Lee Hup Wei

Lee Hup Wei (Chinese: 李合偉; born 5 May 1987 in Kajang) is a Malaysian high jumper. At the 2019 World Championships held in Doha, Qatar, Lee became the first ever Malaysian track and field athlete to reach the final, where he classified 8th.[1]

Lee Hup Wei

Personal information
Born	5 May 1987 Kajang, Selangor
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Country	Malaysia
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	High jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	2.29 m (2019)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Malaysia Asian Championships 2007 Amman High Jump Southeast Asian Games 2007 Manilla High Jump 2009 Vientiane High Jump 2011 Palembang High Jump 2019 Philippines High Jump 2017 Kuala Lumpur High Jump

Background

He was born in Kajang, in a family of one boy and three girls. He attended secondary education in SMK Dengkil, later he was admitted to Bukit Jalil Sports School to complete his Form 4 and Form 5 studies.

Career

He finished eighth at the 2005 Asian Championships, seventh at the 2006 Asian Games and won the gold medal at the 2007 Asian Championships.

He scored numerous successes last year including emerging the winner at the Asia Track and Field (AFT) championship in Jordan, winning the gold medal at the SEA Games in Korat as well as in the All Comers championship and the Thailand Open. Recently he has also won gold in the Good Luck Beijing Games.

Personal best times

During the Group B qualifying round at the World Championships in Doha, he improved upon his personal best with a jump of 2.29 meters.[2] His previous personal best was 2.27 meters, achieved at the China Open in May 2008 at Beijing’s National Stadium, also known as the Bird’s Nest, to break the 13-year-old Malaysian record of 2.24m set by Loo Kum Zee in the 1995 Chiang Mai SEA Games.

His efforts saw him win the gold medal, break the Malaysian high jump record, and qualify for the Beijing Olympics.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Malaysia
2005	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	8th	2.10 m
	Southeast Asian Games	Manila, Philippines	5th	2.11 m
2006	Asian Junior Championships	Macau, China	5th	2.14 m
	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	17th (q)	2.10 m
	Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	9th	2.15 m
2007	Asian Championships	Amman, Jordan	1st	2.24 m
	Southeast Asian Games	Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand	1st	2.19 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	32nd (q)	2.20 m
2009	Asian Championships	Guangzhou, China	5th	2.15 m
	Southeast Asian Games	Vientiane, Laos	1st	2.18 m
2010	Asian Indoor Championships	Tehran, Iran	13th	2.05 m
	Continental Cup	Split, Croatia	5th	2.25 m^1
	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India	5th	2.23 m
	Asian Games	Guangzhou, China	9th	2.15 m
2011	Southeast Asian Games	Palembang, Indonesia	1st	2.15 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	30th (q)	2.16 m
2013	Asian Championships	Pune, India	13th	2.10 m
2015	Asian Championships	Wuhan, China	13th	2.05 m
2017	Asian Championships	Bhubaneswar, India	6th	2.20 m
	Southeast Asian Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	2nd	2.24 m
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	8th	2.21 m
	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	10th	2.20 m
2019	Asian Championships	Doha, Qatar	4th	2.26 m
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	8th	2.27 m

¹Representing Asia-Pacific

References

1. High jumper Hup Wei first Malaysian to make World Championships final FMT News 02 October 2019 Retrieved 04 October 2019
2. High jumper Lee Hup Wei sets new record at World Athletics Championships Malay Mail 02 October 2019 Retrieved 04 October 2019

• Lee Hup Wei at World Athletics
• "A profile on Lee Hup Wei, Malaysian High Jumper". www.singaporeathletics.com. 24 June 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2008.