Sium Diau

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Datuk
Sium Diau
PGDK
Personal information
Full nameSium bin Diau
NationalityMalaysian
Born(1935-10-13)13 October 1935
Kota Belud, North Borneo
Sport
SportAthletics
EventTriple jump

Datuk Sium bin Diau (born 13 October 1935) is a Malaysian triple jumper. Diau was active in sport while he was young and focused in association football but would then practice mostly in the triple jump. Outside of sport, he would work as a primary school teacher. He and Gabuh Piging would represent North Borneo at the 1956 Summer Olympics for the protectorate's first and only appearance at a Summer Games.

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Diau would compete in the qualifying round of the triple jump and would place 28th, not advancing the finals. He would retire after the Summer Games and continued working as a primary school teacher. In 2008, he would be awarded the title of Datuk due to his service in sport.

Biography

Sium bin Diau was born on 13 October 1935 in Kota Belud in what was then North Borneo. Diau practiced sport while he was young and focused in association football. He would then practice athletics, mostly competing in the triple jump. Outside of sport, he worked as a primary school teacher. [1]

The Sabah Olympic Committee would be recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1956. For North Borneo's first and only appearance, they would send Diau and Gabuh Piging to compete in men's athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. This would be the first and only major international competition for Diau. [2]

Diau would compete in the qualifying round of the men's triple jump on 27 November against 32 other competitors. There, he would record distances of 14.09 metres, 13.99 metres, 13.56 metres, and 14.09 metres for his last. With his highest distance of 14.09 metres on two attempts, he would place 28th overall and would not advance to the finals of the event. [3]

After the 1956 Summer Games, he would retire from sport and continued his work as a primary school teacher. Later in 2008, he was given the title of Datuk for his service in sport. [1]

Honours

References

  1. 1 2 "Sium bin Diau Biographical Information". Olympedia . Archived from the original on 31 May 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "North Borneo Overview". Olympedia . Archived from the original on 31 May 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Triple Jump, Men". Olympedia . Archived from the original on 31 May 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa (in Malay). Prime Minister's Department . Retrieved 14 July 2025.
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