Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom
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| Full name | Muhammad Shah Firdaus bin Sahrom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 November 1995 Muar, Johor, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Muhammad Shah Firdaus bin Sahrom (born 26 November 1995) is a Malaysian professional racing cyclist.[1] He rode in the men's sprint event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, coming in 34th out of 35 cyclists. He participated in both Sprint and Keirin cycling events during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the Keirin event where he won a bronze medal and in the sprint event. He competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics, where in the Keirin Final, he finished in sixth place.[2]
Biography
[edit]Shah Firdaus was born in Muar, Johor, Malaysia,[3][4] where he and his family hails from the Kampung Parit Setongkat.[5]
Cycling career
[edit]He rode in the men's sprint event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, coming in 34th out of 35 cyclists.[6] He participated in both Sprint and Keirin cycling events during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[7] He won the 2021 Australian Track National Championship in the keirin event, defeating compatriot Azizulhasni Awang.[8][9] He competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the Keirin[10] event where he won a bronze medal and in the sprint event.[11]
He also competed in Paris Olympics 2024 and finished at sixth place in the final round of Keirin.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Muhammad Sahrom". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympics: Medal hopes over for Malaysian cyclists including Mohamed Azizulhasni Awang," Fourth Official.
- ^ Azlan Muhammad Zain (11 November 2019). "Impak Shah Firdaus makin meyakinkan". Harian Metro - Arena (in Malay). Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Kenali Shah Firdaus Atlet Berbasikal Yang Merampas Emas Azizulhasni Awang". Remaja (in Malay). 29 March 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ Arnaz M. Khairul (7 September 2014). "Just like his older brother". New Straits Times. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Start list". tissottiming.com. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Shah Firdaus left to rue missed chance after first-round crash". Bernama. Astro Awani. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ Lim Teik Huat. "Shah Firdaus outclasses Azizul to capture elite keirin gold". The Star. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Norzalina (6 August 2021). "Umur 25 Tahun & Pernah 'Tewaskan' Juara Azizulhasni Awang, Kini Shah Firdaus Harapan Negara di Sukan Olimpik" (in Malay). Nona. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Cycling Track - Men's Keirin results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Cycling Track - Men's Sprint results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
External links
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- Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom at UCI
- Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom at Cycling Archives
- Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom at CycleBase
- Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom at Olympedia
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Muar
- Malaysian people of Malay descent
- Malaysian Muslims
- Malaysian male cyclists
- Malaysian track cyclists
- Olympic cyclists for Malaysia
- Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in cycling
- Cyclists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Cyclists at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- Cyclists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century Malaysian people
- Cyclists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Malaysia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from Johor
- SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia
- SEA Games medalists in cycling
- Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics