Malaysian Athletics Results 2012 - 1

MALAYSIAN  ATHLETICS  RESULTS  2012-No.1

Compiled by Jad Adrian, ATFS Statistician, info@adriansprints.com

PUCHONG  01.01.2012  “New Year Newton Run 2012”

-note: all athletes from Malaysia except as noted; both 12km & 25km run- obviously short distances-

Men 12km:

1. Arul Thevar s/o Muniandy 40:25,  2. Calvin Boon 40:40,  3. Amirul Syazwan Samad 40:55;

Men/veteran 12km:

1. Ong Chin 43:57;

Men 25km:

1. Simion Kipkorir Ruto KEN 1:32:18,  2. Ahmad Lamchannak MAR 1:33:23,  3. Khairil Jasni Jamaluddin 1:38:21;

Men/veteran 25km:

1. Khir Salleh 1:38:43;

Women 12km:

1. Sheela Samivellu 44:35;

Women/veteran 12km:

1. Cheah Meei Meei 52:26;

Women 25km:

1. Sarah Sulaiman Ch’ng 1:45:08,  2. Noor Amelia Musa 1:54:20;

Women/veteran 25km:

1. Laura Cerami USA 1:56:50,  2. Susan Khoo GBR 1:57:10,  3. Emer Breen GBR 1:59:05;

KUALA LUMPUR  08.01.2012  “MPIB 12 km Run”

-note: all athletes from Malaysia except as noted-

Men:

1. Kipchumba Elisha KEN 38:04.7,  2. Simion Kipkorir Ruto KEN 39:40.2,  3. Shaharuddin Hashim 40:55.7;

Men/veteran:

1. Mark John Williams GBR 40:35.4,  2. Junichiro Adachi JPN 40:37.4;

Women:

1. Noor Amelia Musa 47:16.2;

KUALA LUMPUR  10-12. 01.2012  “SUKSES Athletics Meet”

Men:

110mh (10): 1. Alif Ashraff Mohd Razali 15.5,  2. Muhd Hafiz Md Razali 15.7;

400mh (11): 1. Arafat Mudir 57.2;

HJ (11): 1. Mohd Azly Ghazali 2.00;

LJ (11): 1. Luqman Hakim Ramlan 6.69;

SP (10): 1. Shahrin Selamat 13.06,  2. Ong Chin Yong 11.70,  3. Mohd Shahul Iqmal 11.63;

Women:

100mh (10): 1. Raja Nursheena Raja Azhar 15.4;

5000m (12): 1. Sasikala d/o Ramesh 21:52.4,  2. Loh Chooi Fern 22:08.5,  3. Sri Suganya d/o Naderaja 23:39.0;

10000m W (11): 1. Loh Chooi Fern 1:05:00.7,  2. Chong Hui Yan 1:07:34.8;

HJ (12): 1. Shanyiani d/o Mahendran 1.66,  2. Nurul Falena Gunasekara 1.55;

KUALA LUMPUR  15.01.2012  “27th FTAAA Cross Country Championships”

Men/senior, 8.2km:

1. Jayakumar s/o Ramasamy (Sel) 43:20, 2. Kogilan s/o Savittian (Kul) 42:47;

Men/junior, 6.2km: 

1. Arun s/o Chandrasegaran (Sel) 37:46;

Men/veteran, 6.2km:

1. Chen Keat Hoong (Sel) 42:36;

Men/veteran, 6.2km:

1. Mohd Yasan (Kul) 50:13;

Women/senior, 6.2km:

1. Hafisah Mohd Arshid (Af) 48:05;

Women/junior, 6.2km:

1. Aina Fadhlin Syahmna Abas (Kul) 43:49,  2. Intan Syafinas Rohmi (Kul) 48:38,  3. Liyana Kamaruzaman (Kul) 49:30,  4. Siti Aisyah Mohd Rashid (Nse) 49:51;

Women/veteran, 6.2km:

1. Annie Lee Khum Chiew (Kul) 47:46;

SINGAPORE  14-15. 01.2012  “SAA Track and Field Series 1”

Men:

LJ (15): 2. Mohd Fahmi Meslan (94) 7.03 +0.6;

DT (15): 2. Mohamed Ali Hamid 35.32;

JT (14): 1. Akid Chong Mohd Isham 59.50,  2. Mohamed Ali Hamid 54.79,  3. Muhamad Hafizi Hishamuddin 51.47;

