Malaysia at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games explained

Cga:	MAS
Cganame:	Olympic Council of Malaysia
Games:	British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Year:	1966
Location:	Kingston, Jamaica
Competitors:	18
Sports:	5
Rank:	12
Gold:	3
Silver:	2
Bronze:	1
App Begin Year:	1966
See also:	(1950–1962) (1958–1962) (1958–1962)

Malaysia competed for the first time in the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Kingston, Jamaica from 4 to 13 August 1966.

Medal summary

Medals by sport

width=150	Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	width=60	Total	width=60	Rank
	bgcolor=#f7f6a8	2	bgcolor=#dce5e5	2	bgcolor=#ffdab9	1	5	2
	bgcolor=#f7f6a8	1	bgcolor=#dce5e5	0	bgcolor=#ffdab9	0	1	6
Total	3	2	1	6	12

Medallists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's singles
			Men's doubles
			Men's featherweight

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mani Jegathesan	100 yards	did not start		did not advance
Mani Jegathesan	220 yards		Q		Q		Q	21.5	8
Mani Jegathesan	440 yards	48.9		did not advance
Ramsay Subramaniam	880 yards	1:52.6	5	did not advance
Ramsay Subramaniam	1 mile	4:16.6	7	did not advance
Dilbagh Singh Kler	3 miles	14:54.8	19
Dilbagh Singh Kler	3000 metres steeplechase	9:53.2	11

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank
Nashatar Singh Sidhu	Shot put	did not start
Nashatar Singh Sidhu	Javelin throw	69.35	4

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Mary Rajamani	440 yards	57.8	4	did not advance
Mary Rajamani	880 yards	2:17.8	6	did not advance

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

Badminton

See main article: Badminton at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Rank
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Tan Aik Huang	Men's singles	W	W	W	W	Gold medal match W
Tan Yee Khan		W	L	align=center colspan=4	did not advance
Yew Cheng Hoe		W	W	W	W	Gold medal match L
Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan	Men's doubles		W	W	W	Gold medal match L
Tan Aik Huang Yew Cheng Hoe	Men's doubles		W	W	W	Gold medal match W
Rosalind Singha Ang	Women's singles		L	align=center colspan=4	did not advance
Teoh Siew Yong	Women's singles		W	L	align=center colspan=3	did not advance
Rosalind Singha Ang Teoh Siew Yong	Women's doubles		W	W	W	Bronze medal match W
Ng Boon Bee Teoh Siew Yong	Mixed doubles		W	L	align=center colspan=3	did not advance
Tan Yee Khan Rosalind Singha Ang	Mixed doubles		W	L	align=center colspan=3	did not advance

Shooting

Men

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Cheah Tong Kim	110 yards freestyle		Q	1:15.9	8
Cheah Tong Kim	110 yards backstroke	2:51.6	7	did not advance

Weightlifting

Men

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Athlete	Event	Military press		Snatch		Clean & jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Chung Kum Weng	60 kg							337
Cheah Sek Tong	67.5 kg			–	–	–	–	–
Teo Tong A.	75 kg			–	–	–	–	–
Yap Meng S.	82.5 kg			–	–	–	–	–
Leong Chim Seong	90 kg			–	–	–	–	–