Nauraj Singh Randhawa
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
27 January 1992 Johor Bahru, Malaysia |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | High jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 2.30 m (2017) |
Medal record | |
Nauraj Singh Randhawa (Punjabi: ਨੌਰਾਜ ਸਿੰਘ ਰੰਧਾਵਾ (Nauraja sigha radhāvā); born 27 January 1992) is a Malaysian athlete, specialising in the high jump.
Athletics career
He won the gold medal in the 2013 and 2015 Southeast Asian Games. In 2016, he jumped 2.29 m in Kallang, Singapore. In 2017, he beat the 2.30 mark in Singapore, improving his personal best. With this record he became the first track and field athlete to reach the Olympics without a wild card since the 2008 Beijing Olympics when Lee Hup Wei, Roslinda Samsu and Yuan Yufang qualified on merit.