Malaysia at the Paralympics
Sporting event delegation
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Malaysia made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, with a delegation of three athletes, all of whom competed in both track and field and weightlifting. The country was then absent for three consecutive editions of the Summer Paralympics, before making its return at the 1988 Games in Seoul. Malaysia has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, but has never entered the Winter Paralympics.[1]
Ranked 63rd
- Gold
- 8
- Silver
- 6
- Bronze
- 7
- Total
- 21
Malaysians have won a total of 21 medals at the Paralympic Games: eight gold, six silver and seven bronze. Six of these medals have been obtained in weightlifting or its successor sport, powerlifting. Powerlifter Siow Lee Chan, in 2008, was both Malaysia's first female Paralympic medallist, and the first Malaysian in sixteen years to have won a Paralympic medal.[2] In 2016, Malaysia won its first ever gold medal in athletics.[3]
Medal tables
Summer Paralympic Games
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rome 1960 | did not participate | |||||
 Tokyo 1964 | ||||||
 Tel Aviv 1968 | ||||||
 Heidelberg 1972 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | − |
 Toronto 1976 | did not participate | |||||
 Arnhem 1980 | ||||||
 New York 1984/ Stoke Mandeville 1984 | ||||||
 Seoul 1988 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
 Barcelona 1992 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 51 |
| Atlanta 1996 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 Sydney 2000 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 Athens 2004 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
 Beijing 2008 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 69 |
| London 2012 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 65 |
 Rio de Janeiro 2016 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 36 |
| Tokyo 2020 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 39 |
 Paris 2024 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 42 |
| Los Angeles 2028 |
Future Event | |||||
| Brisbane 2032 | ||||||
| Total | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 63 | |
Medals by Summer Sports
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg){kind=small} Athletics | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
 Powerlifting | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
.svg){kind=small} Badminton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
.svg){kind=small} Archery | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
.svg){kind=small} Boccia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
List of medalists
Medals by individual
According to official data of the International Paralympic Committee. This is a list of people who have won two or more Paralympic medals for Malaysia.
| Athlete | Sport | Years | Games | Gender |  |
 |
 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Latif Romly | Athletics | 2016–2024 | Summer | Men | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Bonnie Bunyau Gustin | .svg){kind=small} Powerlifting | 2020–2024 | Summer | Men | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cheah Liek Hou | Badminton | 2020–2024 | Summer | Men | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli | Athletics | 2012–2024 | Summer | Men | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Mariappan Perumal | Weightlifting | 1988–1992 | Summer | Men | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
- People in bold are still active competitors