| Noc: | MAS |
| Nocname: | Olympic Council of Malaysia |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1956 |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of Malaya |
| Oldcode: | MAL |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Melbourne/Stockholm |
| Competitors: | 32 |
| Sports: | 5 |
| Flagbearer: | Tan Kim Bee[1] |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| See also: | (1956) |
The Federation of Malaya competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. It was the first Olympic appearance by the nation, which later expanded and was renamed as Malaysia in 1963. 32 competitors, 31 men and 1 woman, took part in 13 events in 5 sports.[2]
See main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Lee Kah Fook | align=left rowspan=3 | 100 m | 11.84 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
| Raja Azlam Ngah Ali | 11.41 | 6 | did not advance | |||||||
| Sinnayah Karuppiah Jarabalan | 11.56 | 3 | did not advance | |||||||
| Lee Kah Fook | 200 m | 23.94 | 6 | did not advance | ||||||
| Abdul Rahim Ahmed | align=left rowspan=2 | 400 m | 50.93 | 5 | did not advance | |||||
| Kenneth Perera | 51.96 | 7 | did not advance | |||||||
| Kenneth Perera | align=left rowspan=2 | 800 m | – | – | did not advance | |||||
| Manikavagasam Harichandra | 1:56.27 | 7 | did not advance | |||||||
See main article: Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc" | Qualified for the semifinals |
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | =11 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | =11 |
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See main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Three shooters represented Malaya in 1956.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Joseph Chong | 50 m pistol | 438 | 33 | ||
| Liew Foh Sin | align=left rowspan=2 | Trap | 140 | 29 | |
| Moe Fu Kiat | 145 | 28 | |||
See main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Fong Seow Hor | 200 m butterfly | 2:56.0 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
| Lim Heng Chek | 100 m backstroke | 1:12.4 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Military press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||||
| Koh Eng Tong | Featherweight | 90.0 | 14 | 82.5 | 19 | 112.5 | 14 | 285.0 | 17 | |
| Chan Pak Lum | Middleweight | 100.0 | 12 | 102.5 | 12 | – | – | |||
| Tan Kim Bee | Middle-heavyweight | 117.5 | 13 | 122.5 | 5 | 155.0 | 5 | 395.0 | 6 | |