Jackie Wong Throws 68.22m for his 13th National Hammer Record

Jackie Wong Siew cheer has grown steadily stronger and better since setting his first senior national record in 2013 at Palembang (59.53m).

It was after over three-year of serious attempts to break Wong Tee Kue's national record of 58.52m, which had stood for 20 years.

Today on 18 August 2019, he shattered his own national hammer throw record again during the 96th Malaysian National championships.

He first registered 67.50m during his second throw to eclipse his previous record national record of 67.31m he set 5 weeks ago at Gwangju.

Jacki Wong threw another national record of 68.22m at Kajang

The 27-year-old defending SEA Games champion improved the mark during his fifth attempt, throwing the iron ball at a distance of 68.22m, that is a new national record that to be counted from this meeting.

The hammer throw event was held separately at UNITEN sports complex at Kajang, while other events at the warm-up track of the national stadium, Kuala Lumpur.

Under the watchful eyes of China's former Asian champion Gu Yuan, Jackie has broken his own national record for 13th time since the first one in 2013.

Jackie's annual best performance and a complete list of his national records as follows;


2011
58.30m
Kuala Lumpur
MAAU invitation (time trial)
3 July 2011

2012
55.27m
Kuala Lumpur
Selangor state championships
10 June 2012

2013
59.53m (NR) - 1st
Palembang, Indonesia
Islamic Solidarity Games
27 September 2013

59.75m (NR) - 2nd
Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
Southeast Asian Games
15 December 2013

2014
62.19m (NR) - 3rd
Kuala Lumpur
FTAAA Championships
19 April 2014

2015
63.71m (NR) - 4th
Santa Cruz, Philippine
National Championships
19 March 2015

2016
64.50m (NR) - 5th
Kuantan
State Championships
6 March 2016

2017
64.55m (NR) - 6th
Mokpo, South Korea
Throwing meet invitation
7 April 2017

64.95m (>NR) *not ratified.
Kangar
MAKSAK Championships
19 May 2017

64.67m (NR) - 7th
Bangkok, Thailand
National Open Championships
14 June 2017

65.34m (NR) - 8th
Jeongseon, South Korea
KBS cup (throwing meet invitation)
27 June 2017

65.90m (NR) - 9th
Kuala Lumpur
Southeast Asian Games
23 August 2017

2018
66.01m (NR) - 10th
Kuala Lumpur
National Championships
13 May 2018

2019
67.01 (NR) - 11th
Doha
Asian Championships
24 April 2019

67.31m (NR) - 12th
Gwangju, South Korea
National Open Championships
6 July 2019

68.22m (NR) - 13th
Kuala Lumpur
National Championships
18 August 2019