| Games: | Summer Youth Olympics |
| Games Link: | 2018 Summer Youth Olympics |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Noc: | MAS |
| Nocname: | Olympic Council of Malaysia |
| Website: | http://www.olympic.org.my/ |
| Competitors: | 20 |
| Sports: | 8 |
| Flagbearer: | Goh Jin Wei |
| Location: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Start Date: | 6 |
| End Date: | 18 October 2018 |
| Gold: | 2 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Rank: | 39 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Malaysia competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018. The chef-de-mission of the contingent was former two-time Olympian archer Cheng Chu Sian.[1] Malaysia won its first gold medal at an Olympic event, having previously won silver and bronze medals.
Goh Jin Wei became the first athlete to win a Youth Olympic Games gold medal for Malaysia the second Malaysian to emerge victorious at the Youth Olympics since shuttler Cheam June Wei, who won mixed doubles gold under the Mixed-NOCs flag in 2014,[2] and The national men's junior hockey 5s squad claimed the second gold medal for the Malaysian contingent at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[3] Meanwhile, National teen gymnast Rayna Hoh Khai Ling bagged a silver medal at the Youth Olympic Games through Mixed multi-discipline team in Gymnastics was not credited to the individual nation's medal tally as the event was a mixed-National Olympic Committees event in which athletes from different nations team up to compete under the Olympic flag.[4]
As squash contested as demonstration sports in the games, The national junior reckons squash's Chan Yiwen and Siow Yee Xian being named the ambassador for the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina and will be among 36 players from 27 nations who will get a chance to experience the sport's first taste of Olympic competition. They debuted at the Youth Olympics as an exhibition sport with no medals at stake will stand the sport in good stead as it bids to get into the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[5]
Satellite television company Astro broadcast the sporting event in Malaysia.[6]
Medals awarded to participants of Mixed-NOC teams are represented in italics. These medals are not included towards the individual NOC medal tally.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 October | |||||
| Malaysia's Men's Hockey 5s team | 14 October |
See main article: Athletics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
See main article: Badminton at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Malaysia qualified one player based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings.[7]
See main article: Diving at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||||
| align=left | Jellson Jabillin | align=left | Boys' 10m platform | 514.05 | 4 Q | 513.25 | 4 |
| align=left rowspan=2 | Kimberly Bong Qian Ping | align=left | Girls' 3m springboard | 396.85 | 8 Q | 427.10 | 6 |
| align=left | Girls' 10m platform | 371.50 | 4 Q | 385.40 | 4 | ||
| align=left | align=left rowspan=2 | Mixed Team | 330.00 | 7 | |||
| align=left | 347.10 | 4 | |||||
See main article: Field hockey at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Malaysia qualified one event based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.[8]
See main article: Field hockey at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' tournament.
See main article: Gymnastics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
Malaysia qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Junior Championship.[9]
Malaysia qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Junior Championship.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | |||
| Rayna Hoh Khai Ling (Team Max Whitlock) | align=left rowspan=2 | Mixed multi-discipline team | |
| Zarith Imaan Khalid (Team Nadia Comaneci) | 9 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Arvin Chahal | 400 m freestyle | 4:06.11 | 30 | did not advance | |||
| 200m Individual Medley | 2:08.56 | 17 | did not advance | |||||
| align=left rowspan=4 | Low Zheng Yong | 50m Butterfly | 26.24 | 43 | did not advance | |||
| 100m Butterfly | 57.21 | 39 | did not advance | |||||
| 200m Butterfly | 2:06.87 | 29 | did not advance | |||||
| 200m Individual Medley | 2:12.66 | 20 | did not advance | |||||
See main article: Table tennis at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
Malaysia qualified one table tennis player based on its performance at the Road to Buenos Aires (Asia) series.[10] Later Malaysia qualified a female table tennis player based on its performance at the Road to Buenos Aires (Oceania) series.[11]
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | ||||
| Javen Choong | Boys' singles | L 2–4 (11–8, 8–11, 6–11, 8–11, 11–6, 13–15) 39 mins | W 4–3 (9–11, 7–11, 12–10, 9–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–6) 52 mins | L 2–4 (6–11, 11–7,11–13, 4–11, 11–9, 5–11) 36 mins | 3 | Did not advance | =17 | ||||
| Alice Li Sian Chang | Girls' singles | L 1–4 (12–10, 5–11, 10–12, 11–13, 9–11) 50 mins | L 0–4 (3–11, 5–11, 7–11, 7–11) 27 mins | L 1–4 (10–12, 11–6,5–11, 4–11, 6–11) 37 mins | 4 | Did not advance | =25 | ||||
See main article: Triathlon at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
Malaysia qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.[12]
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | |||
| Chong Xian Hao | Boys' | 1:00:25 | 29 | |
| Chong Xian Hao (Asia 2) | Mixed relay | 1:36:49 1P | 13 | |