Nauraj Singh Randhawa (Punjabi: ਨੌਰਾਜ ਸਿੰਘ ਰੰਧਾਵਾ (Nauraja sigha radhāvā); born 27 January 1992) is a Malaysian athlete, specialising in the high jump.

Nauraj Singh Randhawa
Personal information
Born (1992-01-27) 27 January 1992 (age 32)
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country Malaysia
SportAthletics
EventHigh jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best2.30 m (2017)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Malaysia
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur High Jump
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore High Jump
Gold medal – first place 2013 Naypyidaw High Jump
Silver medal – second place 2019 Philippines High Jump
Silver medal – second place 2021 Hanoi High Jump

Athletics career

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He won the gold medal in the 2013 and 2015 Southeast Asian Games. In 2016, he jumped 2.29 m in Kallang, Singapore. In 2017, he beat the 2.30 mark in Singapore, improving his personal best. With this record he became the first track and field athlete to reach the Olympics without a wild card since the 2008 Beijing Olympics when Lee Hup Wei, Roslinda Samsu and Yuan Yufang qualified on merit.

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