Bryan Nickson Lomas (born 30 June 1990 in Kuching, Sarawak[1]) is a former Malaysiandiver. Lomas was the youngest Malaysian athlete to qualify for 2004 Summer Olympics when he was 14.[2] He became the country's first world junior diving champion after winning gold at the 3 m springboard event in the World Junior Championships held at Belem, Brazil in 2004.[3][4] He trained under the coaching of Yang Zhuliang. Lomas is named after the footballer Bryan Robson by his father.
At the age of 14, Lomas was the second youngest athlete to compete in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and was the flag-bearer of Malaysia in the opening ceremony.[5] He competed in the 10 meter platform event in which with 407.13 points he finished at 19th spot.[6] In the 2005 SEA Games held in the Philippines, Lomas won the gold medal for the 10 m platform event and silver for 10 m synchronised platform event alongside James Sandayud.
Lomas competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, qualifying for the 10 metre platform after finishing seventh in the 2007 World Aquatics Championships. In the event, Lomas earned only 384.35 points, and eliminated in the preliminary round. He finished at the 26th spot.[6] In December 2009, Lomas won gold medals for both 10 m platform event and the 3 m synchronised springboard event with teammate Yeoh Ken Nee.
Competing in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, he won bronze in the 10m Individual Platform competition and finished 7th in both the 3m Individual Platform and 1m Individual Platform competition. For Synchronised Diving, he, together with teammate Yeoh Ken Nee, won bronze in the Synchronised 3m Platform Competition.
Lomas competed in the 2010 Asian Games held in the Guangzhou, China. Lomas entered in three events: 10 m platform, synchronised 3 m springboard (with Yeoh Ken Nee), synchronised 10 m springboard (with Ooi Tze Liang). He succeeded in winning two silvers in both the synchronisation events and a bronze medal in another.[8] In the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, Lomas competes in diving's 3 m springboard and 10 m platform. He finishes 11th in the former's finals, but only ranked 24th in the latter.[9][10]
Lomas was named Sarawak Sportsman of the Year for three times; 2005/2006, 2007/2008 and 2011/2012.[11] He was also named as one of fifteen awardees for the Sarawak Youth and Sports Icon Award in 2011.[12] At the 2015 UM Sports Awards, he was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.[13]
Personal life
He retired from diving in May 2013.[14][15] He had in 2015 graduated with distinction honours from Universiti Malaya, with a Bachelor in Sports Science (Sports Management) Degree.[16] In 2017, he secured a master's degree in sports administration from the Russian International Olympic University.[17] He is coaching part-time with the Selangor team and aspire to open a diving academy; either in Sarawak or Kuala Lumpur.[16]
References
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^2011 World Aquatics Championships: Men's 3 m springboard Final results[permanent dead link], from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 22 July 2011.
^Pandelela, Bryan Nickson lead sports award list, The Borneo Post; retrieved 28 October 2015.
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^Fadhli Ishak (10 March 2016). "Harith, Irene named Universiti Malaya 2015 Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year". New Straits Times. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^Former diver Bryan wants to focus on getting a degree, The Star (Malaysia); retrieved 26 October 2015.
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^Fadhli Ishak (6 January 2018). "Bryan dives into separation issue". New Straits Times. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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Bryan Nickson Lomas born 30 June 1990 in Kuching Sarawak 1 is a former Malaysian diver Lomas was the youngest Malaysian athlete to qualify for 2004 Summer Olympics when he was 14 2 He became the country s first world junior diving champion after winning gold at the 3 m springboard event in the World Junior Championships held at Belem Brazil in 2004 3 4 He trained under the coaching of Yang Zhuliang Lomas is named after the footballer Bryan Robson by his father Bryan Nickson LomasBryan at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Personal informationFull nameBryan Nickson LomasBorn 1990 06 30 30 June 1990 age 32 Kuching SarawakHeight1 64 m 5 ft 5 in SportCountry MalaysiaEvent s 3 10 m springboard platformMedal record Representing MalaysiaMen s DivingAsian Games2010 3 m synchro platform2010 10 m synchro platform2010 10 m platformCommonwealth Games2006 10 m platform2010 3 m synchro platform2010 10 m platformFINA Diving World Juniors Championships2004 10 m platform2006 10 m platformSoutheast Asian Games2005 10 m platform2009 10 m platform2009 3 m synchro springboard2011 3 m synchro springboard2011 10 m platform2005 10 m synchro platformFINA Diving Grand Prix2012 3 m synchro springboard2012 3 m synchro springboardFINA Diving World Cup2012 3 m synchro platform Contents 1 Career 2 Awards and recognition 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesCareer EditAt the age of 14 Lomas was the second youngest athlete to compete in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece and was the flag