Malaysia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
sent athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The country qualified athletes in archery, cycling, sailing, wheelchair tennis, athletics and swimming. This is considered as Malaysia's best performance at the Paralympics, winning the Gold medal for the first time.
Funding
The National Sports Council in Malaysia identified 61 Paralympic qualifying events in 13 sports for the 2016 Summer Paralympics and provided them with funding assistance to athletes to compete in them as part of their qualifying campaigns. They also provided local training for athletes.Medallists
The following Malaysian competitors won medals at the Games.| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi | Athletics | Men's 100m T36/F36 | 10 September | |
| Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli | Athletics | Men's shot put T20/F20 | 10 September | |
| Abdul Latif Romly | Athletics | Men's Long Jump T20/F20 | 11 September | |
| Siti Noor Radiah Ismail | Athletics | Women's Long jump T20/F20 | 15 September |
Archery
Archery was one of the sports where competitors benefited from the funding of the National Sports Council in Malaysia to try to qualify for the 2016 Games.;Men's
Athletics
;Men's track eventsMohamad Faizal Aideal Suhaimi was originally qualified for T12 event but later recategorised to T13 event.
;Men's field events
| Athlete | Events | Final | Rank |
| Abdul Latif Romly | Long jump T20 | 7.60 WR | |
| Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi | Long jump T36 | 5.36 | 4 |
| Amir Firdauss Jamaluddin | Long jump T38 | 4.87 | 9 |
| Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli | Shot put F20 | 16.84 WR |
;Women's track events
;Women's field events
| Athlete | Events | Final | Rank |
| Siti Noor Iasah Mohamad Ariffin | Long jump T20 | 4.91 | 4 |
| Siti Noor Radiah Ismail | Long jump T20 | 5.20 RR |
Legend: DSQ =Disqualified Fn =False Start IPC 17.8 =Disqualified by rule IPC 17.8 PB =Personal Best PR =Paralympic Record RR =Regional Record SB =Seasonal Best WR =World Record
Cycling
With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Malaysia qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.;Men's track cycling event
Legend: DNS =Did not start PR =Paralympic Record WR =World Record
;Men's road event
Powerlifting
Sailing
One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top seven finish at the 2015 Combined World Championships in a medal event where the country had not already qualified through via the 2014 IFDS Sailing World Championships. Malaysia qualified for the 2016 Games under this criteria in the SKUD 18 event with a sixteenth-place finish overall and the seventh country who had not qualified via the 2014 Championships. The boat was crewed by Nurul Amilin Balawi and Junell Mustafah.Legend: DNF =Did not finish