FROM the following comparative study involving the Malaysian representatives against the best, internationally, continentally and regionally, only Josiah Ng emerged with some credit from the 28th Olympic Games in Athens.
Individual analysis
Mon Redee Sut Txi (Archery)
Age: 22
Event: Individual
Performance: First round, lost to Russia's Natalia Bolotova
44th out of 51 archers
Eventual gold medallist: Park Sung-hyun (Korea)
Best Asian performer: Park Sung-hyun (Korea)
Best Asean performer: Jasmin Figueora (Philippines) second round, ranked 27th
Nazmizan Muhammad (athletics)
Age: 23
Event: Men's 200m
Performance: 7th in Heat 6, 45th out of 53 sprinters
Eventual gold medallist: Shawn Crawford (US), 19.79s
Best Asian performer: Yang Yaozu (Chn) 20.59s, 13th
Best Asean performer: Nazmizan Muhammad (Mas)
Yuan Yufang (athletics)
Age: 28
Event: Women's 20km race walk
Performance: 35th out of 52 walkers
Eventual gold medallist: Athanasia Tsoumeleka (Gre) 1:29.12
Best Asian performer: Wang Liping (Chn) 1:30.16
Best Asean performer: Yuan Yufang (Mas) 1:36.34
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Wong Choong Hann
Age: 27
Event: Men's singles
Performance: Second round, lost to Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat
Eventual gold medallist: Taufik Hidayat (Ina)
Best Asian performer: Taufik Hidayat (Ina)
Best Asean performer: Taufik Hidayat (Ina)
Muhammad Roslin Hashim
Age: 29
Event: Men's singles
Performance: First round, lost to Sony Dwi Kuncoro
Eventual gold medallist: Taufik Hidayat (Ina)
Best Asian performer: Taufik Hidayat (Ina)
Best Asean performer: Taufik Hidayat (Ina)
Lee Chong Wei
Age: 22
Event: Men's singles
Performance: Second round, lost to Chen Hong (Chn)
Eventual gold medallist: Taufik Hidayat (Ina)
Best Asian performer: Taufik Hidayat (Ina)
Best Asean performer: Taufik Hidayat (Ina)
Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah
Age: 28/29
Event: Men's doubles
Performance: Quarter-finals, lost to Korean pair Lee Dong Soo-Yoo Yong Sung
Eventual gold medallist: Kim Dong Moon-Ha Tae Kwon (Kor)
Best Asian performer: Kim Dong Moon-Ha Tae Kwon (Kor)
Best Asean performer: Eng Hian-Flandy Limpele (Ina), bronze medallist
Chan Chong Ming-Chew Choon Eng
Age: 24/28
Event: Men's doubles
Performance: Second round, lost to Zheng Bo-Sang Yang (Chn)
Eventual gold medallist: Kim Dong Moon-Ha Tae Kwon (Kor)
Best Asian performer: Kim Dong Moon-Ha Tae Kwon (Kor)
Best Asean performer: Eng Hian-Flandy Limpele (Ina) bronze medallist
Wong Pei Tty-Chin Ee Hui
Age: 23/22
Event: Women's doubles
Performance: Second round, lost to Huang Sui-Gao Ling (Chn)
Eventual gold medallist: Yang Wei-Zhang Jiewen (Chn)
Best Asian performer: Yang Wei-Zhang Jiewen (Chn)
Best Asean performer: Saralee T-Satanee C (Tha) quarterfinals
Josiah Ng (cycling)
Age: 24
Event: Sprint, keirin
Performance: 11th in sprint, 6th and finalist in keirin
Eventual gold medallist: Ryan Bayley (Aus) sprint, keirin
Best Asian performer: Josiah Ng (Mas)
Best Asean performer: Josiah Ng (Mas)
Leong Mun Yee (diving)
Age: 20
Event: 10m platform, 3m springboard
Performance: 26th out of 33 divers (3m), 21st out of 34 divers (10m)
