Malaysia (abbreviated MAS) has competed in all the Commonwealth Games held from 1966. In 1998 they became the first Asian nation to host the Games.
In 1950, 1958, and 1962 the country competed as Malaya (MAL), see Malaya at the Commonwealth Games.
In 1958 and 1962, North Borneo (BNB) (now Sabah) and Sarawak (SAR) competed separately at the Commonwealth Games (but not winning any medals). They both became states within the new country of Malaysia in 1963.
Malaysia has experienced significant success at the Games, with Badminton and Weightlifting its most productive sports.
Host nation Malaysia has hosted the Games once, in 1998, at Kuala Lumpur.
Commonwealth Games
Medals by Games At the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Malaysia was tenth in the medal tally and twelfth in the all-time tally of medals, with an overall total of 246 medals (74 gold, 78 silver, and 94 bronze). *Red border color indicates the tournament was held on home soil.
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1930 Hamilton Did not participate 1934 London 1938 Sydney 1950 Auckland See Malaya 1954 Vancouver Did not participate 1958 Cardiff 0 2 0 2 15 1962 Perth See Malaya 1966 Kingston 2 2 1 5 12 1970 Edinburgh 1 1 1 3 15 1974 Christchurch 1 0 3 4 15 1978 Edmonton 1 2 1 4 12 1982 Brisbane 1 0 1 2 13 1986 Edinburgh Did not participate 1990 Auckland 2 2 0 4 10 1994 Victoria 2 3 2 7 14 1998 Kuala Lumpur 10 14 12 36 4 2002 Manchester 7 9 18 34 8 2006 Melbourne 7 12 10 29 8 2010 Delhi 12 10 14 36 7 2014 Glasgow 6 7 6 19 12 2018 Gold Coast 7 5 12 24 12 2022 Birmingham 7 8 8 23 10 2026 Glasgow 8 3 5 16 10 2030 Amdavad Future event Total 74 78 94 246 12 The Federation of Malaya sent teams to three Commonwealth Games. Their first were in 1950, and they also attended in 1958 and 1962. British North Borneo (NB) (now Sabah) and Sarawak (SAR) also competed separately at the 1958 and 1962 Games, and competed as part of Malaysia from 1966.
Medals by sport Updated after the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Medals by individual Athlete Sport Years Gender GoldSilverBronzeTotal Badminton 2006–2018 M 5 1 0 6 Badminton 2006–2010 M 5 0 0 5 Badminton 2002–2010 F 4 1 1 6 Weightlifting 2002–2010 M 4 0 0 4 Badminton 1998–2006 M 3 2 1 6 Badminton 1998–2006 M 3 2 0 5 Badminton 2010–2022 M 3 1 1 5 Badminton 2014–2018 F 3 1 0 4 Lawn bowls 2002–2022 F 3 0 2 5 Badminton 2002–2006 M 3 0 0 3 Badminton 2010–2014 F 3 0 0 3 Weightlifting 2018–2026 M 3 0 0 2 Badminton 1990–1998 M 2 3 0 5 Diving 2014–2018 F 2 2 1 5 Badminton 1990–1994 M 2 2 0 4 Badminton 2006–2010 F 2 2 0 4 Squash 2002–2018 F 2 1 1 4 Badminton 2014–2018 M 2 1 1 4 Badminton 2014–2018 M 2 1 1 4 Badminton 1970–1974 M 2 0 1 3 Badminton 1982–1990 M 2 0 1 3 Badminton 2002–2006 F 2 0 1 3 Badminton 2014–2022 F 2 0 1 3 Badminton 1966 M 2 0 0 2 Ten-pin bowling 1998 M 2 0 0 2 Badminton 1998 M 2 0 0 2 Badminton 2002–2010 M 2 0 0 2 Badminton 2010 M 2 0 0 2 Badminton 2022 F 2 0 0 2 Badminton 2022 F 2 0 0 2 Gymnastics 2022 F 2 0 0 2 Weightlifting 2022–2026 M 2 0 0 2
Records Updated after the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Type Sport Events Athlete / Team Games ResultGR Weightlifting Men's 55kg Clean & jerk Aniq Kasdan 2022 Birmingham 142.0 kgGR Weightlifting Men's 61 kg Snatch Aznil Bidin 2022 Birmingham 127.0 kgGR Weightlifting Men's 61 kg Clean & jerk Aznil Bidin 2022 Birmingham 158.0 kgGR Weightlifting Men's 61 kg Total Aznil Bidin 2022 Birmingham 285.0 kgGR Weightlifting Men's 56 kg Snatch Azroy Hazalwafie 2018 Gold Coast 117.0 kgGR Weightlifting Men's 56 kg Azroy Hazalwafie 2018 Gold Coast 261.0 kgNR Swimming Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay Kevin YeapLim Ching HwangVernon LeeWelson Sim 2014 Glasgow 7:26.74NR Swimming Women's 50 metre freestyle Chui Lai Kwan 2014 Glasgow 26.00 NR Swimming Men's 50 metre backstroke Alex Lim 2002 Manchester 25.67GR Weightlifting Men's 56 kg clean and jerk Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim 2002 Manchester 145.0 kgGR Bowling Men's singles Kenny Ang 1998 Kuala Lumpur 6046 pointsGR Bowling Men's doubles Ben HengKenny Ang 1998 Kuala Lumpur 3552 pointsNR Athletics Men's 3,000 metres steeplechase Nainasagoram Shanmuganathan 1998 Kuala Lumpur 8:59.10NR Athletics Men's 10,000 metres Ramachandran Murusamy 1994 Victoria 29:30.29
Commonwealth Youth Games
Medals by Games Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 2000 Edinburgh 1 3 5 9 7 2004 Bendigo 6 9 3 18 6 2008 Pune 3 4 6 13 7 2011 Isle of Man 4 2 1 7 8 2015 Apia 11 3 3 17 4 2017 Bahamas 0 0 0 0 – 2023 Trinbago 1 2 2 5 14 2027 Malta Future event Total 26 23 20 69 7
See also Malaysia at the Olympics Malaysia at the Asian Games
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