Mohamad Aniq bin Kasdan (born 16 June 2002) is a Malaysian weightlifter. He won the silver medal in the Clean & Jerk men's 55 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1] He was the first Malaysian weightlifter to win a medal in the World Weightlifting Championships.[2][3][4]
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| Full name | Mohamad Aniq bin Kasdan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Aniq | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Malaysian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 June 2002 Segamat, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 55 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Yon Haryono Nur Jannah Batrisyah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2021, Aniq won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He also won a bronze medal at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi. In 2022, Aniq participated in the Commonwealth Games weightlifting 55 kg category. He set a new Games record of 142 kg in Clean & Jerk, won Malaysia's first medal and first gold medal in the Games.[5]
In August 2024, Aniq competed in the men's 61 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He finished in forth place with 297 kg in total. He failed his last two Clean and Jerk attempts to lift 174 kg in pursuit for silver medal and missed out on podium by 1 kg.[6]
Major results
edit| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||||
| Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Paris, France | 61 kg | 126 | 130 | — | 167 | — | 297 | 4 | |||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 55 kg | 103 | 107 | 11 | 135 | 142 |  |
249 | 5 | ||||
| 2023 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 61 kg | 122 | 125 | 18 | 160 | 166 |  |
291 | 9 | ||||
| IWF World Cup | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Phuket, Thailand | 61 kg | 125 | 14 | 165 | 6 | 290 | 8 | ||||||
| Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Birmingham, England | 55 kg | 107 | — | 138 | 142 | — | 249 | 
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| Asian Championships | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Manama, Bahrain | 61 kg | 108 | 113 | 10 | 143 | 150 | 160 | |
273 | 4 | |||
| 2023 | Jinju, South Korea | 61 kg | 114 | 119 | 122 | 6 | 151 | 158 | 162 | 8 | 284 | 6 | ||
References
edit- ^ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Aniq's historic feat at world meet bodes well for C'wealth Games plan". The Star (Malaysia). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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- ^ "Weightlifter Aniq clinches historic silver at World Championships". New Straits Times. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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- ^ "19-Year-Old Aniq Wins 1st Medal For Malaysia At World Weightlifting Championships". says.com. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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- ^ "Bin Kasdan Mohamad Aniq celebrates Weightlifting gold for Malaysia". 30 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Missing Out On Podium By 1kg Was Heartbreaking - Mohamad Aniq". Bernama. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
External links
edit- Mohamad Aniq Kasdan at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Mohamad Aniq Kasdan at Olympics.com
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