Loo Kum Zee (born 2 December 1974) is a Malaysian

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

er. His personal best jump is 2.24 metres, achieved in December 1995 in

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. He won bronze medals at the Asian Championships in

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

and

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

. He also competed at the

1996 Olympic Games The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, but did not reach the final. He attended secondary school in SMJK Sam Tet, Ipoh, Perak.

Competition record

Honour

Honour of Malaysia

* : ** Member of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm () is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace of God-Defender of the Realm). The o ...

(A.M.N.) (2013)

References

* 1974 births Living people Malaysian male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Malaysia Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games athletes for Malaysia Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games SEA Games medalists in athletics SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm Competitors at the 2001 SEA Games Competitors at the 2003 SEA Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Malaysia-athletics-bio-stub