Josiah Ng

Josiah Ng

Josiah Ng Onn Lam (born February 2, 1980 in Manila, Philippines) is a Malaysian track cyclist. He will be competing in the Beijing Olympics 2008. The twenty-eight year old became the 2004 Malaysian Olympian and Sportsman of the Year after participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He obtained first place in the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics in the keirin event three times and is still competing internationally.Fact|date=November 2007

During the 2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Josiah broke his collarbone when Italian cyclist Roberto Chiappa’s back wheel caught Josiah’s front wheel causing the crash. A month before the recent crash, Josiah was hit by the motorcycle during a motor-pacing training due to the condition of the velodrome track ground causing him to bruise his hip. Another serious injury occurred two years ago when he broke his finger during a crash.

Achievements

# 2002 Asian Games (Busan, South Korea) - Silver Medallist
# 2004 Athens Olympic Games - 5th in Keirin
# Japan International Keirin Invitational, 2005 - Three 1st place wins.
# Nestors Keirin Cup (Penn State, USA), 2005 - 1st
# Festival of Speed Sprint Tournament (Penn State, USA), 2005 - 1st
# International Fastest Man on Wheels, (Penn State, USA), 2005 - 2nd
# UCI (International Cycling Union a.k.a. Union Cycliste Internationale) World Cup, Manchester, UK, 2006 - Bronze Medallist
# UCI World Cup, Los Angeles, USA, 2006 - 5th
# UCI World Cup, Sydney Australia, 2006 - 2nd
# Crowned UCI World Cup Champion in Sydney, Australia on March 3rd, 2006
# UCI World Championship, Bordeaux France in April 2006 – 1st in Keirin
# 2006 Asian Games (Doha, Qatar) – 2nd in Keirin
# Sid Patterson GP in Melbourne, Australia on February 2007 – 1st in Sprints, 3rd in Keirin
# International Fastest Man on Wheels, (Penn State, USA), June 2007 – 3rd
# San Jose American Velodrome Challenge (AVC), July 2007 – 1st in Keirin, Team Sprint and Sprint.

Awards

* 2004 Malaysian Olympian of the Year.
* 2004 Malaysian Sportsman of the Year.
* UCI Track World Cup Ranking
* Keirin Year 2002 to 2003 - Ranked No.1
* Keirin Year 2004 to 2005 - Ranked No. 3
* Keirin Year 2005 - 2006 - Ranked No.1
* 8 times World Cup Medalist
* Nominee of "Most Outstanding Youth of the Year 2007" AYA Awards (in progress)

Sponsors

Josiah Ng's sponsors include the National Sports Council of Malaysia, FedEx, GIRO, Rocket7, Euro-Asia Imports, Canari and Oakley.

Josiah joined the Momentum Cycling team in the United States to further enhance his opportunities in scoring more points for Malaysia.

External links

* [http://www.josiahng.com/ Josiah Ng's Website]
* [http://www.momentumcycling.com/ Momentum Cycling Team]


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