Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim

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Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Manchester 56 kg (Snatch)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Manchester 56 kg (Clean & Jerk)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Manchester 56 kg (Total)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Delhi 56 kg

Amirul Hamizan bin Ibrahim (born 3 December 1981) is a Malaysian weightlifter.

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He won three gold medals in the 56-kilogram category at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.

At the 2008 Asian Championships he ranked 4th in the 56 kg category, with a total of 262 kg. [1]

He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 56 kg division finishing eighth, with a new personal best of 265 kg. [2] He beat his previous best by 3 kg.

He is 5 ft 3 inches tall.

Controversy

In June 2005, Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim tested positive for banned substance namely steroids in an out-of-competition test conducted by the National Sports Council of Malaysia and faced a ban of two years. [3]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

Notes and references

  1. "AMIRUL Hamizan Ibrahim". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011.
  2. "IBRAHIM Amirul Hamizan". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011.
  3. Malaysian weightlifter fails drug test. www.english.peopledaily.com.cn. Retrieved December 2008.
  4. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
  5. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".