Nur Dhabitah Sabri
Dhabitah at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games
Personal information
Full nameNur Dhabitah binti Sabri
Born (1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 (age 24)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)[1]
Spouse
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(m. 2023)​
Sport
Country Malaysia
SportDiving
Event(s)3 m, 3 m synchro, 10 m, 10 m synchro
Medal record
Diving
Representing  Malaysia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Budapest 10 m synchro
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 3 m synchro springboard
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 3 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow 10 m synchro platform
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 3 m synchro springboard
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 10 m synchro platform
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 3 m mixed synchro
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hangzhou 3 m synchro springboard
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang 3 m synchro springboard
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang 3 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang 10 m synchro platform
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou 10 m synchro platform
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Naypyidaw 10 m synchro platform
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore 3 m synchro springboard
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 3 m springboard
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines 3 m synchro springboard
Gold medal – first place 2021 Hanoi 1 m springboard
Gold medal – first place 2021 Hanoi 10 m synchro platform

Nur Dhabitah binti Sabri AMW (born 12 July 1999) is a Malaysian diver. She is the youngest Malaysian diver to champion two senior international competitions.

Early and personal life

Dhabitah was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Sabri Hashim and Fazidah Jaafar. She is the youngest among four siblings. Initially, she started her aquatic exposure through swimming clubs. After several competition, her father decided to switch her into diving due to her small body physique. She learned swimming and diving together with her older brother, Muhammad Danial Sabri. Both of them were planning to debut internationally together but unable due to Danial's traumatic physical injury sustained before the debut. She occasionally practices and delves into extreme sport such as parkour and trampoline as a hobby. Dhabitah is currently pursuing her studies in Bachelor of Media Communication at National University of Malaysia.[2]

Dhabitah was previously in a relationship with Malaysian footballer Azhar Apandi, which ended in 2021.[3] She married Malaysian actor Mohammad Aizat bin Ahmad Nazri, who is also known as Jiggy Masin, on 28 April 2023.[4][5]

Career

Dhabitah lighting up the cauldron to officiates the opening of 2017 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur

In June 2012, Dhabitah became the youngest Malaysian diver to win at a senior international competition by winning two events at the South-East Asia Swimming Championships in Singapore. At the 2013 SEA Games, Dhabitah won the gold medal in 10 meter synchronised platform with Leong Mun Yee.

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Dhabitah won the bronze medal in 10 meter synchronised platform with Pandelela Rinong.[6] She also finished sixth in the 3 meter synchronised springboard with Ng Yan Yee[7] and eleventh in 3 meter springboard individual.[8]

At the 2015 SEA Games, Dhabitah and Ng Yan Yee won the gold medal in 3 meter synchronised springboard. In September 2015, after winning the women's 10 meter platform individual at the 2015 Asian Diving Cup, Dhabitah earned a slot to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[9] In February 2016, Dhabitah and Cheong Jun Hoong earned an Olympic spot in the 3 meter synchronised springboard after finishing fifth at the Diving World Cup in Rio de Janeiro.[10]

In her first event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Dhabitah and Cheong Jun Hoong finished fifth in the 3 meter synchronized springboard. They were in bronze medal position after the third dive but a mistake by Cheong Jun Hoong in the fourth dive cost Dhabitah a first Olympic medal.[11] Dhabitah advances to the final of 10 meter platform where she finished ninth with 338 points.[12]

In April 2017, Dhabitah teamed up with Pandelela Rinong to bagged a silver in 10 meter synchronised platform in Windsor, Canada. It was her first medal in the Diving World Series.[13] At the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Dhabitah reach the final of 3 meter springboard individual where she finished 10th with 292.35 points.

Dhabitah was chosen to light up the cauldron during the opening ceremony of the 2017 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur.[14] Dhabitah took silver in 3 meter springboard individual which was won by compatriot, Ng Yan Yee.[15] Dhabitah would later partner with Ng Yan Yee to win gold in 3 meter synchronised springboard.[16] In October 2017, they were stripped of their gold medal after Ng Yan Yee failed a doping test.

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Dhabitah won a bronze medal with Leong Mun Yee in the 3 meter synchronised springboard.[17] They won another bronze medal in 10 meter synchronised platform. At the 2018 Asian Games, the pair won bronze in the 10 meter synchronised platform.[18] In her second event of the Games, she got a silver with Ng Yan Yee in the 3 metre synchronized springboard.[19] In her third event, she missed out on bronze medal after finishing in fourth place in the 1 metre springboard.[20] In her last event, she won a bronze medal in the 3 metre springboard, finishing behind Shi Tingmao and Wang Han of China.[21]

She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she won silver medals in the women's synchronised 3 metre springboard event[22] alongside Ng Yan Yee and in the women's 3 metre springboard event, a bronze medal in the mixed synchronised 3 metre springboard event alongside Muhammad Syafiq Puteh and came 4th in the women's synchronised 10 metre platform alongside Pandelela Rinong.[23]

From May to December, Dhabitah, along with Goh Sze Fei and Shahrul Saad were appointed as the brand ambassadors for Nutrilite Malaysia.[24]

Competition history

Malaysia National Competition

Competition 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Sukma Games  Bronze  Silver  Gold  Gold
MSSM (Malaysia Schools Sport Council)  Bronze  Bronze  Gold  Gold  Gold  Gold
8TH NSC-MILO-ASUM Championship  Gold
47TH National Age Group Championship  Gold

International Competition

Competition 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022
Olympic Games 5th 4th
Commonwealth Games  Bronze  Bronze
 Bronze 		 Silver
 Silver
 Bronze
Southeast Asia Games  Gold  Gold  Gold  Gold  Gold
FINA Diving World Series 4th  Silver 5th  Bronze
FINA Diving Grand Prix 14th  Gold
 Bronze 		 Gold
 Silver
 Silver 		 Silver
 Bronze 		 Gold
FINA World Cup 7th 5th 6th 14th
FINA World Championship 8th 6th 8th
Asian Diving Cup  Gold  Gold
Asian Games 6th  Silver
 Bronze
 Bronze 		 Silver
 Bronze
4th
Macau International Diving Invitational  Gold
Southeast Asia Swimming Championship  Gold

Awards

Year Award Category Result
2023 Harian Metro Sports Icon Awards (AISHM) Gardenia Breakthru Women's Sports Icon Award[25] Won
2017 Sportswriters Association of Malaysia (SAM) -100 Plus Malaysia Most Promising Athlete 2016[26] Won
Federal Territories (FT) Best Sportswoman[27] Won
2016 Anugerah Pelajar Cemerlang Yayasan Kuala Lumpur Best Sport Achievement 2015 - Aquatics Won
2015 Anugerah Sukan KPM MSSM-Milo Best Female Won
Anugerah Sukan Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur Future Female Sport Athlete 2013/2014 Won
Anugerah Sekolah Sukan Bukit Jalil Best Female Sport Athlete Won
2014 Majlis Anugerah Sukan Wilayah Persekutuan Best Female of 2011/2012 Won
2011 Majlis Juara Juara MSSWP Sports Achievement in MSSM Won
2010 The 2ND Young Malaysian Outstanding Achievement Sports Won
Majlis Anugerah Kecemerlangan Kokurikulum Peringkat Putrajaya Best Primary School Athlete Won

Honours

References

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