Women/u20:

JT (14): 1. Siti Nur Nadia Muhmmad Osman (25.02.1993, Joh) 37.06;

Women/u18:

3000m (14): 1. Malini a/p Boopathy 12:04.95;

DT (15): 1. Choo Kang Ni 34.20;

SERDANG  15.01.2012  “MIZUNO 10 km Road Race”

-note: more than 2000 finishers, winners from Malaysia except as noted-

Men/senior:

1. Bernard Mwendia Muthoni  KEN  31:27.2,  2.  Fredrick Mathiu  KEN  31:35.7,  3. Simion Kipkorir Ruto  KEN  32:13.0,  4. Elisha Kipchumba  KEN  32:32.2,  5. Mohd Jironi Riduan  34:36.7,  6. Nik Fakaruddin Ismail 34:48.7,  7. Abu Bakar ??? 35:35.4,  8. Mohd Shaharuddin Hashim 35:56.7;

Men/veteran:

1. Lautredoux Jean Pierre FRA 34:22.9,  2. Junichiro Adachi JPN 34:28.1,  3. Mark John William GBR 35:41.7;

Women/senior:

1. Josee Beauregard  CAN  39:43.3,  2. Noor Amelia Musa 40:00.8,  3. Sheela Samivellu  41:08.3;

Women/veteran:

1. Yuan Yufang 44:06.0,  2. Cheah Meei Meei 44:58.0;

Women/senior veteran:

1. Susah Khoo GBR 45:13.3,  2. Yasuko Hosotani JPN 45:55.0;

AMES IA, United States  21.01.2011  “Iowa State University Indoor Meeting”

-Note: over-sized track (300m)-

Men:

5000m:  3r2. Woo Chan Yew 15:28.30 NIBP;

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic  24.01.2012  “Ostravska Latka – Czech High Jump GP”

Men:

HJ: 6. Lee Hup Wei 2.15 =NIR;

HONG KONG  05.02.2012  “Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon”

Men:

Marathon: 61. Shaharudin Hashim 2:55:44;

WIEN (Vienna), Austria  11.02.2012  “Wien ASVO Indoor Gala”

Men:

HJ: 1. Lee Hup Wei 2.15 =NIR;

SINGAPORE  11-12. 02.2012  “SAA Track and Field Series 2”

Women:

LJ (11): 1. Nurul Fatimatul Zahrah Awang 5.82 +0.5;

Women/u20:

JT (11): 1. Siti Nur Nadia Muhmmad Osman 37.28;

BRNO, Czech  Republic 14.02.2012  “17. ročník Brněnské laťky Alfa Helicopter”

Men:

HJ: 11. Lee Hup Wei 2.14;

PRAHA, Czech Republic  16.02.2012  “Czech HJ GP - Novinářská laťka Zličín”

Men:

HJ: 10. Lee Hup Wei 2.05;

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Acknowledgments to;

Mr András Szabó (HUN),Mr Heinrich Hubbeling (GER), Mr Michel Saint-Raymond (FRA), Mr Milan Skočovský (CZE), Mr Mohamad Shahruddin (SIN), Mr Woo Chan Yew (Kul)

General Abbreviation;

HJ=High Jump, PV=Pole Vault, LJ=Long Jump, TJ=Triple Jump, SP=Shot Put, DT=Discus Throw, HT=Hammer Throw, JT=Javelin Throw, NIR=National Indoor Record, NIBP=National Indoor Best Performance

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Lee Hup Wei Equals National Indoor Records 2.15m at Vienna Austria

Less than three weeks ago, Lee Hup Wei equalled the 19-year-old Malaysian indoor record in high jump that stands at 2.15m. The record was made by Low Cwee Peng on March 03, 1993 at Toronto, Canada. Click here to read the story.

Competed at a small international athletics competition called " Wien ASVO Indoor Gala" at Wien (Vienna), the capital of Austria on February 12, 2012, the 2007 Asian champion whose PB outdoor is 2.27 won the event without any close challenge and once again repeated his highest bar at indoor competition or equalled the national indoor record, 2.15.

Second and third positions were won by Hungary's Adam Gerencser (2.05m) and local jumper Dominik Siedlaczek (1.90m).

-update-
Two days later (14.02.2012), the 5'10" from Selangor competed at Brno High Jump Meeting at Czechoslovakia but only managed to come close to the record with 2.14m, finishing in twelfth position. The event was won by Trevor Barry of Bahamas with a height of 2.30.

