Personal information | |
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Full name | Muhammad Shah Firdaus bin Sahrom |
Born | Muar, Johor, Malaysia | 26 November 1995
Team information | |
Discipline | Track |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | Sprinter |
Medal record |
Muhammad Shah Firdaus bin Sahrom (born 26 November 1995) is a Malaysian professional racing cyclist. [1] He rode in the men's sprint event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. [2] He won the 2021 Australian Track National Championship in the keirin event, defeating compatriot Azizulhasni Awang. [3] [4] He had participated in both Sprint and Keirin cycling events during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [5] He competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the Keirin [6] event where he won a bronze medal and in the sprint event. [7]
Shah Firdaus was born in Muar, Johor, Malaysia, [8] [9] where he and his family hails from the Kampung Parit Setongkat. [10]
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