Loo Kum Zee (born 2 December 1974) is a

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

n high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.24 metres, achieved in December 1995 in

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. He won bronze medals at the Asian Championships in

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

, 2002 and 2003. He also competed at the

1996 Olympic Games The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, but did not reach the final. He attended secondary school in

SMJK Sam Tet SMJK Sam Tet ( zh, s=三德国民型华文中学; zh, p=Sāndé Guómínxíng Zhōngxué; ms, Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Sam Tet) is a national-type secondary school for boys located in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. It is located adjacent to ...

, Ipoh, Perak.

Competition record

Honour

Honour of Malaysia

* : ** Member of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace ...

(A.M.N.) (2013)

References

* 1974 births Living people Malaysian male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Malaysia Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Malaysia Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games SEA Games medalists in athletics SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm Competitors at the 2001 SEA Games Competitors at the 2003 SEA Games Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games {{Malaysia-athletics-bio-stub