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Watson Nyambek

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Watson Nyambek
Personal information
NationalityMalaysian
Born (1976-02-25) 25 February 1976 (age 48)
Miri, Sarawak
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight159 lb (72 kg)
Sport
SportRunning
Event100 meters
Achievements and titles
Personal best100m: 010.30 s
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Malaysia
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 1998 Fukuoka 100 m

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

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Personal bests

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Event Time (seconds) Venue Date Meet Ref
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

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