Aniq Kasdan

Aniq Kasdan
Mohamad Aniq during the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameMohamad Aniq bin Kasdan
NicknameAniq
NationalityMalaysian
Born (2002-06-16) 16 June 2002
Segamat, Johor, Malaysia
Sport
Country Malaysia
SportWeightlifting
Event
55 kg
Coached byYon Haryono
Nur Jannah Batrisyah
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Malaysia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2024 Manama61 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2026 Gandhinagar60 kg
IWF Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place2023 Qatar61 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Birmingham55 kg
Gold medal – first place2026 Glasgow60 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Tashkent55 kg
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2021 Hanoi55 kg

Mohamad Aniq bin Kasdan (born 16 June 2002) is a Malaysian weightlifter. He won the silver medal in the Clean & Jerk men's 55 kg event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[1] He was the first Malaysian weightlifter to win a medal in the World Weightlifting Championships.[2][3][4]

Career

In 2021, Aniq won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He also won a bronze medal at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi. In 2022, Aniq participated in the Commonwealth Games weightlifting 55 kg category. He set a new Games record of 142 kg in Clean & Jerk, won Malaysia's first medal and first gold medal in the Games.[5]

In August 2024, Aniq competed in the men's 61 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. He finished in fourth place with 297 kg in total. He failed his last two Clean and Jerk attempts to lift 174 kg in pursuit for silver medal and missed out on podium by 1 kg.[6]

Competing for his second time in Glasgow for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Aniq participated in the weightlifting 60 kg category, lifting a whopping 152 kg in the Clean & Jerk category, as well as 121 kg in the snatch, to win a gold medal for his Clean & Jerk lift, alongside being a new game record in his category.[7]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
Olympic Games
2024France Paris, France61 kg126130130N/a167174174N/a2974
World Championships
2021Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan55 kg103107112111351401422nd place, silver medalist(s)2495
2023Saudi Arabia Riyadh, Saudi Arabia61 kg122125127181601661673rd place, bronze medalist(s)2919
2024Bahrain Manama, Bahrain61 kg12513013041651661722nd place, silver medalist(s)2962nd place, silver medalist(s)
2025Norway Førde, Norway60 kg115120120161461511551126613
IWF World Cup
2024Thailand Phuket, Thailand61 kg1251251251416516517262908
Commonwealth Games
2022England Birmingham, England55 kg107111111N/a138142142N/a2491st place, gold medalist(s)
2026 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 60 kg 116 119 121 N/a 145 149 152 N/a 273 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships
2022BahrainManama, Bahrain61 kg108113117101431501602nd place, silver medalist(s)2734
2023South KoreaJinju, South Korea61 kg114119122615115816282846
2026 India Ghandinagar, India60 kg1201221252nd place, silver medalist(s)1551551552nd place, silver medalist(s)2772nd place, silver medalist(s)

References

  1. ↑ "2021 World Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). International Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Aniq's historic feat at world meet bodes well for C'wealth Games plan". The Star (Malaysia). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021. Aniq Kasdan
  3. ↑ "Weightlifter Aniq clinches historic silver at World Championships". New Straits Times. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021. Aniq Kasdan
  4. ↑ "19-Year-Old Aniq Wins 1st Medal For Malaysia At World Weightlifting Championships". says.com. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021. Aniq Kasdan
  5. ↑ "Bin Kasdan Mohamad Aniq celebrates Weightlifting gold for Malaysia". 30 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Missing Out On Podium By 1kg Was Heartbreaking - Mohamad Aniq". Bernama. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  7. ↑ Boopathy, K. M. (26 July 2026). "Weightlifter Aniq delivers Malaysia's first gold at Glasgow Games | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
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