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| Nationality | Malaysian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 February 1976 Miri, Sarawak | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 159 lb (72 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | 100 meters | |||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 100m: 10.30 s | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Watson Nyambek (born 27 February 1976) from Miri, Sarawak is a Malaysian sprinter. He attended secondary education in SMK St.Columba. Nyambek, under the tutelage of Canadian coach Daniel St Hilaire, had shot to fame in 1996 during the Malaysia Games, beating reigning 100m sprinter Azmi Ibrahim in the final. Nyambek astonished everyone by clocking 10.38 seconds, eclipsing the national record set by M Jegathesan (10.46 seconds, set during the Asian Games in 1966). Two years later, Nyambek lowered this record to 10.30 seconds. [1]
Achievements
Personal bests
| Event | Time (seconds) | Venue | Date | Meet | Ref |
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| 50 m (Indoor) | 5.84 | Eaubonne, France | 2 February 1999 | ||
| 60 m (Indoor) | 6.66 | Maebashi, Japan | 7 March 1999 | World Championships | |
| 100 m | 10.30 & 10.0 ht | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia & Hanoi, Vietnam | 13 July 1998 & 1998 |
References
External links
- Watson Nyambek at World Athletics
- Watson Nyambek at Olympedia
- Watson Nyambek at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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- Malaysian male sprinters
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games
- SEA Games medalists in athletics
- SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia
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