Anuar Khairul MOHAMAD made Malaysian archery history when he reached the
recurve men's individual final at World Cup Stage 4 in Shanghai in September.
This is the first medal for a Malaysian in an individual World Cup event.
Before that, he helped Malaysia to qualify for the Olympics after finishing 1st
in the team play-off competition at the World Championships in July. He then
snatched third place at the London Archery Classic and two gold medals at the
Asian Championships in Tehran in October.
After finishing 2nd in
the team event of the European Grand Prix in Boe in May together with Muhammad
Faveez ROSLI and Kisham FAUZI FAZLI, he then teamed up with 18-year old Haziq
KAMARUDDIN and experienced Chu Sian CHENG at the World Archery Championships in
Turin in July. Together they earned Malaysia a spot in the team event for the
London Olympics next year after finishing 1st in the team play-off competition
and 9th in the team event overall in Italy.
MOHAMAD then followed
it up with a strong performance in the World Cup in Shanghai, beating several
top archers before losing to the American Joe FANCHIN in the gold final.
Competing in his first World Cup event and in just his third international
tournament, he eclipsed the previous best result by a Malaysian archer when
CHENG reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Shanghai two years ago.
At the beginning of
the month, MOHAMAD equalled the national record to finish second in the recurve
men's qualification of the London Archery Classic Olympic test event. He then
defeated experienced Ukrainian Dmytro HRACHOV (UKR), a team bronze medallist in
the 2004 Athens Olympic, to snatch third place (photo), thus emerging as an
Olympic medal contender for next year.
In the Asian
Championships that have just ended in Tehran, the archer from Malaysia took a
well-deserved title in the individual event. Seeded No. 2 he survived two
shoot-offs in 1/16 and 1/8 eliminations, but then showed true domination
in his following matches to clinch the continental title. Two days before,
MOHAMAD had already won the team gold medal together with CHENG and KAMARUDDIN
beating China in the final.
His recent results are
an amazing achievement for the 20-year old archer, who was only promoted to the
elite squad this year and already has helped Malaysia earn three quota spots
for the 2012 London Olympics!
Biography Extract:
1st
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Individual
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Asian Archery
Championships Tehran
|
2011
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1st
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Team
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Asian Archery
Championships Tehran
|
2011
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4th
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Mixed Team
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Asian Archery
Championships Tehran
|
2011
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3rd
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Individual
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Olympic Test Event
London
|
2011
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8th
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Team
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Olympic Test Event
London
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2011
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2nd
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Individual
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World Cup Stage
Shanghai
|
2011
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2nd
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Team
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World Cup Stage
Shanghai
|
2011
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17th
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Individual
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World Archery
Championships Turin
|
2011
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9th
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Team
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World Archery
Championships Turin
|
2011
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33rd
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Individual
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European Grand Prix
Boe
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2011
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2nd
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Team
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European Grand Prix
Boe
|
2011
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