Khairul Anuar Mohamad

Khairul Anuar Mohamad (born 22 September 1991) is a Malaysian archer.[1] He first started participating for the national team in 2011.[2]

Khairul Anuar Mohamad
Personal information
Full nameKhairul Anuar bin Mohamad
Nickname(s)Khairul
NationalityMalaysian
Born (1991-09-22) 22 September 1991
Kemaman, Terengganu, Malaysia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Country Malaysia
SportArchery
Event(s)Recurve
ClubTerengganu
Coached byLee Jae Hyung, Norizam Ishak
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2012 London - 1/8 Finals (Ind)
Highest world ranking3 (9 July 2013)
Medal record
Representing  Malaysia
World Championships
2019 's-HertogenboschIndividual
Asian Games
2014 IncheonMen's team
Asian Archery Championships
2011 TehranIndividual
2011 TehranMen's team
2017 DhakaMen's team
Southeast Asian Games
2011 JakartaMen's team
2013 NaypyidawIndividual
2013 NaypyidawMen's team
2015 SingaporeMen's team
2017 Kuala LumpurMen's team
2011 JakartaIndividual
2015 SingaporeMixed team
2017 Kuala LumpurIndividual
2019 PhilippinesMen's team
2019 PhilippinesMixed team

2011 FITA Archery World Cup

Khairul participated in the 2011 FITA Archery World Cup Stage 4 in Shanghai, China in what was only his third international tournament. He became the first Malaysian to ever win a medal at an individual World Cup event when he was defeated in the finals of the men's individual recurve event by American Joe Fanchin.

2011 Asian Archery Championships

He was part of the Malaysian contingent at the 2011 Asian Archery Championships in Tehran, Iran which came away two gold medals and two silver medals. Khairul contributed towards both gold medals. He defeated Hideki Kikuchi of Japan 6-2 in the final of the men's individual event and was part of the Malaysian team which defeated China 187-184 in the final of the men's team event.

2012 Summer Olympics

At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed for his country in the Men's individual event and the Men's team event. Khairul made it to the quarter-final stage of the individual event, where he was stopped by eventual silver-medallist Takaharu Furukawa of Japan, while the Malaysian team crashed out in the first round.

2016 Summer Olympics

Khairul earned his spot in men’s individual event after winning the Continental Quota Tournament (CQT) in Bangkok. He lost to Germany's Florian Floto, Khairul won the first two sets 27-26 and 27-23 before Floto took the next three sets 29-27, 28-25 and 30-29 (4-6). He also took part in team events where they lost to France (2-6).[3]

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References
  1. "Medal Count - Olympic Results & Medalists | IOC". London2012.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  2. "Khairul Anuar Mohamad". Archery.org. FITA. Archived from the original on 9 May 2014.
  3. Rai, Vijesh (10 August 2016). "(Olympics) Archer Khairul crashes out". NewStraitsTimesOnline. Retrieved 26 October 2016.


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