Kuda Ditta
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| Full name | Bala Ditta | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Kuda | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Malaysian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 February 1937[1] Bario,Miri,Kingdom of Sarawak(nowMalaysia) | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 June 2003(aged 66) Miri,Malaysia[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Sarawak(c. 1962) Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
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Bala Ditta(bornKuda Ditta,4 February 1937 – 17 June 2003) is aMalaysianathlete who competed forMalaysiaat the1964 Summer Olympics.He has also represented the thenCrown Colony of Sarawakat theCommonwealthandAsian Games.
Career
[edit]Kuda was selected to compete for the thenBritish Crown ColonyofSarawakat the1962 Commonwealth GamesinPerth,Western Australia. He also competed forSarawakat the1962 Asian GamesinJakarta,Indonesiawhere he qualified for the semifinals of his event.[3]
He became the first Malaysian from Sarawak to participate in the Summer Olympics, competing at the1964edition.[2]
Kuda won the a bronze at the1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Gamesand a silver at the1973 editionof the Games. Both medals were won at the 110 meter event.[3]
Later life
[edit]After his retirement from competitive sports, Kuda served with thePolice Field Forceand coached recruits. He retired in December 1988 from the police.
Death
[edit]He died due tostomach cancerat his residence in Padang Kerbau inMiri,Sarawakin 17 June 2003.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Kuda is anEvangelical Christianfrom theBariotown in Sarawak.[3]He was married to Ubung Taie Riwat with whom he had five children. Kuda changed his name to Bala Ditta following the birth of his first child.[2]
References
[edit]- ^"Kuda Ditta".SR/Olympic Sports.Sports Reference LLC. Archived fromthe originalon 18 April 2020.Retrieved5 October2016.
- ^abcd"Sarawak's first Olympian Ditta dies of cancer".The Star Online.19 June 2003.Retrieved5 October2016.
- ^abcRitchie, James (3 October 2016)."S'wak's forgotten Olympian".New Sarawak Tribune.Retrieved5 October2016.
- 1937 births
- 2003 deaths
- Sportspeople from Sarawak
- Malaysian male hurdlers
- Olympic athletes for Malaysia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Malaysian police officers
- Malaysian Christians
- Kelabit people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Sarawak
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Sarawak
- SEA Games medalists in athletics
- SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia
- SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia