Ramli Ahmad

{{short description|Malaysian sprinter}}

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| nationality = Malaysian

| sport = Sprinting

| event = 100 metres

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1956|10|12|df=yes}}

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| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|11|16|1956|10|12|df=yes}}

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| height = {{height|cm=175}}{{olympedia|73357}}

| weight = {{convert|67|kg}}

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Ramli Ahmad (12 October 1956 – 16 November 2002) was a Malaysian sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ah/ramli-ahmad-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011449/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ah/ramli-ahmad-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Ramli Ahmad Olympic Results |accessdate=3 July 2017}}

At athletics at the 1977 SEA Games, Ahmad won a bronze medal, and in 1975 he won a silver medal.{{cite web|url=https://borneotoday.net/syarulniza-hopes-to-follow-in-the-footsteps-of-chan-lee-ramli-ahmad/|title=Syarulniza Hopes To Follow In The Footsteps Of Chan Lee, Ramli Ahmad|website=Borneo Today}}

He was considered Malaysia's top sprinter in the 1970s, and he set a Malaysian national record in the 200 metres with a time of 20.7 from 1976. His record stood until his death by stroke in 2002.

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