Mohamad Nafiizwan bin Mohamad Adnan (born 24 April 1986 in

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), known as Nafiizwan Adnan and nicknamed The Komodo, is a professional

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player who has represented

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. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 26 in May 2017. He became the first ever Malaysian male

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to claim a medal in the men's singles event at the

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after clinching the historical bronze medal for Malaysia in the men's singles event during the

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* * * 1986 births Living people Malaysian male squash players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games medallists in squash Squash players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Squash players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Asian Games medalists in squash Asian Games gold medalists for Malaysia Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Squash players at the 2010 Asian Games Squash players at the 2014 Asian Games Squash players at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games SEA Games medalists in squash SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games Sportspeople from Terengganu Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Competitors at the 2009 World Games Competitors at the 2017 World Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games {{Malaysia-squash-bio-stub