Nur Suryani Taibi

Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi (born 24 September 1982) is a Malaysian sports shooter. She competed in the Women's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1][2] Taibi gained fame at the Games for being eight months pregnant. She did not advance beyond the qualification round.[3]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mohamed Taibi is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Nur Suryani. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi
Personal information
Birth nameNur Suryani binti Mohamed Taibi
NationalityMalaysian
Born (1982-09-24) 24 September 1982
Perak, Malaysia
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountryMalaysia
SportShooting
Event(s)10 metre air rifle
Medal record
Shooting
Representing  Malaysia
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2014 Incheon50 m prone rifle
Bronze medal – third place2014 Incheon50 m prone rifle team
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2014 Glasgow10 m air rifle
Shooting at the Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2011 Palembang10 m air rifle
Gold medal – first place2011 Palembang50 m rifle 3 position
Silver medal – second place2015 Singapore10 m air rifle team
Silver medal – second place2015 Singapore50 m rifle 3 positions team
Silver medal – second place2015 Singapore50 m rifle prone team
Bronze medal – third place2013 Naypyidaw50 m rifle prone team
Bronze medal – third place2015 Singapore50 m rifle 3 positions
Bronze medal – third place2017 Kuala Lumpur50 m rifle 3 positions

References
  1. "London 2012: Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  2. "Sports Reference: Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  3. "London 2012 Olympics: Heavily pregnant Malaysian shooter Nur Suryani Mohamed Taibi fails to deliver in 10m air rifle". The Telegraph Sport. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.


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