Watson Nyambek

Watson Nyambek (born 27 February 1976) from Miri, Sarawak is a Malaysian sprinter. He attended secondary education in SMK St.Columba. Nyambek, under the tutelage of Canadian coach Daniel St Hilaire, had shot to fame in 1996 during the Malaysia Games, beating reigning 100m sprinter Azmi Ibrahim in the final. Nyambek astonished everyone by clocking 10.38 seconds, eclipsing the national record set by M Jegathesan (10.46 seconds, set during the Asian Games in 1966). Two years later, Nyambek lowered this record to 10.30 seconds. ^{[permanent dead link]}

Watson Nyambek

Personal information
Nationality	Malaysian
Born	(1976-02-25) 25 February 1976 (age 49) Miri, Sarawak
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	159 lb (72 kg)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event	100 meters
Achievements and titles
Personal best	100m: 010.30 s
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Malaysia Asian Championships 1998 Fukuoka 100 m

Achievements

Personal bests

Event	Time (seconds)	Venue	Date	Meet	Ref
50 m (Indoor)	5.84	Eaubonne, France	2 February 1999
60 m (Indoor)	6.66	Maebashi, Japan	7 March 1999	World Championships
100 m	10.30 & 10.0 ht	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia & Hanoi, Vietnam	13 July 1998 & 1998

Honours

• Sarawak
  • Gold Medal of the Sarawak Independence Diamond Jubilee Medal (2023)^[1]