Amirul Hamizan bin Ibrahim (born 3 December 1981) is a Malaysian weightlifter.
He won three gold medals in the 56-kilogram category at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
At the 2008 Asian Championships he ranked 4th in the 56 kg category, with a total of 262 kg.
He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 56 kg division finishing eighth, with a new personal best of 265 kg. He beat his previous best by 3 kg.
He is 5 ft 3 inches tall.
Controversy In June 2005, Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim tested positive for banned substance namely steroids in an out-of-competition test conducted by the National Sports Council of Malaysia and faced a ban of two years.Malaysian weightlifter fails drug test. www.english.peopledaily.com.cn. Retrieved December 2008.
Honours Honours of Malaysia
Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2004) Medallist of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PPN) (2003)
Notes and references
External links NBC profile Athlete Biography IBRAHIM Amirul Hamizan at beijing2008