MOHD AFENDY Khairulnizam

27 May 1993
28
Male
Olympic Scholarship
KEDAH
 
Malaysia
LANGKAWI
 
Malaysia

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SAL Sailing Men's One Person Dinghy - Laser 28

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Kamakura
Finished
Enoshima
Finished
Followed by
Enoshima
Finished
Fujisawa
Finished
Followed by
Fujisawa
Finished
Followed by
Fujisawa
Finished
Fujisawa
Finished
Followed by
Fujisawa
Finished
Enoshima
Finished
Followed by
Enoshima
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
35Laser2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
47Laser2012London, GBR

World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
61Laser2018Aarhus, DEN
110Laser2014Santander, ESP
129Laser2011Fremantle, WA, AUS

Class World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
50Laser2020Melbourne, VIC, AUS
55Laser2019Sakaiminato, JPN
74Laser2017Split, CRO

Asian Games
RankEventYearLocation
2Laser2018Indonesia

Asian Championships
RankEventYearLocation
2Laser2018Jakarta, INA

World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
12Laser2016Qingdao, CHN
16Laser2016Melbourne, VIC, AUS
31Laser2018Gamagori, JPN
34Laser2020Enoshima, JPN
38Laser2019Genoa, ITA
45Laser2018Miami, FL, USA
54Laser2018Hyeres, FRA
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Nizam (sailing.org, 30 Apr 2018)
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Athlete, Student
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Sports Science - MARA University of Technology, Perlis, Malaysia
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Wife Nur Amirah, son Khairul Adam [2018]
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English, Indonesian, Malay
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Mohd Afendy Abdullah [national, father], MAS
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His father Mohd Afendy Abdullah has served as the Malaysian national sailing team coach. His sisters Khairunneeta, Khairunhanna, and Khairunnisa have all represented Malaysia in sailing. His wife Nur Amirah won a silver medal in Laser Radial at the 2013 South East Asian Games in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. (thestar.com.my, 24 May 2020; sailing.org, 25 Dec 2015; themalaymailonline.com, 09 Jun 2015; pattayamail.com, 09 Jan 2014)
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He underwent knee surgery in January 2017, and returned to sailing in May of that year. (thesundaily.my, 27 Apr 2017)

His left toenail came off after he banged it against a food trolley three days before the 2014 World Championships in Santander, Spain. The injury affected his performance and he failed to reach the qualifying standard for the 2016 Olympic Games. (thestar.com.my, 20 Sep 2014)
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He began sailing at age five at the Royal Selangor Yacht Club in Malaysia. (Athlete, 03 Jul 2012; sailing.org, 12 Jun 2012)
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His father has worked as a national sailing coach in Malaysia and encouraged him to try the sport. (Athlete, 03 Jul 2012)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (nst.com.my, 10 Jan 2019)
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He trains at the National Sailing Centre in Langkawi, Malaysia. (nst.com.my, 03 Jun 2020)
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His father. (Athlete, 03 Jul 2012)
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His father. (Athlete, 03 Jul 2012)
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"If you want to be the best, you have to train. And training means being out there in the sun, out there on the ocean, weathering the waves and the elements, working on your fitness and strengthening for the day you decide that you are good enough." (malaymail.com, 03 Aug 2016)
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He was named the 2018 Male Athlete of the Year by MARA Technology University in Shah Alam, Malaysia. (astroawani.com, 07 Mar 2019)

He was named the 2016 Sportsman of the Year in Kedah, Malaysia. (thesundaily.my, 27 Apr 2017)
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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