--- title: "who was known as “ Rocket Man ” ?" description: "who was known as “ Rocket Man ” ?" author: "Rajib Ahluwalia" published: 2018-07-22 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47427/who-was-known-as-rocket-man category: "sports" tags: ["sports"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # who was known as “ Rocket Man ” ? who was [known as](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/86608/why-c-language-is-known-as-the-mother-of-all-programming-languages-in-modern-world) “ Rocket Man ” ?\ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Harshal Vispute **Dato' Muhammad Azizulhasni bin Awang is a Malaysian competitive track cyclist who was born on January 5, 1988.** He is the **first and only Malaysian cyclist to win a medal at the Summer Olympics, earning the nickname 'The Pocket Rocketman' due to his little stature.** \ At the **2008 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations, Azizulhasni was the national flag bearer for Team Malaysia**. In **2009, he took silver in the individual sprint at the World Championships**. \ At the **2016 Summer Olympics, he won his first Olympic medal, a bronze in the individual keirin.** **He won a silver medal in the same category of individual keirin in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.** \ **In 2017, he became the first Malaysian to wear the prized rainbow jersey after winning his first World Championship championship in the keirin.** \ **Azizulhasni's** most notable accomplishments are earning **gold at the 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships** and a **silver medal in the keirin at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics**. Among his other accomplishments, **he won a silver medal in the sprint category at the 2009 World Championships and a silver medal in the keirin category** at the **2010 World Championships. In 2009 and 2010, he was voted Malaysian Sportsman of the Year**. \ **Azizul was seriously injured in a crash during the final of the keirin event during the World Cup leg in Manchester in February 2011,** **when a 20 cm wooden splinter pierced his leg.** That year, he was ruled out of the **World Championships.** \ **Azizul was the 111th gold medalist at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games,** achieving **Malaysia's gold medal** objective after winning the **men's sprint event at the National Velodrome in Nilai.** Along with **diver Cheong Jun Hoong and silat competitor Mohd Al-Jufferi Jamari, Azizul was the flag bearer for Malaysia at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47427/who-was-known-as-rocket-man Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.