Andre Anura Anuar (born 12 June 1999) is a Malaysian athlete.[3]

Andre Anura
Personal information
Birth nameAndre Anura Anuar
NicknameAnura
NationalityMalaysian
Born (1999-06-12) 12 June 1999 (age 25)
Tenom, Sabah, Malaysia[1]
Height1.69 m (5.5 ft)[2]
Sport
CountryMalaysia
SportTrack and field
Event(s)long jump, triple jump
Medal record
Representing  Malaysia
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Hanoi Triple jump
Gold medal – first place 2023 Phnom Penh Triple jump
Silver medal – second place 2019 Manila Long jump
ASEAN School Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Seri Begawan Long jump

Early life and background

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Andre was born on 12 Jun 1999 in Tenom, Sabah, Malaysia. He attended the Malaysian Sports School in Sepanggar.[4]

Athletics career

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He started his career at the ages of 16 in 2015 ASEAN School Games when he won the gold medal in Long jump.

2019

Andre stole the focus after breaking Josbert Tinus's 12-year long jump record with a jump of 8.02 metres (m) to win a silver medal in 2019 Southeast Asian Games. The record, which saw Andre delete a previous record of 7.88m by Josbert Tinus at the Thai CDI Bangkok Open Championship in October 2007.[5]

2022

Representing Malaysia, Andre won the gold medal at the 2021 SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam on 17 May 2022 with a mark 16.21 m. [6]

2023

In May 2023, Andre competed in the 2023 SEA Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He won the gold medal in the triple jump event . [7]

References

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  1. ^ "Kejayaan Andre Anura Raih Perak Di Sukan SEA Satu Kebanggaan Buat Sabah". Borneo Today (in Malay). 9 December 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Andre Anura". Kuala Lumpur 2019. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Profile Anura". World Athletics. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  4. ^ "Tenom lad flies M'sian flag". Daily Express (in Malay). 16 July 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Andre Anura lebur rekod kebangsaan berusia 12 tahun". Astro Awani. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  6. ^ "Andre Anura wins triple jump gold". The Star. 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  7. ^ Sport, Time (2023-05-11). "Andre wins Sea Games triple jump gold but still disappointed". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
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