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74th UAAP Athletics Championships 2012 (Result)

The 74th edition of University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Athletics Championships was  held at PASIG, the Philippines (Feb 09-12, 2012). Major results are as follows;

MEN

100m (09) / +0.2:  1, Carlos Soriano 11.02.  2, Patrick Sacro Unso 11.07.  3, Jasper Tanhueco 11.09.  4, Abraham Alzona 11.18.

Heats: (+1.1) 1h1 Patrick Sacro Unso 10.8h.  2h1 Carlos Soriano 10.8h.  3h1 Abraham Alzona 10.9h;   (+0.3) 1h3 Jasper Lambert Tanhueco 10.9.

200m (10) nwi:  1, Patrick Sacro Unso 22.12.  2, Carlos Xavier Soriano 22.36.  3, Abraham Alzona 22.45.

400m (11):  1, Jesson Ramil Cid 49.17.  2, Jhonrey Bardos 49.53.  3, Abraham Alzona 49.67.

800m (10):  1, Jordan Paul Billones 1:55.28.  2, Wanlie Maulas 1:55.81.  3, Mark Ian Delos Santos 1:57.45.  4, Rudy Medalla 1:57.49.

Heats (09):  1h3 Wenlie Maulas 1:56.06.  2h3 Jordal Paul 1:56.33.  

5000m (11):  1, Christopher Ulboc 15:38.36.  2, Richard Salano 15:42.63.  3, Rafael Poliquit 15:46.75.

10000m (09):  1, Christopher Ulboc 33:24.99.  2, Richard Salano 33:34.64.  3, Rafael Poliguit 33:38.57.

3000m St (10):  1, Christopher Ulboc 9:32.49.  2, Richard Salano 9:45.93.  3, Roger Denolo 9:47.10.  4, Rustom Nava 9:50.26.  5, Wenlie Maulas 10:09.30.

110mh (09) /+0.2:  1, Patrick Sacro Unso 14.78.  2, Patrick Renoto Unso 15.27.  3, Robert Miquel 15.45.  4, Jesson Ramil Cid 15.50.

Heats (09):  1h1 Jose Renoto Unso 15.0 +0.4;  (+0.4) 1h2 Patrick Sacro Unso 14.4.  2h2 Jesson Ramil Cid 15.1.

400mh (12):  1, Patrick Sacro Unso 53.82.  2, Jesson Ramil Cid 54.79.  3, Jose Renoto Unso 54.86.

Pole Vault (10):  1, Evan James valera 4.05.  2, Jesson Ramil Cid 3.90.  3, Robert Miguel Nasis 3.85.

Long Jump (10):  1, Gerald Mark Layumas 6.61.

Triple Jump (11): 1, Gerald Mark Layumas 14.04 +1.8.

Shot Put (11):  1, Al Gerion Bugarin 13.29.  2, Angelo Arayata 12.34.  3, Laurence Victor Rose 12.24.  4, Jerby Deriada 12.04.

Discus (12):  1, Angelo Arayata 38.05.  2, Ernie Sabiduria 36.36.

Hammer (10):  1, Miguel Sandino Yuzon 41.48.  2, Al Gerion Bugarin 38.05.

Javelin (09:  1, Kenny Gonzales 54.94.  2, Lorenzo Toledo 52.81.

5000m walk (12):  1, Edgar Bardel 24:20.90.

10000m walk (10):  1, Edgar Bardel 52:51.13.  2, Stefan Jalbuena 53:15.51.astern University (FEU) Team 42.56.  2, De La Salle University (DLSU) Team 42.92.

Decathlon (09-10):

4x100m (11):  1, Far Eastern University (FEU) Team [Bardos, Ebcas, Cid, Lobos] 42.56.  2, De La Salle University (DLSU) Team [Unso, Layumas, Tanhueco, Unso,J.R) 42.92.

WOMEN

100m (09) +0.3:  1, Jenyrose Rose Rosales (94) 12.34.  2, Luville Dato-on 12.37.  3, Hanelyn Loquinto 12.40.

Heats: 1h1 Jenny Rose Rosales 12.50 -0.1.  1h2 Hanelyn Loquinto 12.41 -0.2.  Luville Dato-on 12.35 +0.1.

200m (10):  1, Jenny Rose Rosales (94) 25.33.  2, Luville Dato-on 25.90.  3, Hanelyn Loquinto 26.17.

