Malaysia at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

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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.

Quick facts Malaysia at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, IOC code ...
Malaysia at the
2018 Summer Youth Olympics
IOC codeMAS
NOCOlympic Council of Malaysia
Websitehttp://www.olympic.org.my/
in Buenos Aires, Argentina
6 – 18 October 2018
Competitors20 in 8 sports
Flag bearerGoh Jin Wei
Medals
Ranked 39th
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Youth Olympics appearances (overview)
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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]

Media coverage

Satellite television company Astro broadcast the sporting event in Malaysia.[6]

Medalists

Medals awarded to participants of Mixed-NOC teams are represented in italics. These medals are not included towards the individual NOC medal tally.

More information Medal, Name ...
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Goh Jin Wei (MAS)BadmintonGirls' singles12 October
 GoldMalaysia's Men's Hockey 5s team
  •  Hamiz Ahir (MAS)
  •  Shahrul Saupi (MAS)
  •  Amirul Azahar (MAS)
  •  Arif Ishak (MAS)
  •  Syarman Mat (MAS)
  •  Kamaruzaman Kamarudin (MAS)
  •  Muhibuddin Moharam (MAS)
  •  Firdaus Rosdi (MAS)
  •  Akhimullah Anuar (MAS)
Field hockeyBoys' Tournament14 October
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Medalists in mixed NOCs events
More information Medal, Name ...
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Team Max Whitlock (MIX)
  •  Rayna Hoh Khai Ling (MAS)
GymnasticsMixed multi-discipline team10 October
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Athletics

  • Boys' 100m - Muhammad Fakhrul Abdul Aziz
Track event
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Stage 1 Stage 2 Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Muhammad Fakhrul Abdul Aziz 100 m 11.10 15 10.73 16 21.83 14
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Badminton

Malaysia qualified one player based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings.[7]

Singles
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Goh Jin Wei Girls' singles  Batari (INA)

W 2–0
(21–11, 21–15)
31 mins

 Pillai (SWE)

W 2–0
(21–15, 21–12)
28 mins

 Spoeri (GER)

W 2–1
(21–7, 18–21,21–9)
40 mins

1 Q  Vu Thi Anh Thu (VIE)

W 2–0
(21–12, 21–9)
26 mins

 Phittayaporn Chaiwan (THA)

W 2–1
(19–21, 21–15, 21–13)
61 mins

 Wang Zhiyi (CHN)

W 2–1
(16–21, 21–13, 21–19)
71 mins

1st place, gold medalist(s)
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Mixed Teams
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Goh Jin Wei
(Epsilon)
Mixed teams  Alpha (MIX)

L 98–110
92 mins

 Zeta (MIX)

L 89–110
76 mins

 Delta (MIX)

W 110–108
457 mins

4 Q  Omega (MIX)

L 102–110
mins

Did not advance =5
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Diving

  • Boys' 10m Platform - Jellson Jabillin
  • Girls' 3m Springboard - Kimberly Bong Qian Ping
  • Girls' 10m Platform - Kimberly Bong Qian Ping
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Preliminary Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Jellson Jabillin Boys' 10m platform 514.05 4 Q 513.25 4
Kimberly Bong Qian Ping Girls' 3m springboard 396.85 8 Q 427.10 6
Girls' 10m platform 371.50 4 Q 385.40 4
 Jellson Jabillin (MAS)
 Mélodie Leclerc (CAN)
Mixed Team N/a 330.00 7
 Kimberly Bong Qian Ping (MAS)
 Nikolaos Molvalis (GRE)
N/a 347.10 4
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Field hockey

Malaysia qualified one event based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.[8]

Boys' tournament

More information Team, Event ...
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
 Malaysia Boys' Tournament  Vanuatu

