Malaysia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Malaysia at the Olympic Games
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At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors	26 (18 men, 8 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer	Bryan Nickson Lomas
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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North Borneo (1956)

Malaysia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Results by event

Archery

Mon Redee Sut Txi sat almost at the dead centre of the field after the ranking round, and drew the 33rd placed archer from Russia in the opening round. Over the last ten shots of the match, the two were equal, but a disastrous start for Sut Txi left her well behind.

Women's Individual:

• Mon Redee Sut Txi
  • Ranking Round: 626 points (32nd overall)
  • 1/32 Round: Lost to Natalia Bolotova of Russia (143 - 154)

Athletics

The top finish from a Malaysian in Athletics was Yuan Yufang's 35th in women's race walking.

Men's 200 metres:

• Nazmizan Muhammad
  • Round 1: 21.24 s (7th in heat 5, did not advance, 45th overall)

Women's 20 kilometre Walk:

• Yuan Yufang
  • 1:36:34 (35th overall)

Badminton

Badminton is the only sport in which Malaysia have ever won an Olympic medal, but despite the fact they entered a top-ranked doubles team (Choong and Lee), and two top ten singles players, Wong Choong Hann and Lee Chong Wei, they were unable to add to their medal total. Both Wong and Lee won their opening round matches, then had two of the longest second round matches of the tournament, both taking more than an hour and twenty minutes before losing in three sets. The best performance from a Malaysian entry was the quarterfinal showing from the doubles team of Choong and Lee, who were upset by an unseeded Korean pair.

Men's Singles:

• Lee Chong Wei
  • Round of 32: Defeated Ng Wei of Hong Kong (15 - 3, 15 - 13)
  • Round of 16: Lost to (2) Chen Hong of China (11 - 15, 15 - 3, 12 - 15)

• Muhammad Roslin Hashim
  • Round of 32: Lost to (8) Soni Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia (15 - 6, 9 - 15, 15 - 8)

• (3) Wong Choong Hann
  • Round of 32: Defeated Przemyslaw Wacha of Poland (15 - 1, 15 - 5)
  • Round of 16: Lost to Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia (15 - 11, 7 - 15, 9 - 15)

Men's Doubles:

• (4) Choong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah
  • Round of 32: Bye
  • Round of 16: Defeated Pramote Teerawiwatana and Tesana Panvisvas of Thailand (15 - 10, 15 - 13)
  • Quarterfinals: Lost to Lee Dong-Soo and Yoo Yong-Sung of South Korea (15 - 11, 11 - 15. 9 - 15)

• Chan Chong Ming and Chew Choon Eng
  • Round of 32: Defeated Theodoros Velkos and George Patis of Greece (15 - 1, 15 - 4)
  • Round of 16: Lost to (6) Zheng Bo and Sang Yang of China (11 - 15, 7 - 15)

Women's Doubles:

• Chin Eei Hui and Wong Pei Tty
  • Round of 32: Defeated Shizuka Yamamoto and Seiko Yamada of Japan (15 - 7, 15 - 9)
  • Round of 16: Lost to (2) Huang Sui and Gao Ling of China (12 - 15, 8 - 15)

Cycling

Track cycling

Malaysia's lone cyclist in Athens managed to make the final in the keirin, but was relegated by the race officials, and finished 6th of 6 riders.

Men's Sprint:

• Josiah Ng
  • Qualification: 10.515 s (11th overall, Qualified)
  • 1/16 Finals: Lost to Jose Villanueva of Spain (0 - 1, 11.234 s)
  • 1/16 Final Repechage: 11.006 s (1st in heat 3, advanced to 1/8 finals)
  • 1/8 Finals: Lost to Ryan Bayley of Australia (0 - 1, 10.520 s)
  • 1/8 Final Repechage: 2nd in heat 2 (advanced to 9th-12th classification)
  • Race for 9th-12th places: 3rd in race (11th overall)

Men's Keirin:

• Josiah Ng
  • First Round: 5th in heat 2 (advanced to repechage)
  • First Round Repechage: 2nd in heat 2 (advanced to second round)
  • Second Round: 2nd in heat 1 (Qualified)
  • Finals: Relegated (6th overall)

Diving

None of the three Malaysian divers managed to progress beyond the preliminary round in their event(s).

