Abdul Latif Romly

Abdul Latif Romly (born 31 March 1997 in Perlis, Malaysia) is a Malaysian Paralympian who broke T20 long jump world record 3 times on the same day and won Malaysia's third gold medal in September 11 at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Abdul Latif Romly
Personal information
NationalityMalaysian
Born (1997-03-31) 31 March 1997
Perlis, Malaysia
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight69 kg (152 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryMalaysia
SportTrack and field
Disability class(T20)
Event(s)long jump
Coached byMohd Syahrul Amri Suhaimi

Athletics career

In 2015, Latif set a record-breaking 7.43m leap to defend his F20 (intellectual disabilities) long jump gold medal at the 2015 Para Asean Games in Singapore.[2] In 2016 Rio Summer Paralympics Games, Latif broke his own world record three times in the same day. He also earned Malaysia's third gold medal of these Paralympics Games. He was chosen as the Malaysian flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

  1. "Abdul Latif bin Romly". Kuala Lumpur 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  2. Ming Wai, Tan (8 December 2015). "Abdul Latif leaps to new record at Para Asean Games". TheStarOnline. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. "Chong Wei all fired up". Rajes Paul. The Star. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  4. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".


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