Muhammad Shah Firdaus bin Sahrom (born 26 November 1995) is a Malaysian professional

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. He participated in both Sprint and Keirin cycling events during the

2020 Tokyo Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

. He competed at the

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in the

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event where he won a bronze medal and in the

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event. He competed in the

2024 Paris Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

, where in the Keirin Final, he finished in sixth place.

Biography

Shah Firdaus was born in Muar,

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, Malaysia, where he and his family hails from the Kampung Parit Setongkat. He participated in both Sprint and Keirin cycling events during the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

in Tokyo. He won the 2021 Australian Track National Championship in the

keirin – "racing track" – is a form of Motor-paced racing, motor-paced cycle racing in which track cycling, track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan ...

event, defeating compatriot

Azizulhasni Awang Malay styles and titles#State titles, Dato' Muhammad Azizulhasni Awang (born 5 January 1988) is a Malaysians, Malaysian professional Track cycling, track cyclist based in Melbourne, Australia. Nicknamed "The Pocket Rocketman" due to his small ...

. He competed at the

in the

event where he won a bronze medal and in the

event. He also competed in Paris Olympics 2024 and finished at sixth place in the final round of Keirin.

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* {{Authority control 1995 births Living people

Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Malaysian male cyclists Malaysian track cyclists Olympic cyclists for Malaysia Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in cycling Cyclists at the 2018 Asian Games Cyclists at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Cyclists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Malaysian sportsmen Cyclists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Malaysia Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in cycling Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in cycling

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