Izzah Amzan

Malaysian rhythmic gymnast From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Izzah Binti Amzan (born 19 October 2000) is a Malaysian rhythmic gymnast.

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Izzah Amzan
Full nameIzzah binti Amzan
Born (2000-10-19) 19 October 2000 (age 24)[1]
Mentakab, Pahang, Malaysia
Height1.60 m (5.2 ft)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
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Early life and background

Izzah was born in Mentakab, Pahang.[2] She is the youngest of three siblings.[1] She took up gymnastics at the age of five after her yoga instructor mother introduced her to the sport.[3]

Athletic career

Izzah made her international senior debut in 2016.[3] She represented Malaysia at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games and at age 17 became one of Malaysia’s youngest athletes to compete at the SEA Games.[4] At the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, she won two gold medals and one silver.[5] She was selected to represent Malaysia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and won a bronze medal in the individual clubs event and finishing fourth in both the team all-around and individual all-around competitions.[6]

Awards and accolades

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Year Award Category Result Ref(s)
2018 Minister of Education-Malaysian School Sports Council-Milo (MOE-MSSM-Milo) Sports Awards Sportsgirl Award Won [7]
2019 Gold Sportsperson Award Won [4]
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