Personal information | |
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Nationality | Malaysian |
Born |
Kampung Paya Kelubi, Perlis |
31 March 1997
Sport | |
Country | Malaysia |
Sport | Track and field |
Disability class | (F20) |
Event(s) | long jump |
Coached by | Mohd Syahrul Amri Suhaimi |
Medal record
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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.