Azizulhasni Awang

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Azizulhasni Awang
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Azizulhasni in 2020
Personal information
Full nameMuhammad Azizulhasni bin Awang
NicknameThe Pocket Rocketman
Born (1988-01-05) 5 January 1988 (age 36)
Kuala Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia [1]
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [2]
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur team
Dungun Cycling Team
Professional team
2009Bike Technologies Australia
Medal record
Representing Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games 011
World Championships 124
Asian Games 211
Asian Championships 1276
SEA Games 320
Commonwealth Games 002
Total181314
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Keirin
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Keirin
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Hong Kong Keirin
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Pruszków Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Ballerup Keirin
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Yvelines Keirin
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 London Keirin
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Berlin Keirin
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2020 Berlin Sprint
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou Keirin
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 Jakarta-Palembang Keirin
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Bangkok Keirin
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Nara Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2008 NaraKeirin
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Tenggarong Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2009 Tenggarong Team sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Astana Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Nakhon Ratchasima Keirin
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 New Delhi Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Jakarta Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Jincheon Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Nilai Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Nilai Keirin
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2008 Nara Team sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Kuala Lumpur Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2012 Kuala LumpurKeirin
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2014 AstanaKeirin
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 Nakhon RatchasimaSprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Nilai Sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2020 JincheonKeirin
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Nakhon Ratchasima Sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2011 Nakhon RatchasimaKeirin
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Izu Sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 IzuKeirin
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 NilaiKeirin
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 JakartaTeam sprint
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 New Delhi Team sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Keirin
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Kuala Lumpur Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 Kuala Lumpur Keirin
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Team sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 1 km time trial
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Sprint

Dato' Muhammad Azizulhasni bin Awang DPMT KMN AMN (born 5 January 1988) is a Malaysian professional track cyclist based in Melbourne, Australia. [3] [4] Nicknamed "The Pocket Rocketman" due to his small stature, he was the first and the only Malaysian cyclist to win a medal at the Summer Olympics. [5] He also became the first Malaysian to have competed in the Olympics five times. [6]

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Azizulhasni was Team Malaysia's national flag bearer at the 2008 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations. He won his first World Championship medal in 2009, a silver medal in the individual sprint. [7] His debut Olympic medal came at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze in the individual keirin. [8] In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he won a silver medal in the same category of individual keirin. [9]

In 2017, he won his first World Championship title in the keirin, [10] and became the first Malaysian to ever wear the coveted rainbow jersey. [11]

Competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Men's keirin qualifier, he was disqualified for cycling ahead of the derny motorbike used as a pacer before it left the track. National track head coach John Beasley called it a monumental mistake, and said: "The rule is clear and we were more than one length in front and it didn't give me any room to argue about it. [12]

Early life and education

Azizulhasni was born in Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia to his biological parent Awang Embong and Rokiah Husin. He is the eighth of nine children in his family and was adopted by Mustafa Ngah and Selamiah Yong. [13] [14] Azizul took up cycling at 10 years old, and was later discovered by his first coach Rozimi Omar who had advised him to stop skateboarding and focus on cycling. [15] [16]

He was thankful to his late father for giving him a bicycle as a reward after he obtained 4A 1B in his UPSR. [17] Azizul received his primary education at Sekolah Kebangsaan Batu 48 and continued his secondary studies at the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Omar in Dungun. After his PMR examination, he received three offers from MRSM, Science School and the Bukit Jalil Sports School. Ultimately chose to transfer to national sport school in Bukit Jalil as his interest in cycling and also due to his ambition to be a physician or an athlete at that time.[ citation needed ]

Azizul moved to Australia in 2007, settling in Melbourne. [3] He had also majored in sports science (Bachelor of Sport Movement) at Victoria University (VU). [18] In 2015, he became the first non-Australian athlete to receive a Blue Award from Victoria University. [19] [20]

Career

Azizulhasni won the gold medal in 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships [21] and silver medal in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo in keirin. He won the silver medal at the 2009 World Championships in the sprint category and the silver medal at the 2010 World Championships in the keirin category. He was named Malaysian Sportsman of the Year in 2009 and 2010. [19]

In February 2011, Azizul was involved in a crash during the final of the keirin event in the World Cup leg in Manchester where he suffered serious injury when a 20 cm wooden splinter pierced through his leg. He was ruled out of the World Championships that year. [22]

At the 2017 Southeast Asian Games Azizul was the 111th gold medal winner, achieving Malaysia's gold medal goal after emerging champion in the men's sprint category at the National Velodrome in Nilai. Azizul was also the flag-bearer for Malaysia at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games alongside diver Cheong Jun Hoong and silat exponent Mohd Al-Jufferi Jamari. [23] [24]

Personal life

Dato' Azizul married To' Puan Athiah Ilyana Abd Samat on 30 January 2010. [13] The couple are Australian permanent residents and live in Melbourne with their four daughters. [3] [25]

Achievements

Track Cycling World Ranking
World Championships
Asian Games
Commonwealth Games
Olympic Games

Awards and achievements

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

See also

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