Watson Nyambek

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

Watson Nyambek
Personal information
NationalityMalaysian
Born (1976-02-25) 25 February 1976
Miri, Sarawak
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight159 lb (72 kg)
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)100 meters
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 010.30 s
Medal record
Olympic medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  Malaysia
Asian Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place1998 Fukuoka100m

Achievements

Personal bests

Event Time (seconds) Venue Date Meet Ref
50 m (Indoor) 5.84 Eaubonne, France 2 February 1999
60 m (Indoor) 6.66 Maebashi, Japan 7 March 1999 World Championships
100 m 10.30 & 10.0 ht Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia & Hanoi, Vietnam 13 July 1998 & 1998

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