Eventual gold medallist: Chantelle Newby (Aus) 10m, Guo Jingjing (Chn) 3m
Best Asian performer: Lao Lishi (Chn) 2nd in 10m, Guo Jingjing (Chn) 1st in 3m
Best Asean performer: Leong Mun Yee (Mas)
Gracie Junita Terry Pega
Age: 14
Event: 3m springboard
Performance: 27th out of 33 divers (3m)
Eventual gold medallist: Guo Jingjing (Chn)
Best Asian performer: Guo Jingjing (Chn)
Best Asean performer: Leong Mun Yee (Mas)
Bryan Nickson Lomas
Age: 14
Event: 10m platform
Performance: 19th out of 33 divers
Eventual gold medallist:
Best Asian performer:
Best Asean performer: Bryan Nickson Lomas (Mas)
Ng Shu Wai (gymnastics)
Age: 19
Event: Individual
Performance: 38th overall
Eventual gold medallist: Paul Hamm (US)
Best Asian performer: Kim Dae-un (Kor)
Best Asean performer: Ng Shu Wai (Mas)
Kevin Lim (sailing)
Age: 29
Event: Laser class
Performance: Best Asean performer
Eventual gold medallist: Robert Scheidt (Bra)
Best Asian performer: Kim Ho Kon (Kor)
Ricky Teh (shooting)
Age: 41
Event: Skeet
Performance: Ranked 40th overall of 41 participants, score of 113
Eventual gold medallist: Andrea Benelli (Ita)
Best Asian performer: Nasser Al-Attiya (Qatar) 4th
Best Asean performer: Ricky Teh (Malaysia)
Bernard Yeoh (shooting)
Age: 35
Event: Trap
Performance: 34th out of 35 shooters, score of 107
Eventual gold medallist: Alexei Alipov (Rus)
Best Asian performer: Ahmad Al-Maktoum (UAE) 4th
Best Asean performer: Lee Wung Yew (Sin) 21st, 115
Alex Lim Keng Liat (swimming)
Age: 23
Event: 100m, 200m backstroke
Performance: Semi-finalist in 100m back, 56.08s, first round 200m
Eventual gold medallist: Aaron Peirsol (US)
Best Asian performer: Tomomi Morita (Jpn)
Best Asean performer: Alex Lim Keng Liat (Mas)
Allen Ong
Age: 25
Event: 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle
Performance: 46th out of 83 swimmers (50m), 50th out of 69 swimmers (100m)
Eventual gold medallist: Gary Hall (US) (50m), Pieter van den Hoogenband (Netherlands) (100m)
Best Asian performer: Lee Chung Hee, 35th (50m), Yoshihiro Okumura (27th)
Best Asean performer: Allen Ong (both events)
Siow Yi Ting
Age: 22
Event: 200m breaststroke
Performance: 21st out of 31 (200m)
Eventual gold medallist: Amanda Beard (US)
Best Asian performer: Masami Tanaka (Jpn) 4th
Best Asean performer: Jaclyn Pangilinan (Phil) 20th in heats
Saw Yi Khy
Age: 22
Event: 1,500m
Performance: 3rd in heat 1, 32nd out of 34 swimmers
Eventual gold medallist: Grant Hackett (Aus)
Best Asian performer: Takeshi Matsuda (Jpn) 13th
Best Asean performer: Charnvudth Saengsri (Thailand) 27th
Elaine Teo (taekwondo)
Age: 23
Event: 49kg
Performance: First round, lost to Guatemala's Euda Carias
Eventual gold medallist: Park Sung-hyun (Korea)
Best Asian performer: Chen Shih Hsin (Taiwan)
Best Asean performer: Yaowapa Boorapachul (Tha) bronze medallist
Muhammad Faizal Baharom (weightlifting)
Age: 22
Event: 56kg
Performance: Did not finish, 110kg (snatch)
Eventual gold medallist: Halil Mutlu (Turkey) 295kg
Best Asian performer: Wu Meijin (Chn) 287.5kg
Best Asean performer: Jadi Setiadi (Ina) 8th, 262.5kg
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