Abdul Latif Romly
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| Nickname(s) | Latif | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Malaysian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 March 1997 Perlis, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | (T20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | long jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Mohd Syahrul Amri Suhaimi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Abdul Latif bin Romly (born 31 March 1997 in Perlis, Malaysia) is a Malaysian Paralympic athlete who broke T20 long jump world record 3 times on the same day and won Malaysia's third gold medal on September 11 at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. He also won the gold medal in the men's long jump T20 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
Athletics career[]
In 2015, Latif set a record-breaking 7.43 m leap to defend his T20 (intellectual disabilities) long jump gold medal at the 2015 Para Asean Games in Singapore.[2] In 2016 Rio Summer Paralympics Games, Latif broke his own world record three times in the same day. He also earned Malaysia's third gold medal of these Paralympics Games. He was chosen as the Malaysian flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
In 2021, Latif became the first Malaysian to defend his Paralympics title in the Men's long jump (F20) event with a leap of 7.45 m.[3]
Honours[]
Honours of Malaysia[]
Malaysia :
Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (K.M.N.) (2017)[4][5]
References[]
- ^ a b "Abdul Latif bin Romly". Kuala Lumpur 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ Ming Wai, Tan (8 December 2015). "Abdul Latif leaps to new record at Para Asean Games". TheStarOnline. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ Lim, Teik Huat (2021-09-04). "Long jumper Latif bags Malaysia's third and final gold". The Star. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ "Chong Wei all fired up". Rajes Paul. The Star. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Archived from the original on 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2018-08-25.
External links[]
- Abdul Latif Romly at the International Paralympic Committee
- 2016 Summer Paralympic- Rio 2016 profile
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