Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli

Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli KMN (born 15 March 1990) is a Paralympic athlete from Malaysia who competes in T20 classification shot put events.[1] He is the current world record holder in his event. Zolkefli represented Malaysia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where he won the bronze medal in the shot put. As well as Paralympic success, Zolkefli has won both the World Championship and Asian Para Games titles in his sport, in 2013 and 2014 respectively.[2]

In this Malay name, the name Zolkefli is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Muhammad Ziyad.
Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli
Personal information
NationalityMalaysian
Born (1990-03-15) 15 March 1990
Selangor
ResidenceGombak, Selangor, Malaysia
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Country Malaysia
SportTrack and field
Disability class(F20)
Event(s)Shot put
ClubParalympic Club Kuala Lumpur
Coached byMohd Faizol (club)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Malaysia
Southeast Asian Games
2019 PhilippinesShot put
2017 Kuala LumpurShot put
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Malaysia
Paralympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put - F20
2012 London Shot put - F20
IPC World Championships
2013 Lyon Shot put - F20
2017 London Shot put - F20
2015 Doha Shot put - F20
Asian Para Games
2014 Incheon Shot put - F20
2018 Jakarta Shot put - F20

Early life

Born in Selangor, Ziyad suffered intellectual impairment which was identified in pre-school. He attended Sekolah Menengah Teknik Tanah Merah, Kelantan and was the eldest of four siblings. Before he joined the National Sports Council, Ziyad was selling kueh teow in Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman.[3]

Athletics career

In 2012, Ziyad came to prominence when he won the bronze medal – with a throw of 15.21m – in the men’s F20 shot putt event at the Paralympic Games in London.[4] He then created history when he registered a personal best of 15.23m to win the gold medal at his first International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Athletics Championships in France.[5] After his success at the 2013 World Championships, in which he won his country's only medal of the tournament, Ziyad was recognized as the National Paralympian Sportsman of the Year at the Anugerah Sukan Negara.

Rio Summer Paralympic

At the 2016 Paralympic Games, he represented Malaysia again and won the gold medal in the shot put event and setting a new world record.

2017 World Para Athletics Championship

At the event held in the evening at the London Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Muhammad Ziyad threw a distance of 17.29m to rewrite his own previous world record of 16.84m set at last year’s Rio Paralympic Games in Brazil.[6]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

See also

References
  1. "Zolkefli, Muhammad Ziyad". paralympic.org. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. "Zolkefli, Muhammad Ziyad". IPC. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. Bernama (11 September 2016). "Muhamad Ziyad — from kuey teow man to Rio gold medallist". TheMalayMailOnline. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. Pillai, Ashreena (6 October 2014). "Paralympian Ziyad doesn't believe in luck". TheStarOnline. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  5. Singh, Aftar (9 October 2014). "Ziyad's the flag bearer for Para Games". TheStarOnline. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  6. "Muhamad Ziyad smashes world record in men's shot put". thesundaymail.com. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  7. "Chong Wei all fired up". Rajes Paul. The Star. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  8. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
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