Malaysia competed at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea from 15 October to 24 October. The country qualified 14 competitors (12 male and 2 female athletes) and finished 48th at the medal table[1] after achieving its first Paralympic medal ever as well as its first Paralympic medal in weightlifting which was contributed by Mariappan Perumal who managed to clinch a bronze medal in the men's 57kg weightlifting event.[2]