400m (11):  1, Jenny Rose Rosales (94) 58.58.  2, Josie Malacad 58.82.  3, Irene Gullos 59.50.

800m (10):  1, Josie Malacad 2:17.08.  2, Jila Dela Rosa 2:17.73.  3, Josephine Mendoza 2:20.41.

1500m (09):  1, Darlyn Carmen 4:51.23.  2, Mary Ann Dela Cruz 4:52.23.  3, Jila Dela Rosa 4:54.38.  4, Macrose Dichoso 4:54.78.

5000m (12):  1, Darlyn Carmen 19:03.55.  2, Jila Dela Rosa 19:04.92.

10000m (10):  1, Dalyn Carmen 40:54.78.  2, Jila Dela Rosa 40:56.55.  3, Macrose Dichoso 41:07.18.

3000m St (10):  1, Dalyn Carmen 11:50.62.  2, Jila Dela Rosa 11:56.17.  3, Mary Ann dela Cruz 11:56.57.  4, Nancy Pilaro 12:10.26.  5, Jenismyl Mabunqa 12:57.75.  6, Edlyn Barcelon 13:16.06.

100mh (09) -0.4:  1, Michelle Palmares (93) 15.34.  2, Mildrid Salut 15.51.  3, Viena Mae Banebane 15.59.

Heats (09):  1h1 Aleah Gatmaitan 15.45 +1.2.  1h2 Michelle Palmares 15.34 +0.9.

400mh (12):  1, Josie Malacad 62.95.  2, Irene Gullos 63.53.  3, Keizel Pedrina 65.37.

High Jump (09):  1, Aprilen Laudencia (22.05.94) 1.66  NJR.  2, Chairy Palermo 1.60.  3, Joeann Bermudo (94) 1.55.  4, Althea Santos 1.55.

Pole Vault (11):  1, Alexandra Smith 2.70.  2, Katrina Baron 2.70.  3, Yvetta Marie 2.60.

Triple Jump (09):  1, Joeann Bermudo (94) 12.05.  2, Michelle Palmares (93) 11.96.  3, Avegail Marie Dizon 11.86.

Discus (11):  1, Twinkle Masilang 34.59.

Hammer (09):  1, Kenneth Grace Ferrera 37.74.

Javelin (10):  1, Jennifer Penepona 41.66.  2, Stephanie Cimatu 40.18.  3, Jansell Mau Candelaria 38.17.

3000m walk (11):  1, April Pedrozo 16:09.99.

5000m walk (10):  1, April Pedrozo 27:59.63.  2, Janice Marques 28:45.13.  3, Marie Aliz Dela Crus 29:00.07.

4x100m (10):  1, UST Team [Pedrina, Denuyo, Dato-on, Banebane] 48.67. 

#Event's dates are questionable.
With thanks to the following sources of results;

UAAP organizer, Pinoymiler blog, Andrew Pirie, Roselyn Hamero

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Singapore Track & Field Series 2, 2012 (Result)

Singapore Athletics Association (SAA) Track & Field Series 2, 2012 was held during February 12-13, 2012 at SINGAPORE. Several guests from Malaysia and France competed in this meet. Best results as follows;

MEN

100m  (11.02.2011), +2.5:  1h1, Mohd Elfi Mustapha 87 (Sin) 10.86w;  2h1, Donavon Chan Zhiyuan 94 (Sin) 10.90w;  3h1, Calvin Kang 90 (Sin) 10.91w;  4h1, Tan Zong Yang 94 (Sin) 11.01;  5h1, Yuan Joseph 86 (Sin) 11.04w; ... +2.5  1h2, Mikael Domergue 80 (FRA) 10.86w;
200m +0.3:  1, Donavon Chan Zhiyuan 94 (Sin) 22.18;
400m (11):  1, Seow Yeong Yang 93 (Sin) 49.70;  2, Ng Chin Hui 94 (Sin) 50.07;  3, Chan Zhiyuan Don 94 (Sin) 50.29;
1500m (11):  1, Chin Joo Ern 94 (Sin) 4:17.09;
110mh (12), +0.3:  1, Abdul Hakeem (Sin) 14.98;
Pole Vault (12):  1, Chan Sheng Yeo 16 (Sin) 4.63 NYR;
Triple Jump (12):  1, Stefan Tseng (Sin) 15.09  +1.3;
Discus Throw (12):  1, Toh Wei De 86 (Sin) 37.69;

