Watson Nyambek (born 27 February 1976) from Miri, Sarawak is a

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n 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

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* 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Sarawak Malaysian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Malaysia Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games SEA Games medalists in athletics SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia Competitors at the 2001 SEA Games Asian Games athletes for Malaysia Commonwealth Games competitors for Malaysia {{Malaysia-athletics-bio-stub