Malaya at the 1950 British Empire Games

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Malaya at the
1950 British Empire Games
CGF codeMAL
CGAFederation of Malaya Olympic Council
Websiteolympic.org.my
in Auckland, New Zealand
Competitors6 in 2 sports
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
4
British Empire Games appearances

Federation of Malaya competed for the first time in the 1950 British Empire Games held in Auckland, New Zealand from 4 to 11 February 1950.

Medal summary

Medals by sport

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Weightlifting 2 1 1 4 1
Total 2 1 1 4 7

Medallists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Tho Fook Hung Weightlifting Men's 56 kg
 Gold Koh Eng Tong Weightlifting Men's 60 kg
 Silver Thong Saw Pak Weightlifting Men's 67.5 kg
 Bronze Tan Kim Bee Weightlifting Men's 82.5 kg

Athletics

Men
Track events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Lloyd O. Valberg 120 yards hurdles 4 Q 4 did not advance
Ng Liang Chiang 440 yards hurdles 5 did not advance
Field event
Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Lloyd O. Valberg High jump 1.83 11
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

Weightlifting

Men
Athlete Event Military press Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Tho Fook Hung 56 kg 655 lb 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Koh Eng Tong 60 kg 685 lb 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Thong Saw Pak 67.5 kg 735 lb 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Tan Kim Bee 82.5 kg 765 lb 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References