Andre Anura

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Andre Anura
Personal information
Birth nameAndre Anura Anuar
NicknameAnura
Nationality Malaysian
Born (1999-06-12) 12 June 1999 (age 24)
Tenom, Sabah, Malaysia [1]
Height1.69 m (5.5 ft) [2]
Sport
CountryMalaysia
Sport Track and field
Event(s) long jump, triple jump
Medal record
Representing Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Hanoi Triple jump
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Phnom Penh Triple jump
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Manila Long jump
ASEAN School Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Seri Begawan Long jump

Andre Anura Anuar (born 12 June 1999) is a Malaysian athlete. [3]

Contents

Early life and background

Andre was born on 12 Jun 1999 in Tenom, Sabah, Malaysia. He attended the Malaysian Sports School in Sepanggar. [4]

Athletics career

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]

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References

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