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Haji Sabiamad Abdul Ahad (20 March 1956 – 10 April 2021) was a

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sport shooter. Sabiamad was born in Muar,

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and was the Standard Pistol and Free Pistol shooting champion and also national record holder. He ruled the Air Pistol event at the South-East Asia level and also the Central Pistol, Rapid Pistol and Standard Pistol events. Among his achievements were winning gold medals at the Singapore

1983 SEA Games The 1983 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 12th Southeast Asian Games, or informally Singapore 1983, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Singapore from 28 May to 6 June 1983. Scheduled to be hosted by Brunei in accordan ...

in the men's 50m pistol and Jakarta

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in the men's fire pistol shooting events. He had also competed and became the

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in the

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at the Los Angeles, United States. After retirement in 1990s, he continued to be active in the sport as a coach and manager of the national shooting squad, including stints as the national team manager in the Myanmar 2013 SEA Games, Singapore 2017 SEA Games and the Rio

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. He had also been a board member of the National Athletes Welfare Foundation (YAKEB).

Death

Sabiamad, aged 65, died of heart attack in Hospital Serdang, Selangor at 11.00 p.m. on 10 April 2021. He was laid to rest at the Kampung Sungai Ramal Dalam Muslim Cemetery in Kajang. Selangor.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

* : ** Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1985) * : ** MY-FED Darjah Mahkota Wilayah - Knight Commander - PMW

Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2011)

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* * 1956 births 2021 deaths

Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Malaysian male sport shooters Olympic shooters of Malaysia Shooters at the 1984 Summer Olympics Southeast Asian Games medalists in shooting Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Malaysia Competitors at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm {{Malaysia-sportshooting-bio-stub