Muhammad Shah Firdaus bin Sahrom (born 26 November 1995) is a Malaysian professional

racing cyclist Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing ...

. He rode in the men's sprint event at the

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. He won the 2021 Australian Track National Championship in the

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event, defeating compatriot

Azizulhasni Awang Dato' Muhammad Azizulhasni bin Awang (born 5 January 1988) is a Malaysian professional track cyclist. Nicknamed "The Pocket Rocketman" due to his small stature, he is the first and the only Malaysian cyclist to win a medal at the Summer Ol ...

. He had participated in both Sprint and Keirin cycling events during the

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in Tokyo. He competed at the

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in the

Keirin – literally "racing cycle" – is a form of motor-paced cycle racing in which track cyclists sprint for victory following a speed-controlled start behind a motorized or non-motorized pacer. It was developed in Japan around 1948 for gamblin ...

event where he won a bronze medal and in the

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event.

Biography

Shah Firdaus was born in Muar,

Johor Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan ...

, Malaysia, where he and his family hails from the Kampung Parit Setongkat.

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* {{Authority control 1995 births Living people

Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Malaysian male cyclists Malaysian track cyclists Olympic cyclists for Malaysia Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in cycling Cyclists at the 2018 Asian Games Cyclists at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games Cyclists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Malaysian people Cyclists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Johor