JUNIOR (U20)
100m (11):  1h4, Yap Jin Wei 94 (Sin) 10.95w +3.1;
110mh /0.99m (12), -0.9:  1, Timothee Yap Ji Wei 94 (Sin) 14.95;
High Jump (12):  1, Lim Chern Miao 94 (Sin) 1.91;
Shot Put /6kg (11):  1, Wong Kai Yuen 94 (Sin) 14.79;
Discus Throw /1.75kg (12):  1, Wong Kai Yuen (Sin) 45.63;


YOUTH (U18)
2000m St./ 0.914m (11):  1, Venuraam S/O Selvan 95 (Sin) 6:47.47;
Triple Jump (12):  1, Benjamin Ong Yu Kai 96 (Sin) 14.43  +1.2;
Javelin Throw /U18, 700g (11):  1, Ho Chung Xian 96 (Sin) 53.77 NYR;
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WOMEN
400m (11):  1, Charlene Oh 95 (Sin) 61.77;
Pole Vault (12):  1, Carmel Teo (Sin) 3.21 NJR & NYR;  2, Leong Wen Jun (Sin) 2.75;
Long Jump (11): 1, Nurul Fatimatul Zahrah Awang (Mas) 5.82 +0.5;  2, Siti Nor Jannah Zulkifli (Sin) 5.47  0.0;
Discus Throw (12):  1, Chan Zhi Xuan 94 (Sin) 36.67;

JUNIOR (U20)
100m (11):  1h1, Wendy Enn (Sin) 12.44w +2.4;
Javelin Throw (11):  1, Siti Nur Nadia Muhammad Osman 25.02.1993 (Mas) 37.28;

YOUTH (U18)
100m (11):  1h5, Eugenia Tan 96 (Sin) 12.37w +4.3;
100mh (12)  +1.8:  1, Jannah Wong 96 (Sin) 14.82;
Triple Jump (12):  1, Lim Enzuan 97 (Sin) 11.02  +0.0;

Results courtesy of Singapore Athletics Association

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SEA Athletes at Top 30 ASIAN Rankings 2011

Southeast Asian athletes at TOP 30 in 2011 ASIAN Athletics Rankings. Lists for women events as follows:

100m =13TH =23RD =23RD 30TH 200m 6TH =21ST 26TH 29TH 400m 14TH 24TH 800m 5TH 17TH 1500m 12TH 28TH 3000St 8TH 13TH 100mh 16TH 18TH 27TH 400mh 12TH High Jump 4TH =5TH =8TH =10TH Pole Vault =5TH =5TH =11TH Long Jump 2ND =9TH 26TH Triple Jump 12TH 14TH 18TH Shot Put 8TH Discus Throw 26TH Hammer Throw 25TH Heptathlon 2ND 11TH 14TH

Norjannah Hafiszah Jamaluddin (MAS) 11.60 Serafi Anelies Unani (INA) 11.69 Nongnuch Sanrat (THA) 11.69 Vu Thi Huong (VIE) 11.73 Laphassaporn Tawoncharoen (THA) 23.65 Le Ngoc Phuong (VIE) 24.01 Nguyen Thi Thuy (VIE) 24.04 Vu Thi Huong (VIE) 24.06 Nguyen Thi Thuy (VIE) 53.80 Treewadee Yongphan (THA) 54.13 Truong Thanh Hang (VIE) 2:01.41 Do Thi Tha (VIE) 2:05.62 Truong Thanh Hang (VIE) 4:15.52 Do Thi Thao (VIE) 4:18.94 Rini Budiarti (INA) 10:00.58 Nguyen Thi Phuong (VIE) 10:04.42 Dedeh Erawati (INA) 13.42 Wallapa Pansoongnuen (THA) 13.51  WassanaWinatho (THA) 13.62 Noraseela Mohd Khalid (MAS) 57.41 Wanida Boonwan (THA) 1.92 Duong Thi Viet Anh (VIE) 1.90 Pham Thi Diem (VIE) 1.87 Noengruthai Chaipetch (THA) 1.85 Roslinda Samsu (MAS) 4.20 Le Thi Phuong (VIE) 4.20 Sukanya Chomchuendee (THA) 4.00 (note 14 athletes at 4.00!!) Marestella Torres (PHI) 6.71 Maria Natalia Londa (INA) 6.47 Catherine Kay Santos (PHI) 6.25 Tran Hue Hoa (VIE) 13.76 Maria Natalia Londa (INA) 13.73 Thitima Muangjan (THA) 13.64 Zhang Guirong (SIN) 16.96 Subenrat Insaeng (THA) 52.93 Tan Song Hwa (MAS) 58.71 (note 19 athletes of China in top 25 !!) Wassana Winatho (THA) 5710 Duong Thi Viet Anh (VIE) 5350 Narcisa Atienza (PHI) 5285

