Abdul Halim bin Haron is

bodybuilder Bodybuilding is the use of progressive resistance exercise to control and develop one's muscles (muscle building) by muscle hypertrophy for aesthetic purposes. It is distinct from similar activities such as powerlifting because it focuses ...

from

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...

who was inducted into the

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's Hall of Fame for his impressive performance over the years. Starting his professional career in the welterweight category in the late 1990s, he won a bronze medal in the Asian Championship in 2000, and came out tops in the Singaporean national competitions a year later. As there is a higher chance of winning medals in the lighter categories, he was asked to switch to the lower weight categories, a request which involved having to shed over 10 kilogrammes over just two years. His efforts allowed him to compete in the

Busan Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, ...

2002 Asian Games in the bantamweight category, and earned him a gold medal.

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Hall of Fame - Abdul Halim Haron
Living people Singaporean bodybuilders Asian Games medalists in bodybuilding Bodybuilders at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Singapore Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Year of birth missing (living people) Competitors at the 2001 World Games {{bodybuilding-bio-stub