AWANG Mohd Azizulhasni

Date of Birth: 5 Jan 1988

Age: 33

Gender: Male

Olympic Scholarship

Place of birth: DUNGUN

Birth Country:

Malaysia

Place of residence : MELBOURNE, VIC

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cycling Track	Men's Sprint	10
	Men's Keirin	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Izu Velodrome	Men's Sprint Qualifying	Finished
	Izu Velodrome	Men's Sprint 1/32 Finals - Heat 8	Finished
	Izu Velodrome	Men's Sprint 1/32 Finals Repechages - Heat 1	Finished
	Izu Velodrome	Men's Sprint 1/16 Finals - Heat 4	Finished
	Izu Velodrome	Men's Sprint 1/16 Finals Repechages - Heat 4	Finished
	Izu Velodrome	Men's Sprint 1/8 Finals - Heat 1	Finished
	Izu Velodrome	Men's Sprint 1/8 Finals Repechages - Heat 1	Finished
	Izu Velodrome	Men's Keirin First Round - Heat 3	Finished
	Izu Velodrome	Men's Keirin Quarterfinals - Heat 3	Finished
	Izu Velodrome	Men's Keirin Semifinals - Heat 2	Finished
	Izu Velodrome	Men's Keirin Final 1-6	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Sprint	Keirin	Team Sprint
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	-	3	-
2012	London, GBR	8	6	-
2008	Beijing, CHN	8	10	7

World Championships

Year	Location	Sprint	1km Time Trial	Keirin	Team Sprint
2020	Berlin, GER	3	-	3	-
2019	Pruszkow, POL	30	-	7	15
2018	Apeldoorn, NED	28	-	13	-
2017	Hong Kong, CHN	23	-	1	-
2016	London, GBR	28	-	3	-
2015	Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, FRA	-	-	3	-
2014	Cali, COL	19	-	DSQ	-
2012	Melbourne, VIC, AUS	27	-	9	-
2010	Ballerup, DEN	12	-	2	-
2009	Pruszkow, POL	2	-	11	6
2008	Manchester, GBR	13	-	12	15
2007	Palma de Mallorca, ESP	32	19	-	14

Asian Games

Year	Location	Sprint	Keirin	Team Sprint
2018	Indonesia	1	3	2

Asian Championships

Year	Location	Sprint	Keirin	Team Sprint
2020	Republic of Korea	1	2	-
2019	Jakarta, INA	1	5	3
2018	Nilai, MAS	2	3	-
2017	New Delhi, IND	1	9	-

World Cup (Ranking)

Rank	Event	Year
5	Keirin	2018/2019
9	Keirin	2019/2020
26	Sprint	2019/2020
40	Sprint	2018/2019
40	Keirin	2017/2018
62	Sprint	2017/2018

Year	Location	Sprint	Keirin	Team Sprint
2019/2020	Brisbane, QLD, AUS	DNS	DNF	-
2019/2020	Cambridge, NZL	7	1	-
2019/2020	Hong Kong, CHN	13	6	-
2018/2019	London, GBR	15	2	9
2018/2019	Berlin, GER	32	3	13
2018/2019	Milton, ON, CAN	23	17	13
2018/2019	Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, FRA	24	13	15
2017/2018	Manchester, GBR	30	10	-
2017/2018	Pruszkow, POL	32	29	-

Legend
IP - Individual Pursuit, TP - Team Pursuit, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Pocket Rocket Man, Jijoe (thepocketrocketman.blogspot.com, 01 May 2013; Facebook page, 06 Mar 2016)

Cooking. (thestar.com.my, 13 Apr 2020)

Occupation:

Exercise Science - Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, AUS

Wife Athiah Ilyana Abdul Samat, daughters Amna Khadeeja and Amna Maryam

Languages spoken:

John Beasley [national], AUS

His finger got stuck in the wheel chain and he lost part of his finger tip while setting up his bike in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. He underwent microsurgery and missed the 2020 Asian Track Championships in Jincheon, Republic of Korea. (thestar.com.my, 03 Oct 2019)

