WAJAH KEJAYAAN





YOUNGEST RAPPELLER

7 years old Nurulkhaleyda Mudeousoft Mohamad Yosof, became the youngest rappeller when she successfully abseiled Mount Stong Waterfall at Gunung Stong Forest Reserve, Kelantan on June 18, 2005. Jumping off the top at a height of 365 m at 12noon, she was trapped at 300 m, hanging on to her gear and rope for 2 hours 30 mins due to heavy water flow, before reaching the bottom 6 hours late


YOUNGEST BOY TO CONQUER MT KINABALU


On May 28, 2003, Muhammad Amiruel Isohod of Melaka, was 4 years 2 months and 2 days old when he conquered the 4,095.2 m Mount Kinabalu. He received minimum assistance from his team of 69 climbers during the expedition

YOUNGEST TO SCALE MOUNT EVEREST

Ahmad Reduan Rozali and Muhamad Muqharabbin Mokhtarrudin, both aged 22, students from University Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor scaled Mount Everest and reached the summit (8,850 m) on May 16, 2004 at 11am Malaysian time after a 4-day trek from the base camp.


YOUNGEST GOLFER TO COMPLETE A TOURNAMANT

On June 3, 2004, Galven Kendall Green, aged 4 years and 9 months completed 18 holes in the Sports Excel National Junior Golf Circuit held at Kelab Golf Seri Selangor, making him the youngest to achieve this feat. The national junior golf tournament is sanctioned by the Malaysian Golf Association.


FIRST TO SCORE A HATTRICK AT THE PREMATCH WORLD CUP

Four young Malaysian footballers were selected to represent “Rest of the World” Juniors in a World Cup curtain-raiser at Stade France in St. Denis, France on June 26, 1998, against FC Barcelona Juniors. Titus James Palani was by far the most impressive, scoring a hattrick in the match. The feat earned him an offer to attend trials for an apprenticeship with France Le Havre Football School.


YOUNGEST CRICKET PLAYER

Arul Vivasvan Suppiah represented the Malaysian Cricket Team at the age of 15. He was the only bowler to score a hattrick in the 31-year history of the Saudara Cup series between Malaysia and Singapore. At 13, Arul won a scholarship from SportExcel to study at the Millfield School in Somerset, England, where he continued his remarkable progress in the game.


YOUNGEST TO SCORE HOLE-IN-ONE

9 years old Amos Siew Yih Jhien sank a hole-in-one at the Par 3, 147-yard 16th hole of the Royal Pahang Golf Club on October 1, 2000, just a week before his 10th birthday. He became a member of The Royal Pahang Golf Club in1998 at the age of 8 as a Junior Golfer.


YOUNGEST INTERNATIONAL GOLF CHAMPION


Andy Gan Hsien Loong (born February 24,1988) won the Sarawak Junior World Masters Golf Championship at Damai Golf & Country Club, Sandakan in April 2003 at the age of 15. The one-handicapper (as of January 2004) from Subang Jaya, Selangor took up the game at the age of 10.


YOUNGEST TO ACHIEVE HIGHEST LEVEL FOR TAEKWONDO JUNIOR BLACK BELT

Koh Jen Li (born January 28, 1989), a student from Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, achieved Poom 3, the highest level attainable for a Tae Kwan Do Junior Black Belt, at the age of 13. Koh, who took up the sport at age 5, is now a member of the National Junior Squad.


LONGEST HULA HOOPING

9 years old Ashwita Ramesh Nair surpassed her previous record for the Longest Hula Hooping for a total of 2 hours, 12 minutes and 17.4 seconds nonstop. The feat was achieved on October 15, 2005



LONGEST DISTANCE SWIMMING BY A TODDLER

Kam Su-Sze swam 50 metres of the Sierramas Community Centre swimming pool, Sungai Buloh, Selangor on May 31, 2003 at the age of 2 years 6 months unassisted. She started swimming lesson at 17 months old.


YOUNGEST CERTIFIED MICROSOFT MASTER


Daniel Chua Jia Nern (born January 30, 1989) became the world’s youngest certified Microsoft office user specialist (MOUS) master on May 28, 2002 at the age of 13. Daniel of Setiawangsa, Kuala Lumpur surpassed the previous record held by a 15-year-old American boy.

YOUNGEST INVENTOR


Amelia Tan, 9, won the bronze medal for her 'Heater Swimsuit' at the Malaysian Invention and Design Society (MINDS) Young Inventor competition at Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel on May 18, 2003. The SJKC Damansara, Selangor student's invention utilises a waterproof battery to keep the user warm while swimming.


YOUNGEST BAND

ITOSII comprises six youngsters from Penang – Ivy, 12 (guitar); Tresa, 8 (keyboard); Orange, 6 (percussion); Sammy, 8 (Bass Guitar), Iki, 6 (drums);
and Isa, 5 (lead vocals). Formed in December 2002, their debut album was released under the ITOSII Corp. Sdn Bhd label. On November 27, 2005, ITOSHII
created a new record for the First Children Live Band Concert, when they held an open-air concert in a field at Parit Buntar, Perak from 8pm to 11pm.


YOUNGEST TO RELEASE AN INDIAN MUSIC VIDEO ALBUM

On January 25, 2005, 9 years and 9 months old Shruthi Jaya Shankar released her debut music video album, Poonchitin Poongkothu, making her the youngest person to release an Indian Music Video Album. Her album comprises 10 tamil nursery rhymes, a combination of Indian classical ragaas and upbeat tempo Western beats, to interest young children.


YOUNGEST AUTHOR

Michael Kelvyn Chan Thien Hong is the youngest author at the age of four and a half. His book titled Junior’s short stories is mainly for the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF). Children from the shelter home in PJ were his inspiration for publishing his own book. The book was launched at The KL Tower on December 12, 2003.


