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. He was the first Malaysian weightlifter to win a medal in the World Weightlifting Championships.
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.
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.
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.
Major results Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank 1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 RankOlympic Games2024 Paris, France 61 kg 126 130 130 167 174 174 297 4 World Championships 2021 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 55 kg 103 107 112 11 135 140 142 249 5 2023 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 61 kg 122 125 127 18 160 166 167 291 9 2024 Manama, Bahrain 61 kg 125 130 130 4 165 166 172 296 2025 Førde, Norway 60 kg 115 120 120 16 146 151 155 11 266 13IWF World Cup2024 Phuket, Thailand 61 kg 125 125 125 14 165 165 172 6 290 8Commonwealth Games2022 Birmingham, England 55 kg 107 111 111138 142 1422492026 Glasgow, Scotland60 kg116119121145149152273Asian Championships2022 Manama, Bahrain 61 kg108 113 117 10 143 150 160 273 42023 Jinju, South Korea 61 kg 114 119 122 6 151 158 162 8 28462026 Ghandinagar, India 60 kg 120 122 125 155 155 155 277
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Mohamad Aniq Bin Kasdan at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived)