chag Kgee Chaw 200 m 3 36.12 5 35.87 6 Did not advance
Heah Khee 400 m 3 1:14.18 4 Q 1:11.62 8 Did not advance
Mohammed Ali bin Zulkifli 200 m 3 35.17 4 35.91 7 Did not advance
400 m 3 1:10.12 5 1:10.11 6 Did not advance
Mohammed Zamri bin Misran 200 m 4 35.07 3 34.96 7 Did not advance
Narayanan Iyyayoo 100 m 4 Bye 16.72 3 17.09 6
200 m 4 34.26 2 32.83 4 33.73 7
400 m 4 R1 1:10.24 2 Q 1:09.20 7 Did not advance
R2 1:07.89 5 Q
Namburaja Veerasamy 400 m B3 58.03 6 — Did not advance

Women's track events

Athlete Events Final
Time Rank
Chan Bee Ling 100 m B3 14.60 5

Men's field events

Athlete Events Final Rank
Dulau Simon Ansim Shot put B1 8.94 5
Discus throw B1 22.68 7
Lee Sheng Chow Shot put B1 9.27 4
Discus throw B1 23.84 6

Women's field events

Athlete Events Final Rank
Chan Bee Ling Long jump B3 4.22 5

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Paralympics

Men's events

Athlete Event Result Rank
Cheok Kon Fatt Men's – 51kg[3] 140.0 6
Taisen Sen Chan 130.0 10
Mariappan Perumal Men's – 57kg 165.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete Events Heats Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Kathirivan Muniandy 50 m breaststroke B2 42.18 2 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke B2 1:30.45 4 Did not advance
100 m freestyle B2 1:09.98 3 Did not advance

Women

Athlete Events Heats Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Khoo Su Ching 50 m breaststroke B3 48.20 6 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke B3 1:51.61 6 Did not advance

See also

References

  1. ^ "Guatemala - National Paralympic Committee". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  2. ^ "Seoul 1988 - Weightlifting - Mens 57 Kg". Paralympic Games. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Seoul 1988 - Weightlifting - Mens 51 Kg". Paralympic Games. Retrieved 1 September 2024.


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