Sapok Biki (born 9 April 1974) is a

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. He won the gold medal in the

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class at the

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. He also competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in

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. He has since retired from competition and become a coach. He is of

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descent from Simunjan,

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. He is serving in the

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as a Major. Many local people in Sarawak idolised him and entered boxing after watching Sapok Biki won gold during the

References

External links

Sapol Biki on sports-reference.com
Light-flyweight boxers Malaysian male boxers Iban people Boxers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Malaysia Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing 1974 births Living people People from Sarawak Malaysian military personnel SEA Games medalists in boxing SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia Competitors at the 1999 SEA Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games {{Malaysia-mil-bio-stub