Andre Anura Anuar (born 12 June 1999) is a Malaysian athlete.[3]
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| Birth name | Andre Anura Anuar | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Anura | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Malaysian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 June 1999 Tenom, Sabah, Malaysia[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5.5 ft)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | long jump, triple jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and background edit
Andre was born on 12 Jun 1999 in Tenom, Sabah, Malaysia. He attended the Malaysian Sports School in Sepanggar.[4]
Athletics career edit
He started his career at the ages of 16 in 2015 ASEAN School Games when he won the gold medal in Long jump.
2019
Andre stole the focus after breaking Josbert Tinus's 12-year long jump record with a jump of 8.02 metres (m) to win a silver medal in 2019 Southeast Asian Games. The record, which saw Andre delete a previous record of 7.88m by Josbert Tinus at the Thai CDI Bangkok Open Championship in October 2007.[5]
2022
Representing Malaysia, Andre won the gold medal at the 2021 SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam on 17 May 2022 with a mark 16.21 m. [6]
2023
In May 2023, Andre competed in the 2023 SEA Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He won the gold medal in the triple jump event . [7]
References edit
- ^ "Kejayaan Andre Anura Raih Perak Di Sukan SEA Satu Kebanggaan Buat Sabah". Borneo Today (in Malay). 9 December 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Andre Anura". Kuala Lumpur 2019. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Profile Anura". World Athletics. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ "Tenom lad flies M'sian flag". Daily Express (in Malay). 16 July 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Andre Anura lebur rekod kebangsaan berusia 12 tahun". Astro Awani. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ "Andre Anura wins triple jump gold". The Star. 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Sport, Time (2023-05-11). "Andre wins Sea Games triple jump gold but still disappointed". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
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