Nauraj Singh Randhawa (Punjabi: ਨੌਰਾਜ ਸਿੰਘ ਰੰਧਾਵਾ (Nauraja sigha radhāvā); born 27 January 1992) is a Malaysian athlete, specialising in the high jump.
Personal information | |
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Born | Johor Bahru, Malaysia | 27 January 1992
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Malaysia |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | High jump |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 2.30 m (2017) |
Medal record |
Athletics career
editHe won the gold medal in the 2013 and 2015 Southeast Asian Games. In 2016, he jumped 2.29 m in Kallang, Singapore. In 2017, he beat the 2.30 mark in Singapore, improving his personal best. With this record he became the first track and field athlete to reach the Olympics without a wild card since the 2008 Beijing Olympics when Lee Hup Wei, Roslinda Samsu and Yuan Yufang qualified on merit.
External links
edit- Nauraj Singh Randhawa at World Athletics
- Nauraj Singh Randhawa at Olympedia
- Nauraj Singh Randhawa at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)