Lee Hup Wei

Lee Hup Wei [http://www.singaporeathletics.com/world-news/profile-lee-hup-wei-malaysian-high-jumper] (Simplified Chinese Surname: 李)(born 5 May 1987 in Selangor) is a Malaysian high jumper. He was born in Kajang, Selangor 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.

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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asian_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.

His personal best jump is 2.27 metres, 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 record of 2.24m set by Loo Kum Zee [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loo_Kum_Zee] in the 1995 Chiang Mai SEA Games.

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

"'HIGH JUMP PROGRESS"' * 2008 - 2.27m China Athletics Open, Beijing (Olympic Stadium) * 2008 - 2.20m Malaysia Games * 2008 - 2.05m Thailand Open * 2007 - 2.19m SEA Games Thailand * 2007 - 2.24m Asian Track and Field (ATF) Championships, Amman Jordan * 2006 - 2.15m Doha * 2006 - 2.10m 11th IAAF World Junior Championships * 2005 - 2.20m Paroi * 2005 - 2.10m 16th Asian Championships

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