CYCLISTS from Malaysia

Top 2

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Malaysian Cyclists of all time. This list of famous Malaysian Cyclists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Azizulhasni Awang (1988 - )

With an HPI of 30.68, Azizulhasni Awang is the most famous Malaysian Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 25 different languages on wikipedia.

Dato' Muhammad Azizulhasni bin Awang (born 5 January 1988) is a Malaysian professional track cyclist. Nicknamed "The Pocket Rocketman" due to his small stature, he is the first and the only Malaysian cyclist to win a medal at the Summer Olympics. Azizulhasni was Team Malaysia's national flag bearer at the 2008 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations. He won his first World Championship medal in 2009, a silver in the individual sprint. His debut Olympic medal came at the 2016 Summer Olympics, a bronze in the individual keirin. In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he won a silver medal in the same category of individual keirin. In 2017, he won his first World Championship title in the keirin, and became the first Malaysian to ever wear the coveted rainbow jersey.

2. Alex Edmondson (1993 - )

With an HPI of 15.89, Alex Edmondson is the 2nd most famous Malaysian Cyclist.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Alexander Edmondson (born 22 December 1993) is an Australian road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team dsm–firmenich PostNL. Edmondson was a member of the Australian Olympic Track Cycling team at the 2012 London Olympics, alongside his sister, Annette Edmondson. In 2014 he was world champion in the individual pursuit. He won the silver medal in the team pursuit at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.