Andre Anura
{{Short description|Malaysian athletics competitor}}
{{Malay name|Andre|Anura Anuar}}
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| name = Andre Anura
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| birth_name = Andre Anura Anuar
| nickname = Anura
| nationality = Malaysian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|06|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tenom, Sabah, Malaysia{{cite web |url=https://www.borneotoday.net/kejayaan-andre-anura-raih-perak-di-sukan-sea-satu-kebanggaan-buat-sabah/ |title=Kejayaan Andre Anura Raih Perak Di Sukan SEA Satu Kebanggaan Buat Sabah |website=Borneo Today |access-date=6 August 2022|date=9 December 2019|language=ms}}
| height = {{convert|1.69|m|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |url=https://olympic.org.my/andre-the-extraordinary-athlete/ |title=Andre Anura |website=Kuala Lumpur 2019 |date=25 September 2020 |access-date=5 August 2022}}
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| country = Malaysia
| sport = Track and field
| event = long jump, triple jump
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{{MedalCompetition|Southeast Asian Games}}
{{MedalGold |2021 Hanoi|Triple jump}}
{{MedalGold |2023 Phnom Penh|Triple jump}}
{{MedalSilver |2019 Manila|Long jump}}
{{MedalCompetition|ASEAN School Games}}
{{MedalGold| 2015 Seri Begawan|Long jump}}
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Andre Anura Anuar (born 12 June 1999) is a Malaysian athlete.{{Cite web |title=Profile Anura |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/malaysia/andre-anuar-14714404 |access-date=2022-08-05 |publisher=World Athletics}}
Early life and background
Andre was born on 12 Jun 1999 in Tenom, Sabah, Malaysia. He attended the Malaysian Sports School in Sepanggar.{{cite web |url=http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=101569|title=Tenom lad flies M'sian flag |website=Daily Express|access-date=6 August 2022|date=16 July 2015|language=ms}}
Athletics career
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.{{Cite web |title=Andre Anura lebur rekod kebangsaan berusia 12 tahun |url=https://www.astroawani.com/berita-sukan/andre-anura-lebur-rekod-kebangsaan-berusia-12-tahun-224771 |access-date=2022-08-05 |publisher=Astro Awani}}
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. {{Cite web |date=2022-05-17 |title=Andre Anura wins triple jump gold |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/athletics/2022/05/17/sea-games-andre-anura-wins-triple-jump-gold |access-date=2023-10-01 |work=The Star}}
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 . {{Cite news |last=Sport |first=Time |date=2023-05-11 |title=Andre wins Sea Games triple jump gold but still disappointed |work=New Straits Times |url=https://www.nst.com.my/amp/sports/others/2023/05/908324/andre-wins-sea-games-triple-jump-gold-still-disappointed |access-date=2023-09-30}}
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics|malaysia/andre-anuar-14714404}}
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Category:Malaysian male long jumpers
Category:Malaysian people of Malay descent
Category:Malaysian male athletes
Category:Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
Category:Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games
Category:Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games
Category:SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia
Category:SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia
Category:21st-century Malaysian sportsmen
Category:Sportspeople from Sabah
Category:Competitors at the 2021 Summer World University Games
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