Sinnayah Sabapathy (30 November 1947 – 14 December 2022) was a Malaysian sprinter and coach. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

Sinnayah Sabapathy
Personal information
NationalityMalaysian
Born(1947-11-30)30 November 1947
Seremban, Malaysia
Died14 December 2022(2022-12-14) (aged 75)
Seremban, Malaysia
Sport
SportSprinting
Event4 × 400 metres relay

Sabapathy won the silver medal in the men's 200m at the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games.[2]

Sabapathy suffered from Alzheimer's disease in later years.[3] He died in Seremban on 14 December 2022, at the age of 75.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sinnayah Sabapathy Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Malaysian Olympic sprinter Sabapathy Sinnayah passes away at 75". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. ^ D'Cruz, Frankie (4 December 2021). "Malaysian Olympic sprinter Sabapathy in race with dementia". Free Malaysia Today.
  4. ^ "Sinnayah Sabapathy". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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