Full list of Asian Athletics Ranking 2011 (over 90 pages) is available soon, from compiler/editor:
Mr. Heinrich Hubbeling, Germany 
Email: hhubbeling@t-online.de

...the Asian Athletics statistics handbook has very deep ranking lists (TOP 30 Asian + extra deep lists of non JPN/CHN performers) for Olympic events + additional events, indicates all NR broken during the year, complete records etc. The handbook is 'famous' among statisticians and fan in Europe. In spite of difficulty of compiling Asian Athletics statistics due to limited support from several national federations, he managed to publish his 22nd consecutive Asian Athletics statistics last year. Those who interested in Asian Athletics Ranking 2011 (23rd year of issue) may contact the editor directly, payment can be made through various methods, price is cheap and affordable...


For Southeast Asian Statistics (handbook over 100 pages), click here

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ASIAN Athletics Ranking 2011 - Free Download

Top 10 lists of ASIAN Athletics Ranking (+ complete Asian records) is now available for download. This 14-pages ranking is the 23rd consecutive annual ranking compiled by ATFS statistician, Heinrich Hubbeling.

Click here to download

However, this is only about 15% deep of the publication of 2011 Asian Athletics statistics. Kindly contact the editor/compiler for full statistics handbook (-+ 93 pages) which will be released during April 2012. The previous issues also still available. 

Heinrich Hubbeling, Vreden Germany. Email:  hhubbeling@t-online.de

And to those who interested in SOUTH EAST ASIAN Athletics Statistics (2011) click here

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Asafa Powell 50m 5.64s Video U.S Open 2012

Asafa Powell opened his third Olympic season with an impressive time of 5.64s at 50m in the U.S Indoor Open at New York on 28th January 2012. The 29-year-old who has 9.72 of 100m, however still short 0.08s of the World record (5.56s) held jointly by Donavon Bailey and Maurice Greene. The fastest official time ever recorded at 50m is 5.55s by Ben Johnson in 1987 but it was then annulled due to doping revelations. Below is the official result:

1. Asafa Powell JAM 5.64 WL, PB
2. Nesta Carter JAM 5.67 PB
3. Trell Kimmons USA 5.68 PB
4. Justin Gatlin USA 5.71 PB
5. Kimmari Roach JAM 5.74 PB
6. Daniel Bailey ANT 5.75 PB

VIDEO of Men's 50m U.S Open, NY 2012 (by Orgiv1985)

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Sprint Coach Harun Rasheed Says Goodbye Athletics

Malaysian renowned sprint coach Harun Rasheed announced his resignation as track and field coach after dedicated his time and effort toward the development of Malaysian track and field for at least three-decade long.

It was explained that he decided to resign to enable him spending more time with family and concentrating on business. He unofficially informed MAAU (now MAU) about retirement after poor performances achieved by his sprinters during 2011 SEA Games.

Back in 1970's he was a successful sprinter, having won medals several times in Malaysia open (MAAU) at 200m and 400m and was part of the 4x400m national team that finished 4th at the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok. But the most important and memorable moments in his career as an athlete could be when his 4x400m team became the champion at two editions of SEAP / SEA Games (1973 & 1977).

Harun whose best time is 48.7s in the 400m set in 1978 at Jakarta and repeated in Singapore, started coach track and field in early 1980's. He has produced numerous of national record breakers, SEA Games champions and Asian continental's top athletes. Seven out of ten fastest Malaysian female sprinters were among the athletes who trained with him.

Although his sprinters had failed to win individual medal in last year SEA Games, his final-year assignment (2011) as a national sprint coach was considered very successful. Under his guidance, both Malaysian male and female sprinters, Mohd Noor Imran A.Hadi (10.40s) and Norjannah Hafiszah Jamaludin (11.60s) became the fastest in Southeast Asia during 2011 athletics season.

The 57-year-old Kedahan born served as chief coach of national athletics for two years since January 2010.

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