AHMAD TARMIZI Zuhairi

Date of Birth: 26 Jul 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Sport Class: C5

Place of birth: MARANG

Birth Country:

Malaysia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cycling Road	Men's C5 Time Trial	DNF

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Fuji International Speedway	Men's C5 Time Trial	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

CYCLING ROAD

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Track World Championships
11	Men's C5 - Omnium	2020	Milton, ON, CAN
15	Men's C5 - Scratch Race	2020	Milton, ON, CAN
Asian Para Games
1	Men's C5 - Road Race	2018	Jakarta, INA
6	C5 Time Trial	2018	Jakarta, INA

CYCLING TRACK

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Asian Para Games
2	C1-5 750m Team Sprint	2018	Jakarta, INA
3	C4-5 1000m Time Trial	2018	Jakarta, INA
4	C5 4000m Individual Pursuit	2018	Jakarta, INA
Track World Championships
4	C1-5 750m Team Sprint	2020	Milton, ON, CAN
7	C1-5 750m Team Sprint	2019	Apeldoorn, NED
8	C1-5 750m Team Sprint	2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
9	Men's C5 - 1000m Time Trial	2019	Apeldoorn, NED
11	Men's C5 - 1000m Time Trial	2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
12	Men's C5 - 1000m Time Trial	2020	Milton, ON, CAN
14	C5 4000m Individual Pursuit	2020	Milton, ON, CAN
14	C5 4000m Individual Pursuit	2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Son Harith Amsyar [2017], daughter Hannan Khayla [2019]

Languages spoken:

Other sports:

He played able-bodied football at state-level in Malaysia prior to his amputation. (hmetro.com.my, 26 Jan 2018)

He took up Para cycling in 2014. (thestar.com.my, 10 Oct 2018; nst.com.my, 17 Sep 2017)

He was offered the chance to take up Para cycling by the Malaysian Sports Council. "I was a football player. I was really in the dumps after losing my limb. I did not want to be a cyclist at first but when the offer came from the Sports Council, I accepted it with an open heart." (thestar.com.my, 10 Oct 2018; nst.com.my, 17 Sep 2017)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (hmetro.com.my, 26 Jan 2018)

He was named Male Para Athlete of the Year at the 2018 Terengganu Sports Awards in Malaysia. (teganukita.net, 18 Mar 2019)

General Interest

Classification
C5 (UCI, 09 Apr 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (nst.com.my, 17 Sep 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (nst.com.my, 17 Sep 2017)

Impairment Details
In 2012 his right hand got stuck in the sugar cane machine while he was helping at his family stall in Marang, Malaysia. The hand was amputated at the wrist. "I was helping my family selling sugar cane water during Ramadan. It was a busy day and I was rushing to meet orders. Suddenly, my wrist was caught in the sugar cane machine." (thestar.com.my, 10 Oct 2018; epaper.mmail.com.my, 18 Sep 2017; nst.com.my, 17 Sep 2017)

Milestones

He became the first Malaysian male cyclist to win a gold medal at the Asian Para Games after placing first in the C5 road race event at the 2018 edition in Indonesia. (thestar.com.my, 10 Oct 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 01 Sep 2020)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/hairi_tarmizi05

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
DNF:: Did not finish

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