Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli

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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Zolkefli is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Muhammad Ziyad.
Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli
Personal information
NationalityMalaysian
Born (1990-03-15) 15 March 1990 (age 34)
Selangor
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Country Malaysia
SportTrack and field
Disability class(F20)
Eventshot put
ClubParalympic Club Kuala Lumpur
Coached byMohd Faizol (club)
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing  Malaysia
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Shot put - F20
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot put - F20
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lyon Shot put - F20
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha Shot put - F20
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Shot put - F20

Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli (born 15 March 1990) is a Paralympic athlete from Malaysia who competes in T20 classification shot put events.[1] He is the current world record holder in his event. Zolkefli represented Malaysia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where he won the bronze medal in the shot put. As well as Paralympic success, Zolkefli has won both the World Championship and Asian Para Games titles in his sport, in 2013 and 2014 respectively.[2]

Early life

Born in Selangor, Ziyad suffered intellectual impairment which was identified in pre-school. He attended Sekolah Menengah Teknik Tanah Merah, Kelantan and was the eldest of four siblings. Before he joined the National Sports Council, Ziyad was selling kueh teow in Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman.[3]

Athletics career

In 2012, Ziyad came to prominence when he won the bronze medal – with a throw of 15.21m – in the men’s F20 shot putt event at the Paralympic Games in London.[4] He then created history when he registered a personal best of 15.23m to win the gold medal at his first International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Athletics Championships in France.[5] After his success at the 2013 World Championships, in which he won his country's only medal of the tournament, Zolkefli was recognized as the National Paralympian Sportsman of the Year at the Anugerah Sukan Negara.

Rio Summer Paralympic

At the 2016 Paralympic Games, he represented Malaysia again and won the gold medal in the shot put event and setting a new world record.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Zolkefli, Muhammad Ziyad". paralympic.org. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Zolkefli, Muhammad Ziyad". IPC. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. ^ Bernama (11 September 2016). "Muhamad Ziyad — from kuey teow man to Rio gold medallist". TheMalayMailOnline. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. ^ Pillai, Ashreena (6 October 2014). "Paralympian Ziyad doesn't believe in luck". TheStarOnline. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  5. ^ Singh, Aftar (9 October 2014). "Ziyad's the flag bearer for Para Games". TheStarOnline. Retrieved 1 October 2016.

External links

Ziyad Zolkefli on Instagram


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