Malaysia first competed at the Deaflympics for the first time in 1993.

Since then, Malaysia has competed at the Summer Deaflympics on four occasions (2001, 2005, 2009 & 2017).

[1] Malaysia also narrowly missed the opportunity to compete at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics after being not readied to take part at the event.

[2] Prior to the 2017 Summer Deaflympics, Malaysian government announced that the medallists at the Summer Deaflympics would be rewarded.

[3][4] Malaysia have never competed at the Winter Deaflympics.