W 14–0

 Mexico

W 4–2

 Zambia

W 7–2

 Argentina

L 2–4

 Poland

W 4–3

2 Q  Austria

W 2–0

 Zambia

W 7–4

 India

W 4-2

1st place, gold medalist(s)
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Preliminary round
More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina (H) 5 5 0 0 36 6 +30 15 Quarterfinals
2  Malaysia 5 4 0 1 31 11 +20 12
3  Poland 5 2 0 3 29 17 +12 6
4  Zambia 5 2 0 3 29 23 +6 6
5  Mexico 5 2 0 3 19 20 1 6 9th place game
6  Vanuatu 5 0 0 5 5 72 67 0 11th place game
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Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
More information 14–0, Vanuatu ...
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More information 4–2, Mexico ...
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More information Zambia, 2–7 ...
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More information 2–4, Argentina ...
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More information Poland, 3–4 ...
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Quarterfinals
More information 2–0, Austria ...
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Semifinals
More information 7–4, Zambia ...
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Gold medal game
More information India, 2–4 ...
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Gymnastics

Artistic

Malaysia qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Junior Championship.[9]

  • Girls' artistic individual all-around - Zarith Imaan Khalid
Girls
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
V
Rank
UB
Rank
BB
Rank
F
Rank
Zarith Imaan Khalid Qualification 12.100
29
10.100
27
11.300
19
11.366
24
44.866 26
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Rhythmic

Malaysia qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Junior Championship.[9]

  • Girls' rhythmic individual all-around - Rayna Hoh Khai Ling
Individual
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop
Rank
Ball
Rank
Clubs
Rank
Ribbon
Rank
Total Rank Hoop
Rank
Ball
Rank
Clubs
Rank
Ribbon
Rank
Total Rank
Rayna Hoh Khai Ling Individual all-around 15.600
8
12.700
27
15.050
10
10.450
29
53.800 19 did not advance
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Mixed Team

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Final
Rank
Rayna Hoh Khai Ling
(Team Max Whitlock)
Mixed multi-discipline team 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Zarith Imaan Khalid
(Team Nadia Comaneci)
9
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Swimming

  • Boys' 50m Butterfly - Low Zheng Yong
  • Boys' 100m Butterfly - Low Zheng Yong
  • Boys' 200m Butterfly - Low Zheng Yong
  • Boys' 400m Freestyle - Arvin Chahal
  • Boys' 200m Individual Medley - Low Zheng Yong
  • Boys' 200m Individual Medley - Arvin Chahal
Boys
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Arvin Chahal 400 m freestyle 4:06.11 30 did not advance
200m Individual Medley 2:08.56 17 N/a did not advance
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 N/a did not advance
200m Individual Medley 2:12.66 20 N/a did not advance
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Table tennis

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]

  • Boys' singles - Javen Choong
  • Girls' singles - Alice Li Sian Chang
Singles
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Group stage Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Javen Choong Boys' singles  Ahmadian (IRI)

L 2–4
(11–8, 8–11, 6–11, 8–11, 11–6, 13–15)
39 mins

 Stankevicius (LTU)

W 4–3
(9–11, 7–11, 12–10, 9–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–6)
52 mins

 Thakkar (IND)

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  Schreiner (GER)

L 1–4
(12–10, 5–11, 10–12, 11–13, 9–11)
50 mins

 Laurenti (ITA)

L 0–4
(3–11, 5–11, 7–11, 7–11)
27 mins

 Diaz (PUR)

L 1–4
(10–12, 11–6,5–11, 4–11, 6–11)
37 mins

4 Did not advance =25
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Mixed International Team
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Group stage Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
 Javen Choong (MAS)
 Alice Li Sian Chang (MAS)
Mixed team  Brazil

L 1–2
1 hour 29 mins

 Europe-5 (MIX)

L 1–2
1 hour 29 mins

 Egypt

L 1–2
1 hour 29 mins

4 Did not advance =25
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Triathlon

Malaysia qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.[12]

  • Boys' individual - Chong Xian Hao
Boys
More information Athlete, Event ...
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
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