Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim

Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Malaysia
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester 56 kg (Snatch)
2002 Manchester 56 kg (Clean & Jerk)
2002 Manchester 56 kg (Total)
2010 Delhi 56 kg

Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim (born 3 December 1981) is a Malaysian weightlifter.

His biggest achievement is winning three gold medals in the 56-kilogram category at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.

At the 2008 Asian Championships he ranked 4th in the 56 kg category, with a total of 262 kg.[1]

He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 56 kg division finishing eighth, with a new personal best of 265 kg.[2] He beat his previous best by 3 kg.

He is 5 ft 3 inches tall.

Controversy

On June 2005, Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim has tested positive for banned substance namely steroids in an out-of-competition test conducted by the National Sports Council of Malaysia and faced a ban of two years.[3]

Notes and references

  1. "AMIRUL Hamizan Ibrahim". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011.
  2. "IBRAHIM Amirul Hamizan". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011.
  3. Malaysian weightlifter fails drug test. www.english.peopledaily.com.cn. Retrieved December 2008.

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