ZOLKEFLI Muhammad Ziyad

15 Mar 1990
31
Male
F20
KUALA LUMPUR
 
Malaysia

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's Shot Put - F20 DNS

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Standing Shot Put
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
1Shot Put - F202016Rio de Janeiro, BRA16.84
3Shot Put - F202012London, GBR15.21
World Championships
1Shot Put - F202017London, GBR17.29
1Shot Put - F202013Lyon, FRA15.32
2Shot Put - F202019Dubai, UAE17.03
3Shot Put - F202015Doha, QAT15.37
Asian Para Games
1Shot Put - F202018Jakarta, INA16.94
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Watching films. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
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Athlete
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Wife Zafira Nasir, daughter Zuhayra Zafra [2017], son Tariq Xavier [2019]
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Malay
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R Jaganathan [national]; Mohamad Faizol Harun [national], MAS
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He won a bronze medal in able-bodied shot put at the 2017 South East Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (kualalumpur2017.com.my, 22 Aug 2017)
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A back injury affected his preparations for the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia. He was still able to compete at the event and won a gold medal in the F20 shot put. (nst.com.my, 15 Jan 2019; thejakartapostimages.com, 12 Oct 2018)

He injured his knee in November 2013 but recovered in time to compete at the 2014 ASEAN Para Games in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. (thestar.com.my, 09 Jan 2014)
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He took up the sport at school in 2009. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
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Athletics was a compulsory activity at his school. (Athlete, 21 Oct 2015)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (mstar.com.my, 24 Apr 2019)
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Winning a gold medal and setting a world record in the F20 shot put at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
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His father. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
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His father. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)
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"Start today, not tomorrow." (Facebook page, 20 Dec 2018)
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He was named Best Athlete of 2017 at the Sportswriters Association of Malaysia Awards. (kosmo.com.my, 02 Mar 2018)

The Malaysian Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development named a welfare institution in Selangor in his name [Taman Sinar Harapan Ziyad Zolkefli] after he won gold in the F20 shot put at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (hmetro.com.my, 28 Sep 2016)

He was Malaysia's flag bearer for the opening ceremony at the 2014 Asian Para Games in Incheon, Republic of Korea, and at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (thestar.com.my, 09 Oct 2014)

He was named Para Athlete of the Year at the 2013 Malaysian Sports Awards. (astroawani.com, 11 Sep 2016)
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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