Sidique Ali Merican (24 August 1930 – 12 May 2009) was a Malaysian sprinter and sports administrator, who was Malayan sprint champion from 1949 to 1954. Sidique was born in 1930 at Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Noted for his unusual starting crouch, Sidique clocked 10.3 seconds at his first 100-yard race at an athletics championship in Kota Bharu 1949. Later that year, he broke the Malayan 100 yard record with a 10.0 second time in Singapore, holding the record until 1958, and the title of Malayan sprint champion until 1954. Sidique was educated in the United Kingdom at the Malayan Teachers Training College in Kirkby, Merseyside. He also received a Diploma in Physical Education from Loughborough University in 1955. While studying at Loughborough, Sidique took part in the Inter-Universities Athleti