Mr universe 2013 sazali samad biography

  • Sazali Samad claimed his 10th Mr. Universe title while Lilian Tan captured her second world title in the women''s 55kg category.
  • Sazali Abd Samad won Mr. Universe competition nine times.
  • The 50-year-old Johor-born Sazali has been named Mr Universe 10 times starting with Melaka in 2000, Moscow in 2004, Ostrava (Cech Republic).

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    PETALING JAYA: Nine times Mr Universe title winner Sazali Abd Samad (pic) added another feather to his cap after being crowned SAM-100Plus-KBS 2013 Sportsman of the Year.The Batu Pahat-born sub inspector who is on record the most successful bodybuilder Malaysia has produced, defeated a stellar cast that included world number woman squash player Datuk Nicol David, Datuk Lee Chong Wei (badminton), Ho Mun Hwa/Diana Bong Siong Lin (wushu) and divers Leong Mun Yee/Pandelela Rinong.Sazali, 47, who claimed his first Mr Universe title in the 65kg category (bantamweight) when Melaka staged the world championships in 2000 and followed win with another in Moscow (2004) and Ostrava, Czech Republic (2006).

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    He moved up to the lightweight (70kg) category and won it on his first attempt in Jeju, South Korea (2007) before victories in Dubai (2009), Varanasi, India (2010), Melaka (2011), Bangkok (2012) and last year.Sazali who has also won the Mr Asia title in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2

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    • Badminton: Chong Wei in the dumps after losing World No 1 status
    • Bodybuilding: Sazali Samad sets world record as 10-time Mr Universe
    • Squash: Nicol David all time great as 8-time world champ

    The world has been at their feet for three of Malaysia’s top sports personalities – shuttler Datuk Lee Chong Wei, squash player Datuk Nicol David and bodybuilder Sazali Samad.

    However, the trio säga goodbye to 2014 in different ways with Nicol and Sazali at the pinnacle of their career and setting world marks in their respective sports.

    Nicol – the squash queen from Penang was crowned the world champion for an unprecedented eighth time shed tears of joy when she defeated Egypt’s rising star Raneem el Weleily in Cairo for the title.

    Her achievement means Nicol – the most famous s squash face in the world – remains as World No 1 for 100 months – a feat that is not likely to be broken in time to come

    Muscleman Sazali from Batu Pahat, Johor muscled his way to his 10

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    Bodybuilding in Malaysia

    Bodybuilding in Malaysia
    CountryMalaysia
    National team(s)Malaysia

    Bodybuilding in Malaysia has featured one builder winning the Mr. Universe competition nine times. Malaysian Bodybuilding Federation is the sport's governing body in the country.

    History

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    Sazali Abd Samad won Mr. Universe competition nine times. In 2014, he decided to move from the 70kg category to the 75kg category. He has also won the Mr. Asia eight times.[1] Malaysia sent a bodybuilding team to the Southeast Asia Games in Myanmar.[1]

    Governance

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    The sport is governed by the Malaysian Bodybuilding Federation (PBBM),[1] which is a recognized by the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness as the national federation, representing the country's bodybuilding community.[2] PBBM is a member of the Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Federation.[3]

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