Lee Hup Wei

Lee Hup Wei (Chinese: 李合偉; born 5 May 1987 in Kajang) is a Malaysian high jumper. At the 2019 World Championships held in Doha, Qatar, Lee became the first ever Malaysian track and field athlete to reach the final, where he classified 8th.[1]

Lee Hup Wei
Personal information
Born (1987-05-05) 5 May 1987
Kajang, Selangor
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country Malaysia
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)2.29 m (2019)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Malaysia
Asian Championships
2007 AmmanHigh Jump
Southeast Asian Games
2007 ManillaHigh Jump
2009 VientianeHigh Jump
2011 PalembangHigh Jump
2019 PhilippinesHigh Jump
2017 Kuala LumpurHigh Jump

Background

He was born in Kajang, in a family of one boy and three girls. He attended secondary education in SMK Dengkil, later he was admitted to Bukit Jalil Sports School to complete his Form 4 and Form 5 studies.

Career

He finished eighth at the 2005 Asian Championships, seventh at the 2006 Asian Games and won the gold medal at the 2007 Asian Championships.

He scored numerous successes last year including emerging the winner at the Asia Track and Field (AFT) championship in Jordan, winning the gold medal at the SEA Games in Korat as well as in the All Comers championship and the Thailand Open. Recently he has also won gold in the Good Luck Beijing Games.

Personal best times

During the Group B qualifying round at the World Championships in Doha, he improved upon his personal best with a jump of 2.29 meters.[2] His previous personal best was 2.27 meters, achieved at the China Open in May 2008 at Beijing’s National Stadium, also known as the Bird’s Nest, to break the 13-year-old Malaysian record of 2.24m set by Loo Kum Zee in the 1995 Chiang Mai SEA Games.

His efforts saw him win the gold medal, break the Malaysian high jump record, and qualify for the Beijing Olympics.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Malaysia
2005 Asian Championships Incheon, South Korea 8th 2.10 m
Southeast Asian Games Manila, Philippines 5th 2.11 m
2006 Asian Junior Championships Macau, China 5th 2.14 m
World Junior Championships Beijing, China 17th (q) 2.10 m
Asian Games Doha, Qatar 9th 2.15 m
2007 Asian Championships Amman, Jordan 1st 2.24 m
Southeast Asian Games Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand 1st 2.19 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 32nd (q) 2.20 m
2009 Asian Championships Guangzhou, China 5th 2.15 m
Southeast Asian Games Vientiane, Laos 1st 2.18 m
2010 Asian Indoor Championships Tehran, Iran 13th 2.05 m
Continental Cup Split, Croatia 5th 2.25 m1
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 5th 2.23 m
Asian Games Guangzhou, China 9th 2.15 m
2011 Southeast Asian Games Palembang, Indonesia 1st 2.15 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 30th (q) 2.16 m
2013 Asian Championships Pune, India 13th 2.10 m
2015 Asian Championships Wuhan, China 13th 2.05 m
2017 Asian Championships Bhubaneswar, India 6th 2.20 m
Southeast Asian Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd 2.24 m
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 8th 2.21 m
Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 10th 2.20 m
2019 Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 4th 2.26 m
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 8th 2.27 m

1Representing Asia-Pacific

References
  1. High jumper Hup Wei first Malaysian to make World Championships final FMT News 02 October 2019 Retrieved 04 October 2019
  2. High jumper Lee Hup Wei sets new record at World Athletics Championships Malay Mail 02 October 2019 Retrieved 04 October 2019
  • Lee Hup Wei at World Athletics
  • "A profile on Lee Hup Wei, Malaysian High Jumper". www.singaporeathletics.com. 24 June 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2008.


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