Nur Dhabitah binti Sabri (born 12 July 1999) is a Malaysian diver. She is the youngest Malaysian diver to champion two senior international competitions.

Early and personal life

Dhabitah was born in

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to Sabri Hashim and Fazidah Jaafar. She is the youngest among four siblings. Initially, she started her aquatic exposure through

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clubs. After several competition, her father decided to switch her into

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due to her small body physique. She learned

and

together with her older brother, Muhammad Danial Sabri. Both of them were planning to debut internationally together but unable due to Danial's traumatic physical injury sustained before the debut. She occasionally practices and delves into

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such as

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and

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as a hobby. Dhabitah is currently pursuing her studies in Bachelor of Media Communication at

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Career

In June 2012, Dhabitah became the youngest

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n diver to win at a senior international competition by winning two events at the

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Championships in

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. At the 2013 SEA Games, Dhabitah won the

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in 10 meter synchronised platform with

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. At the

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, Dhabitah won the

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in 10 meter synchronised platform with

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. She also finished sixth in the 3 meter synchronised springboard with

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and eleventh in 3 meter springboard individual. At the 2015 SEA Games, Dhabitah and

won the

in 3 meter synchronised springboard. In September 2015, after winning the women's 10 meter platform individual at the 2015 Asian Diving Cup, Dhabitah earned a slot to the

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. In February 2016, Dhabitah and Cheong Jun Hoong earned an

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spot in the 3 meter synchronised springboard after finishing fifth at the

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. In her first event at the

, Dhabitah and Cheong Jun Hoong finished fifth in the 3 meter synchronized springboard. They were in

position after the third dive but a mistake by Cheong Jun Hoong in the fourth dive cost Dhabitah a first Olympic medal. Dhabitah advances to the final of 10 meter platform where she finished ninth with 338 points. In April 2017, Dhabitah teamed up with

to bagged a

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in 10 meter synchronised platform in

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. It was her first medal in the Diving World Series. At the

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, Dhabitah reach the final of 3 meter springboard individual where she finished 10th with 292.35 points. Dhabitah was chosen to light up the cauldron during the opening ceremony of the 2017 SEA Games in

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. Dhabitah took

in 3 meter springboard individual which was won by compatriot,

. Dhabitah would later partner with

to win

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in 3 meter synchronised springboard. In October 2017, they were stripped of their

after

failed a doping test. At the

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, Dhabitah won a bronze medal with Leong Mun Yee in the 3 meter synchronised springboard. They won another bronze medal in 10 meter synchronised platform. At the

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, the pair won bronze in the 10 meter synchronised platform. In her second event of the Games, she got a silver with Ng Yan Yee in the 3 metre synchronized springboard. In her third event, she missed out on bronze medal after finishing in fourth place in the 1 metre springboard. In her last event, she won a bronze medal in the 3 metre springboard, finishing behind

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and Wang Han of China. She competed at the

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where she won silver medals in the women's synchronised 3 metre springboard event alongside

and in the women's 3 metre springboard event, a bronze medal in the mixed synchronised 3 metre springboard event alongside

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and came 4th in the women's synchronised 10 metre platform alongside

Competition history

Malaysia National Competition

International Competition

Awards

Honours

* : **

MY-FED Darjah Mahkota Wilayah - Medal - PPW

Member of the

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(AMW) (2019)

References

External links

* * * {{Authority control 1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Kuala Lumpur Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Malaysian female divers Divers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Divers at the 2014 Asian Games Divers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Divers at the 2018 Asian Games Divers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Olympic divers of Malaysia Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games medallists in diving Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Malaysia Southeast Asian Games medalists in diving Asian Games medalists in diving Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Competitors at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving 21st-century Malaysian women Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games