Malaysia at the 1988 Summer Paralympics

Malaysia competed at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea from 15 October to 24 October. The country qualified 14 competitors (12 male and 2 female athletes) and finished 48th at the medal table[1] after achieving its first Paralympic medal ever as well as its first Paralympic medal in weightlifting which was contributed by Mariappan Perumal who managed to clinch a bronze medal in the men's 57kg weightlifting event.[2]

Malaysia at the
1988 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeMAS
NPCMalaysian Paralympic Council
Websitewww.paralympic.org.my (in English)
in Seoul
Competitors14 in 3 sports
Medals
Ranked 48th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event
  Bronze Mariappan Perumal Weightlifting Men's -57kg

Sports

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Athletics

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Men's track events

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Athlete Events Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Chag Kgee Chaw 200 m 3 36.12 5 35.87 6 Did not advance
Heah Khee 400 m 3 1:14.18 4 Q 1:11.62 8 Did not advance
Mohammed Ali bin Zulkifli 200 m 3 35.17 4 35.91 7 Did not advance
400 m 3 1:10.12 5 1:10.11 6 Did not advance
Mohammed Zamri bin Misran 200 m 4 35.07 3 34.96 7 Did not advance
Narayanan Iyyayoo 100 m 4 Bye 16.72 3 17.09 6
200 m 4 34.26 2 32.83 4 33.73 7
400 m 4 R1 1:10.24 2 Q 1:09.20 7 Did not advance
R2 1:07.89 5 Q
Namburaja Veerasamy 400 m B3 58.03 6 Did not advance

Women's track events

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Athlete Events Final
Time Rank
Chan Bee Ling 100 m B3 14.60 5

Men's field events

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Athlete Events Final Rank
Dulau Simon Ansim Shot put B1 8.94 5
Discus throw B1 22.68 7
Lee Sheng Chow Shot put B1 9.27 4
Discus throw B1 23.84 6

Women's field events

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Athlete Events Final Rank
Chan Bee Ling Long jump B3 4.22 5

Weightlifting

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Men's events

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Athlete Event Result Rank
Cheok Kon Fatt Men's – 51kg[3] 140.0 6
Taisen Sen Chan 130.0 10
Mariappan Perumal Men's – 57kg 165.0  

Swimming

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Athlete Events Heats Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Kathirivan Muniandy 50 m breaststroke B2 42.18 2 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke B2 1:30.45 4 Did not advance
100 m freestyle B2 1:09.98 3 Did not advance

Women

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Athlete Events Heats Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Khoo Su Ching 50 m breaststroke B3 48.20 6 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke B3 1:51.61 6 Did not advance

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Guatemala - National Paralympic Committee". www.paralympic.org. Retrieved 2016-06-13.
  2. ^ "Seoul 1988 - Weightlifting - Mens 57 Kg". Paralympic Games. Retrieved 1 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Seoul 1988 - Weightlifting - Mens 51 Kg". Paralympic Games. Retrieved 1 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)