Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim Explained

Amirul Hamizan bin Ibrahim (born 3 December 1981) is a Malaysian weightlifter.

He won three gold medals in the 56-kilogram category at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.

At the 2008 Asian Championships he ranked 4th in the 56 kg category, with a total of 262 kg.^[1]

He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 56 kg division finishing eighth, with a new personal best of 265 kg.^[2] He beat his previous best by 3 kg.

He is 5 ft 3 inches tall.

Controversy

In June 2005, Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim tested positive for banned substance namely steroids in an out-of-competition test conducted by the National Sports Council of Malaysia and faced a ban of two years.^[3]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• : Medallist of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (P.P.N.) (2003)^[4]
• : Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (2004)^[5]

External links

• NBC profile
• Athlete Biography IBRAHIM Amirul Hamizan at beijing2008

Notes and References

1. Web site: AMIRUL Hamizan Ibrahim . International Weightlifting Federation . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110527171221/http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=2207 . 27 May 2011 . dmy .
2. Web site: IBRAHIM Amirul Hamizan . International Weightlifting Federation . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110527171225/http://www.iwf.net/results/results_athlete_e.php?compid=1655 . 27 May 2011 . dmy .
3. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200506/24/eng20050624_192033.html Malaysian weightlifter fails drug test
4. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat.
5. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat.