Malaya at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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]

Malaya at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Flag of Malaya
IOC code	MAS (MAL used at these Games)
NOC	Olympic Council of Malaysia
Website	www.olympic.org.my (in English)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	32 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Tan Kim Bee[1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
North Borneo (1956)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1956 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
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Lee Kah Fook	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	400 m	50.93	5	did not advance
Kenneth Perera		51.96	7	did not advance
Kenneth Perera	800 m	–	–	—		did not advance
Manikavagasam Harichandra		1:56.27	7	—		did not advance

Women

Track event

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Annie Choong	100 m	12.73	4	did not advance

Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men's tournament

Team roster

• Supaat Nadarajah
• Manikam Shanmuganathan
• Chuah Eng Cheng
• Philip Sankey
• Mike Shepherdson
• Gerry Toft
• Salam Devendran
• Chua Eng Kim
• Thomas Lawrence
• Aman Ullah Karim
• Sheikh Ali Sheik Mohamed
• Hamzah Shamsuddin
• Peter van Huizen
• Freddy Vias
• Rajaratnam Selvanayagam
• Gian Singh
• Noel Arul

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Great Britain	3	1	2	0	5	4	4
Australia	3	2	0	1	6	4	4
Malaya	3	0	2	1	5	6	2
Kenya	3	0	2	1	2	4	2

Qualified for the semifinals

23 November 1956 11:30 Great Britain  2–2 (1–1)  Malaya

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26 November 1956 16:00 Australia  3–2 (2–1)  Malaya

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28 November 1956 16:00 Malaya  1–1 (0–1)  Kenya

Ninth to twelfth classification

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Rank
Malaya	3	3	0	0	14	2	6	9
Kenya	3	2	0	1	14	3	4	10
United States	3	0	1	2	1	7	1	=11
Afghanistan	3	0	1	2	1	18	1	=11

3 December 1956 Malaya  8–0  Afghanistan

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4 December 1956 Malaya  3–0  United States

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6 December 1956 Malaya  3–2  Kenya

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Three shooters represented Malaya in 1956.

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Joseph Chong	50 m pistol	—		438	33
Liew Foh Sin	Trap	—		140	29
Moe Fu Kiat		—		145	28

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men

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

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Men

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	–	–	DNF
Tan Kim Bee	Middle-heavyweight	117.5	13	122.5	5	155.0	5	395.0	6