Men's 10 metre platform:

• Bryan Nickson
  • Preliminary: 407.13 points (19th overall, did not advance)

Women's 3 metre Springboard:

• Leong Mun Yee
  • Preliminary: 227.67 points (26th overall, did not advance)
• Terry Pega Gracie Junita
  • Preliminary: 223.44 points (27th overall, did not advance)

Women's 10 metre platform:

• Leong Mun Yee
  • Preliminary: 273.33 points (21st overall, did not advance)

Gymnastics

Artistic

Ng Shu Wai did not advance to the all-around final, nor to any apparatus finals.

Men's all-around:

• Ng Shu Wai
  • Qualification: 54.561 points (38th overall, did not advance)
    • Floor Exercise: 9.300 points (48th overall, did not advance)
    • Pommel Horse: 9.250 points (46th overall, did not advance)
    • Rings: 9.162 points (60th overall, did not advance)
    • Parallel Bars: 8.300 points (78th overall, did not advance)
    • Horizontal Bar: 9.225 points (55th overall, did not advance)
    • Vault: 9.412 points (one vault only)

Sailing

Malaysia's only sailor in Athens had a highest finish of seventh in the final race to move into the top twenty-five in the Laser event.

Open Laser:

• Kevin Lim
  • 220 points (24th overall)

Shooting

Both Malaysian shooters finished second-to-last in their events, and did not advance beyond the qualifying round.

Men's Trap:

• Cheng Han Bernard Yeoh
  • Qualification: 107 points (34th overall, did not advance)

Men's Skeet:

• Chee Fei Ricky Teh
  • Qualification: 113 points (40th overall, did not advance)

Swimming

The only Malaysian to qualify from an opening heat was Alex Lim Keng Liat in the men's 100 metre backstroke. Lim made the semifinal, but could not repeat his time from the heat in the semi, and was eliminated with a 15th place finish, the highest for the Malaysian swim team in Athens.

Men's 50 metre Freestyle:

• Allen Ong
  • Heat: 23.52 s (T-46th overall, did not advance)

Men's 100 metre Freestyle:

• Allen Ong
  • Heat: 52.04 s (50th overall, did not advance)

Men's 1500 metre Freestyle:

• Saw Yhi-Khy
  • Heat: 16:06.38 (32nd overall, did not advance)

Men's 100 metre Backstroke:

• Alex Lim Keng Liat
  • Heat: 55.22 s (8th overall, Qualified)
  • Semifinal: 56.08 s (15th overall, did not advance)

Men's 200 metre Backstroke:

• Alex Lim Keng Liat
  • Heat: 2:02.67 (21st overall, did not advance)

Women's 100 metre Breaststroke:

• Siow Yi Ting
  • Heat: 1:13.30 (36th overall, did not advance)

Women's 200 metre Breaststroke:

• Siow Yi Ting
  • Heat: 2:33.79 (21st overall, did not advance)

Women's 200 metre Individual Medley:

• Siow Yi Ting
  • Heat: 2:19.52 (22nd overall, did not advance)

Taekwondo

Malaysia's only martial artist in Athens lost her opening round match on a superiority decision after finishing even on points.

Women's 49 kg:

• Elaine Shueh Fhern Teo
  • Round of 16: Lost to Euda Carias of Guatemala (4 - 4; Superiority)

Weightlifting

Men's 56 kg:

• Mohd Faizal Baharom
  • Did not finish

Baharom completed a Snatch of 110.0 kg, but failed three attempts at a Clean & Jerk of 132.5 kg, which would have placed him 11th overall had he completed it.

Officials

• President: H.r.h. Le Prince Tunku Imran
• Secretary General: Kok Chi Dato' Sieh

References

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad

• Wallechinsky, David; Jamie Loucky (2008). The Complete Book of the Olympics : 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 978-1845133306.