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Abdul Latif Romly

Abdul Latif Romly
Personal information
Nationality Malaysian
Born (1997-03-31) 31 March 1997 (age 19)
Kampung Paya Kelubi, Perlis
Sport
Country Malaysia
Sport Track and field
Disability class (F20)
Event(s) long jump
Coached by Mohd Syahrul Amri Suhaimi

Abdul Latif Romly (born 31 March 1997 in Perlis, Malaysia) is a Malaysian Paralympian who broke T20 long jump world record 3 times on the same day and won Malaysia's third gold medal in September 11 at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

In 2015, Latif set a record-breaking 7.43m leap to defend his F20 (intellectual disabilities) long jump gold medal at the 2015 Para Asean Games in Singapore. In 2016 Rio Summer Paralympics Games, Latif breaking his own world record three times in the same day, he also earned Malaysia's third gold medal of these Paralympics Games. He also was chosen as the Malaysian flag bearer at the opening ceremony.



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