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.jpg) Azizulhasni in 2020 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Muhammad Azizulhasni bin Awang |
| Nickname | The Pocket Rocketman |
| Born | 5 January 1988 Kuala Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia[1] |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2] |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Amateur team | |
| Dungun Cycling Team | |
| Professional team | |
| 2009 | Bike Technologies Australia |
Medal record | |
Dato' Muhammad Azizulhasni bin Awang DPMT KMN AMN (born 5 January 1988) is a Malaysian professional track cyclist based in Melbourne, Australia.[3][4] Nicknamed "The Pocket Rocketman" due to his small stature, he was the first and the only Malaysian cyclist to win a medal at the Summer Olympics.[5] He also became the first Malaysian to have competed in the Olympics five times.[6]
Azizulhasni was Team Malaysia's national flag bearer at the 2008 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations. He won his first World Championship medal in 2009, a silver medal in the individual sprint.[7] His debut Olympic medal came at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze in the individual keirin.[8] In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he won a silver medal in the same category of individual keirin.[9]
In 2017, he won his first World Championship title in the keirin,[10] and became the first Malaysian to ever wear the coveted rainbow jersey.[11]
Competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the Men's keirin qualifier, he was disqualified for cycling ahead of the derny motorbike used as a pacer before it left the track. National track head coach John Beasley called it a monumental mistake, and said: "The rule is clear and we were more than one length in front and it didn't give me any room to argue about it.[12]
- ^ Mohd Azizulhasni Awang Archived 2 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Athlete Biography – AWANG Mohd Azizulhasni". Beijing Olympics official website. Archived from the original on 9 August 2008.
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- ^ "'Pocket rocket' wins Malaysia's first track medal". New Straits Times. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ Teik Huat, Lim (15 April 2024). "Azizulhasni's Paris Olympics spot confirmed, to be first Malaysian to compete in five games". The Star. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Azizulhasni menang perak Kejohanan Dunia" (in Malay). Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Rio 2016 Keirin men Results". Olympics. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Cycling Track - Men's Keirin". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Thrilling racing on day two of UCI Track World Championships presented by Tissot". Union Cycliste Internationale. 13 April 2017. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ Lim Teik Huat (14 April 2017). "Azizul finally wins coveted rainbow jersey after a 10-year wait". The Star. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Beasley says Azizul still in shock, admits mistake and apologises," The Star.