Lalu Muhammad Zohri

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Lalu Muhammad Zohri
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Personal information
NationalityIndonesian
Born (2000-07-01) 1 July 2000 (age 24)
North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Weight60 kg (132 lb) [1]
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event Sprints
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Jakarta–Palembang 4×100 m relay
Asian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Doha 100 m
SEA Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Cambodia 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Cambodia 200 m
World U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Tampere 100 m
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gifu 100 m
ASEAN University Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 Indonesia100 m
ASEAN School Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 Singapore200 m

Lalu Muhammad Zohri (born 1 July 2000) [2] is an Indonesian track and field sprinter. He is the first Indonesian male to win a medal at the IAAF World U20 Championships by winning a gold medal in the 100m. [4] [5] He is the current holder of the Indonesian 100m and 200m national records, [6] and is labelled the "fastest man in Southeast Asia". [7] [8]

Contents

Early life

Zohri was born and raised in West Pemenang village of the Pemenang subdistrict in North Lombok Regency, [9] on the eastern island of Lombok, in a house made of wood and woven bamboo. [10] He is the youngest of four children. His mother died when he was in elementary school, and his father died when he was 17. [11] He couldn't even afford shoes, prompting him to train barefoot. He convinced his sister to lend him Rp 400,000 (21 Euros) so he could buy a pair of spikes for his meets, although this partly came from his allowance. [12] He won the 100 m at the 2018 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Japan in a time of 10.27 seconds. [5]

Career

Zohri competed for Indonesia at the 2017 ASEAN School Games, participating in the men's 200 m and winning the silver medal with a time of 21.74. [13] He then took part in the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in the 100 m. In the first round, he placed first with a time of 10.30 seconds. In semifinal 1, he placed second with a slightly better time at 10.24, behind World Youth 100m Record Holder and gold medal favorite Anthony Schwartz. He was drawn to lane eight in the final, which started less than three hours later. When the pistol fired, Zohri got a decent start, staying right behind Schwartz who led. He closed-in slowly at 60 metres, and in the last ten metres, he surged ahead of Schwartz to take the gold medal by a dip. His time of 10.18 seconds (+1.2 m/s) became an Indonesian junior record, just slightly different from Indonesian National Record at the time of 10.17 by Suryo Agung Wibowo at the 2009 SEA Games. [14]

Zohri was labeled as a national hero for his deeds; Indonesian President Joko Widodo ordered two cabinet ministers to arrange for his house to be renovated. Zohri is part of a contingent of high performing Indonesian athletes, coached by Harry Marra, a program designed to make Indonesia a competitive player in the international athletics scene. [15]

On home soil in the 2018 Asian Games, he reached the finals but placed seventh with a time of 10.20 seconds in the 100 m. [16] He and his fellow athletes won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay, Zohri was the second runner. [17]

Following the Asian Games, Zohri participated in the inaugural event of the Malaysia Open Grand Prix, timing 10.20 seconds in the 100m race and winning gold. [18] In the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships, Zohri recorded 10.13 seconds in 100m, placing second behind Japanese Yoshihide Kiryū. During the competition's semifinals, Zohri recorded 10.15 seconds, which was a new national record until the finals less than 150 minutes later. [6] On 19 May 2019, Zohri further improved his record to 10.03 seconds as he won a bronze medal in the 2019 Seiko Golden Grand Prix in Osaka, breaking Southeast Asian records and securing a spot in the qualifications for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. [19] [20]

He further broke the 200m national record in August 2019, when he finished at 20.81 seconds during the 200m finals of the 2019 Indonesian National Athletics Championship in Bogor, West Java. [3] He represented Indonesia at the 100 metre race in the 2020 Summer Olympics, being eliminated in the qualifiers. [21] He took part in the 2022 World Athletics Championships, passing through preliminaries before timing at 10.42 in the heat and failing to qualify for semifinals. [22] During the 2023 SEA Games, Zohri injured his quadriceps during warmups for the 200m finals, although he still won a bronze medal and later a gold medal in the 4x100m relay. However, the injury forced him to drop out from the 100m finals. [23]

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryResultRef.
Forbes 2021 30 Under 30 Asia (Entertainment and Sports)Placed [24]
Golden Award SIWO PWI 2019Hope Male AthleteWon [25]
Indonesian Sport Awards 2018 Talented Young Athlete of the YearWon [26]
iNews Indonesia Awards2019Achievement Athlete CategoryWon [27]

Statistics

Major international competitions and multi-sport events

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2017 ASEAN School Games Singapore 2nd200 m21.74
2018 Asian Junior Championships Gifu, Japan 1st100 m10.27
World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 1st 100 m 10.18
Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 7th 100 m 10.20
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 38.77
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd 100 m 10.13
IAAF World Relays Yokohama, Japan 19th 4x100 m relay 39.39
World Championships Doha, Qatar 35th (h) 100 m 10.36
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 39th (h) 100 m 10.26
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 9th (h) 60 m 6.581
SEA Games Hanoi, Vietnam 4th 100 m 10.59
4th 4x100 m relay 39.65
World Championships Eugene, United States 43rd (h) 100 m 10.42
2023 SEA Games Phnom Penh, Cambodia 3rd 200 m 21.02
1st 4x100 m relay 39.11
6th (h) 100 m 10.562
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 6th 100 m 10.16
5th 4x100 m relay 39.25
2024 ASEAN University Games Surabaya, Indonesia 1st100 m10.19
Olympic Games Paris, France 42nd (h) 100 m 10.26

1Did not start in the semifinals
2Did not start in the finals

Other international competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2019Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st100 m10.20 [28]
Seiko Golden Grand Prix Osaka, Japan 3rd100 m10.03
5th4x100 m relay39.76

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

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