bearer of Malaysia in the opening ceremony 5 He competed in the 10 meter platform event in which with 407 13 points he finished at 19th spot 6 In the 2005 SEA Games held in the Philippines Lomas won the gold medal for the 10 m platform event and silver for 10 m synchronised platform event alongside James Sandayud Lomas represented Malaysia in diving in the 2007 World Aquatics Championships held in Melbourne Australia He entered in the 10 m platform event and ranked seventh in the final standings with 469 25 points This seventh place finish ensured him a berth for 2008 Beijing Olympics 7 In 2006 Lomas along with teammate James Sandayud entered the Synchronised 10m Platform Competition and won Silver in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne Australia He earned 9th in the 10 m platform diving event finals at the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha Qatar Lomas competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing China qualifying for the 10 metre platform after finishing seventh in the 2007 World Aquatics Championships In the event Lomas earned only 384 35 points and eliminated in the preliminary round He finished at the 26th spot 6 In December 2009 Lomas won gold medals for both 10 m platform event and the 3 m synchronised springboard event with teammate Yeoh Ken Nee Competing in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi India he won bronze in the 10m Individual Platform competition and finished 7th in both the 3m Individual Platform and 1m Individual Platform competition For Synchronised Diving he together with teammate Yeoh Ken Nee won bronze in the Synchronised 3m Platform Competition Lomas competed in the 2010 Asian Games held in the Guangzhou China Lomas entered in three events 10 m platform synchronised 3 m springboard with Yeoh Ken Nee synchronised 10 m springboard with Ooi Tze Liang He succeeded in winning two silvers in both the synchronisation events and a bronze medal in another 8 In the 2011 World Aquatics Championships Lomas competes in diving s 3 m springboard and 10 m platform He finishes 11th in the former s finals but only ranked 24th in the latter 9 10 The 2012 FINA Diving World Cup held in London United Kingdom saw Lomas and Huang Qiang earning Bronze in the Synchronized 3 metre springboard event and qualifying for the 2012 Summer Olympics In the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London United Kingdom Lomas competed in two diving events He was ranked 8th in the synchronised 3 m springboard event alongside Huang Qiang In the 10 metre platform event Lomas earned 434 95 points and was eliminated in the preliminary round finishing at the 19th spot Awards and recognition EditLomas was named Sarawak Sportsman of the Year for three times 2005 2006 2007 2008 and 2011 2012 11 He was also named as one of fifteen awardees for the Sarawak Youth and Sports Icon Award in 2011 12 At the 2015 UM Sports Awards he was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award 13 Personal life EditHe retired from diving in May 2013 14 15 He had in 2015 graduated with distinction honours from Universiti Malaya with a Bachelor in Sports Science Sports Management Degree 16 In 2017 he secured a master s degree in sports administration from the Russian International Olympic University 17 He is coaching part time with the Selangor team and aspire to open a diving academy either in Sarawak or Kuala Lumpur 16 References Edit Bryan Lomas Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 26 October 2015 Bryan officially leaves national squad Retrieved 28 October 2015 Kuala Lumpur to host world junior diving meet Retrieved 11 August 2012 Bryan hopes to do well in world meet to earn Olympic spot Retrieved 11 August 2012 Countries Malaysia sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 5 November 2011 a b Athletes Bryan Lomas sports reference com Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 5 November 2011 12th FINA World Championships Men s 10m Platform Detailed Results PDF omegatiming com Archived from the original PDF on 30 September 2007 Retrieved 5 November 2011 Biography Lomas Bryan Nickson gz2010 cn Retrieved 6 November 2011 2011 World Aquatics Championships Men s 10 m platform preliminary round Results permanent dead link from OmegaTiming com retrieved 23 July 2011 2011 World Aquatics Championships Men s 3 m springboard Final results permanent dead link from OmegaTiming com retrieved 22 July 2011 Pandelela Bryan Nickson lead sports award list The Borneo Post retrieved 28 October 2015 Youth icons given due recognition The Borneo Post retrieved 28 October 2015 Fadhli Ishak 10 March 2016 Harith Irene named Universiti Malaya 2015 Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year New Straits Times Retrieved 25 July 2021 Former diver Bryan wants to focus on getting a degree The Star Malaysia retrieved 26 October 2015 Coach Malaysia s dive queen Pandalela will soar in Rio Malay Mail retrieved 26 October 2015 a b Former diving star Bryan shines again with distinction The Star Malaysia retrieved 26 October 2015 Fadhli Ishak 6 January 2018 Bryan dives into separation issue New Straits Times Retrieved 25 July 2021 Olympic GamesPreceded byMirnawan Nawawi Flagbearer for MalaysiaAthens 2004 Succeeded byAzizulhasni Awang Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bryan Nickson Lomas amp oldid 1056487428, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
