Aniq Kasdan

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Aniq Kasdan
Personal information
Full nameMohamad Aniq bin Kasdan
NicknameAniq
NationalityMalaysian
Born (2002-06-16) 16 June 2002 (age 22)
Segamat, Malaysia
Sport
CountryFlag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
Sport Weightlifting
Event55 kg
Coached by Yon Haryono
Nur Jannah Batrisyah
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
IWF Grand Prix
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Qatar 61 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham 55 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Tashkent 55 kg
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Hanoi 55 kg

Mohamad Aniq bin Kasdan (born 16 June 2002) is a Malaysian weightlifter. He won the silver medal in the Clean & Jerk men's 55 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. [1] He was the first Malaysian weightlifter to win a medal in the World Weightlifting Championships. [2] [3] [4]

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Career

In 2021, Aniq won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He also won a bronze medal at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi. In 2022, Aniq participated in the Commonwealth Games weightlifting 55 kg category. He set a new Games record of 142 kg in Clean & Jerk, won Malaysia's first medal and first gold medal in the Games. [5]

In August 2024, Aniq competed in the men's 61 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He finished in forth place with 297 kg in total. He failed his last two Clean and Jerk attempts to lift 174 kg in pursuit for silver medal and missed out on podium by 1 kg. [6]

Major results

YearVenueWeightSnatch (kg)Clean & Jerk (kg)TotalRank
123Rank123Rank
Olympic Games
2024 Paris, France 61 kg 1261301301671741742974
World Championships
2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 55 kg 10310711211135140142Silver medal icon.svg2495
2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 61 kg 12212512718160166167Bronze medal icon.svg2919
IWF World Cup
2024 Phuket, Thailand61 kg1251251251416516517262908
Commonwealth Games
2022 Birmingham, England 55 kg 107111111138142142249Gold medal icon.svg
Asian Championships
2022 Manama, Bahrain61 kg10811311710143150160Silver medal icon.svg2734
2023 Jinju, South Korea61 kg114119122615115816282846

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References

  1. "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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