A viral infection in his lungs forced him to withdraw from the individual sprint event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. He did compete in the keirin event at the Games. (nst.com.my, 05 Apr 2018)

He withdrew from the 2016 World Championships in London, England, after falling ill due to a flu virus and tearing his thigh muscle in an accident during his training. (yayasansimedarby.com, 08 Mar 2016)

In 2011 he dislocated his knee during an event in Indonesia. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com, 07 Jun 2012)

In February 2011 at the World Cup event in Manchester, England, his left calf was impaled by a shard of wood during a crash. He finished the race in third place before having the shard removed in hospital. The injury caused him to miss the world championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, the following month. (dailymail.co.uk, 23 Feb 2011; thestar.com.my, 26 Jun 2012; my.sports.yahoo.com, 19 Jun 2013)

He began cycling at age 10 in his hometown of Dungun, Malaysia. (puncakbikers.blogspot.com, 08 Aug 2012)

He followed his brother to a cycling club, and used the bike given to him by his father as a reward for good exam results. "At 15 years old, I was determined to pursue cycling and left for Bukit Jalil Sports School. My parents were not too happy with my decision to become a sportsman because they wanted me to become a doctor but I was adamant with my dream of becoming a national champion in track cycling." (eurosport.yahoo.com, 07 Jun 2012; thestar.com.my, 26 Jun 2012; yayasansimedarby.com, 21 Mar 2016)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (afp.com, 31 Aug 2018)

His wife and his family. (top10malaysia.com, 27 Jul 2012; Instagram profile, 03 Mar 2016)

Philosophy:

"I train hard, I work hard, and I don't accept excuses." (Instagram profile, 17 May 2016)

He received the 2019 Sportswriters Association of Malaysia Best Athlete Award. He won the same award in 2017 and 2009. (thestar.com.my, 02 Sep 2020; thestar.com.my, 02 Mar 2018)

In 2015 he received the Full Blue Award for sporting achievements from Victoria University, making him the first non-Australian to be given the award. (yayasansimedarby.com, 08 Mar 2016)

He was named Terengganu Sportsman of the Year in 2010, 2011 and 2012. (astroawani.com, 25 Dec 2012)

He was Malaysia's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (mncf.org.my, 27 Jul 2012; thepocketrocketman.blogspot.com, 01 May 2013)

He was named Malaysian Sportsman of the Year in 2009 and 2010. (mncf.org.my, 27 Jul 2012; Facebook page, 06 Mar 2016)

General Interest

General
BASED IN AUSTRALIA
In 2007 he moved to Melbourne, VIC, Australia, to join the Malaysia High Performance Team under coach John Beasley. "I always speak in Bahasa Malaysia with my children because we have been living here in Australia for several years already [speaking in 2019] and the girls are attending schools here, so my wife and I will try to inculcate the Malaysian values in them with hope that they will not forget their Malaysian roots despite growing up in foreign land." (scmp.com, 06 Jul 2021; thestar.com.my, 13 Apr 2020; astroawani.com, 28 Aug 2019; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2019)

MEMORABLE INJURY
He says he got a renewed motivation after the injury he sustained from being impaled by a shard of wood during a crash in February 2011. "Memories of a 20cm piece of wood that accidentally penetrated through my calf are still fresh. All sorts of stress I went through at that time. Emotions, physical stress at various points in time as I tried to return to the peak performance. The easiest option at the time would have been to put away my bike and find a new direction. But I don't make it a choice for myself. I believe every challenge and obstacle comes with a sweet reward. Ladies, gentlemen, sisters and brothers. I hope you all don't give up easily on life whatever your job is. You deserve to taste the sweetness that has been earmarked for you. The point is, whether or not we can get through the hardship." (scmp.com, 06 Jul 2021)

Milestones

He became the first Malaysian track cyclist to win a medal at the Olympic Games when he finished third in the keirin at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 29 Jul 2018; cyclingnews.com, 17 Aug 2016)

Social Media

Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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