Mohamad Aniq bin Kasdan (born 16 June 2002) is a

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. He won the silver medal in the Clean & Jerk men's 55 kg event at the

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held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He was the first Malaysian weightlifter to win a medal in the

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Career

In 2021, Aniq won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in

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. He also won a bronze medal at the

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in Hanoi. In 2022, Aniq participated in the

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weightlifting 55 kg category. He set a new Games record of 142 kg in Clean & Jerk, won Malaysia's first medal and first gold medal in the Games. In August 2024, Aniq competed in the men's 61 kg event at the

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held in Paris, France. He finished in fourth place with 297 kg in total. He failed his last two Clean and Jerk attempts to lift 174 kg in pursuit for silver medal and missed out on podium by 1 kg.

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* Living people Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian male weightlifters 2002 births Sportspeople from Johor SEA Games medalists in weightlifting Aniq Kasdan Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games Weightlifters at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Malaysia 21st-century Malaysian sportsmen Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Weightlifters at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic weightlifters for Malaysia World Weightlifting Championships medalists Commonwealth Games gold medallists in weightlifting {{Malaysia-weightlifting-bio-stub