YOUNGEST PLAYWRIGHT

Balakrishna M. Pillai (born January 25, 1995) of Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur wrote ‘The Trial of the Wolf’ when he was seven. The play, based on the fairytale Little Red Riding Hood was staged at the Actor’s Studio in Dataran Merdeka in May 2003.


FASTEST TO COMPLETE A PROFESSIONAL DRUM COURSE

17 years old Jone Yeoh Poh Koon completed the Full Professional Drum Course in 20 months without exemption. He attended the music school on normal
classes (once a week) without extending extra time or classes and sat for two Grade 8 examinations in July 2005 and graduated from Rockschool, validated by Trinity College London.


YOUNGEST TO COMPLETE A PROFESSIONAL PIANO COURSE

Priscilla Chen Xi Qin was nine when she secured with distinction her Associate Diploma in piano performance. The Trinity International Examination Board acknowledged the youngster and a Korean girl, also 9, as the youngest in the world to be awarded the diploma.



YOUNGEST TRIATHLETE

Barry Lee Chun Sing of Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, was 10 when he completed his first triathlon, the A’Famosa International Triathlon 2002 on April 7, 2002. He completed a 1,500 m swim, 40 km cycling and a 10 km run unassisted.


YOUNGEST TO COMPLETE A PROFESSIONAL DRUM COURSE

Arthur Kam Chong Jin (born July 26, 1991) passed his Grade 8 (drums) examinations with distinction on July 6, 2002 at the age of 11. The little drummer boy from Petaling Jaya, Selangor, has performed alongside Siti Nurhaliza, Zainal Abidin, Steve Thornton and Sadao Watanabe, among others.










FIRST TO CONQUER MT. EVEREST

M. Magendran and N. Mohanadas became national heroes when they reached the 8,848m summit of Mt. Everest on May 23, 1997, after braving thick snow, strong winds and freezing temperatures since March 1. The duo, members of the Malaysian Mountaineering Association, were part of a 20-member Malaysian team in this Everest expedition

















FIRST TO SWIM ACROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL

Marathon swimmer Abdul Malik Mydin reached the shore of Cap Gris Nez in Calais, France, on August 3, 2003 to become the first Malaysian to swim across the English Channel. He arrived at 8.42pm French time (7.42pm British time, 2.42am Malaysian time), completing the feat in 17 hours 30 mins 15 secs.

















FIRST TO SKI-SAIL ACROSS THE ANTARCTIC

Born in May 1965, Datin Sharifah Mazlina Syed Abdul Kadir is a lecturer at the Faculty of Sports Science and Recreation, Universiti Teknology MARA (UiTM). She successfully ski-sailed across the Antarctic, from the South Pole to the Hercules Inlet from Dec 9 to 30, 2004.

The 1,100km-long journey took her 22 days to complete. Her brave expedition not only received applauses from Malaysians, but also the Bravery Award presented by the Preesident of Chile, General Ricardo Largos during the APEC meeting in Santiago 2004.


















FASTEST TO SWIM ACROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL

Inspired by Dato’ Abdul Malik Mydin, Lennard Lee, a medical student at Cambridge University, successfully swam non-stop across the 33.6 km-wide English Channel in 9 hours 45 mins on July 15, 2004. Lennard, 20, swam in the open sea without any barrier, became the second Malaysian to achieve the feat. Tailed by his parents in a boat, he started at 8.34 (London time) from Dover and completed the swim at 6.19pm in Calais, France.



















FIRST TO WALK THE LAST DEGREE TO THE NORTH POLE

Brothers Justin and Gerald Read achieved the feat, after battling extreme weather conditions. Justin and Gerald, from Petaling Jaya, Selangor, were accompanied by Pen Hadow, a guide with 13 years’ experience in trekking to the North and South Poles. The last degree entailed a 111km walk in temperatures between -10 to 30 degrees, inter alia. Justin, 19 then, and 25-year-old Gerald began the walk on April 12, 1999, and reached the geographic North Pole at 7.27am seven days later.















FIRST TO SOLO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD

Azhar Mansur started his attempt from Langkawi Island on February 2, 1999. The estimated distance needed to circumnavigate the globe was 21,600 nautical miles. On April 18, 1999, at 2.45pm Malaysian time, Azhar, at the helm of his RM2mil yacht, Jalur Gemilang, passed Cape Horn at the southernmost tip of South America unassisted, after sailing 75 days and 11,358 nautical miles. However, the voyage suffered a setback when Azhar encountered a storm, With a broken mast and loss of vital equipment, a stopover at the Falkland Islands was made, which negated the attempt.

He continued with his journey with a new mast and returned home after sailing 190 days, arrived safely at Awana Porto Malai Resort, Langkawi Island on August 11. He was conferred the title, ‘Datuk’ for his bravery achievement sailing solo round the world without engine propulsion on an east-West-route.

















FIRST WORLD NUMBER ONE SQUASH PLAYER

Nicol David became the Malaysian to achieve this feat when she won the World Open Championship title in Hong Kong on December 4, 2005. Formerly ranked third in the world, the 22-yearold was in devastating form as she defeated the former World No. 1, Rachael Grinham of Australia (8-10, 9-2, 9-6, 9-7) and also emerged as the first Asian and the youngest woman World Champion.

Nical Ann David was born on August 23, 1983 in Penang. She is the only squash player to have won the World Junior title twice. Nicol’s other achievements include the youngest Asian Champion and she also won the title for a record of five times (in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006) in the Asian Squash Championship.

Nicol was also named “WISPA Player of The Year for 2005” as she won six WISPA titles, the World Games gold medal and the World Open title on December 4, 2005.