Malaya at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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{{infobox country at games
| NOC = MAS
| NOCname = Olympic Council of Malaysia
| games = Summer Olympics
| year = 1960
| flagcaption = Flag of Malaya
| oldcode = MAL
| website = {{URL|www.olympic.org.my}} {{in lang|en}}
| location = Rome
| competitors = 9
| sports = 4
| flagbearer = Shahrudin Mohamed Ali{{cite web | publisher = Sports Reference LLC | title = Malaya | url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/MAL/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200417093312/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/MAL/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = 17 April 2020 | access-date = 11 August 2012 }}
| rank =
| gold = 0
| silver = 0
| bronze = 0
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year =
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| summerappearances =
| winterappearances =
| seealso = {{flagIOC|NBO|1956 Summer}} (1956)
}}
The Federation of Malaya competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Nine competitors, all men, took part in eleven events in four sports.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/MAL/summer/1960/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417093313/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/MAL/summer/1960/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Malaya at the 1960 Rome Summer Games |access-date=5 June 2015 |work=Sports Reference}} It was the second Olympic appearance by the nation, which expanded and was renamed as Malaysia in 1963.
Athletics
{{main|Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
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;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
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;Men
;Track events
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Heat !colspan="2"|Quarterfinal !colspan="2"|Semifinal !colspan="2"|Final |
|---|
| style="font-size:95%"
!Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
| align=center
|align=left|Shahrudin Mohamed Ali |align=left|100 m |11.11 |6 |colspan=6| Did not advance |
| align=center
|align=left|Shahrudin Mohamed Ali |align=left|200 m |22.40 |4 |colspan=6| Did not advance |
| align=center
|align=left|Mani Jegathesan |align=left|400 m |48.56 |4 |colspan=6| Did not advance |
;Field event
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Qualification !colspan="2"|Final |
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| style="font-size:95%"
!Distance !Position !Distance !Position |
| align=center
|align=left|Kaimaruddin Maidin |align=left|Long jump |6.74 |43 |colspan=2| Did not advance |
Shooting
{{main|Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
;Men
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" |
| rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan=2|Qualification !colspan=2|Final |
|---|
| style="font-size:95%"
!Points !Rank !Points !Rank |
| align=center
|align=left|Chan Kooi Chye |align=left|50 m rifle prone |370 |76 |colspan=2|did not advance |
| align=center
|align=left|Ong Hock Eng |align=left|Trap |– |– |colspan=2|did not advance |
Swimming
{{Main|Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
;Men
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event !colspan="2"|Heat !colspan="2"|Semifinal !colspan="2"|Final |
|---|
| style="font-size:95%"
!Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
| align=center
|align=left|Fong Seow Jit |align=left|100 m freestyle |1:03.4 |7 |colspan=4|did not advance |
| align=center
|align=left|Fong Seow Jit |align=left|400 m freestyle |5:07.3 |6 |colspan=2 {{n/a}} |colspan=2|did not advance |
| align=center
|align=left|Fong Seow Hor |align=left|200 m butterfly |2:56.4 |7 |colspan=4|did not advance |
Weightlifting
{{main|Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}
;Men
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Military press !colspan="2"|Snatch !colspan="2"|Clean & jerk !rowspan="2"|Total !rowspan="2"|Rank |
|---|
| style="font-size:95%"
!Result !Rank !Result !Rank !Result !Rank |
| align=center
|align=left|Chung Kum Weng |align=left|Featherweight |92.5 |13 |97.5 |10 |125.0 |12 |315.0 |11 |
| align=center
|align=left|Kuan King Lam |align=left|Light heavyweight |112.5 |21 |115.0 |15 |142.5 |19 |370.0 |18 |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080522105330/http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091125051320/http://www.olympic.org.my/web/ Olympic Council Malaysia]
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