Lee Hup Wei (Chinese: 李合偉; born 5 May 1987 in

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er and Royal Malaysia Navy officer. At the 2019 World Championships held in

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, Lee became the first ever Malaysian track and field athlete to reach the final, where he classified 8th.

Background

He was born in Kajang, in a family of one boy and three girls. He attended secondary education in SMK Dengkil, later he was admitted to Bukit Jalil Sports School to complete his Form 4 and Form 5 studies.Hup Wei also personnel Royal Malaysia Navy

Career

He finished eighth at the 2005 Asian Championships, seventh at the

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and won the gold medal at the 2007 Asian Championships. He scored numerous successes in 2007 including emerging the winner at the Asia Track and Field (AFT) championship in Jordan, winning the gold medal at the

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in Korat as well as in the All Comers championship and the Thailand Open. Recently he has also won gold in the Good Luck Beijing Games.

Personal best heights

During the Group B qualifying round at the World Championships in Doha, he improved upon his personal best with a jump of 2.29 meters.High jumper Lee Hup Wei sets new record at World Athletics Championships
Malay Mail 2 October 2019 Retrieved 4 October 2019 His previous personal best was 2.27 meters, achieved at the China Open in May 2008 at

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's National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, to break the 13-year-old Malaysian record of 2.24m set by

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in the 1995 Chiang Mai SEA Games. His efforts saw him win the gold medal, break the Malaysian high jump record, and qualify for the Beijing Olympics.

International competitions

¹Representing Asia-Pacific

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Hup Wei 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Selangor Malaysian people of Chinese descent Malaysian male high jumpers Olympic athletes for Malaysia Royal Malaysian Navy personnel Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games SEA Games medalists in athletics SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games Competitors at the 2007 SEA Games Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Asian Games competitors for Malaysia Commonwealth Games competitors for Malaysia Asian Athletics Championships winners