Amir Malik

Amir Malik is a ninja coach and baker from Essex Junction, Vermont who first competed in American Ninja Warrior 12 as a member of David Wright's Baking team.

He also calls himself “Sonic”, because of his speed.

American Ninja Warrior 12
After a few years of waiting for his shot at competing on the show, he was invited by David Wright, along with another baker, Alex Carson. Amir breezed through qualifying, finishing 5th place in the fourth qualifying heat and hitting a buzzer. It’s also worth noting he broke the buzzer at the end of the course.

In the second night of the semifinals, Amir gassed out on Spider Trap, but advanced in 7th place to the next round.

In the Finals, Amir fell on the 9th obstacle, Dragonback. However, he was the fastest to this obstacle, and secured 8th place in the Power Tower Playoffs, being the only contestant who did not complete the finals course to advance.

In Round 1, as the no. 8 seed, he pulled off a shocking upset to the no. 1 seed, Jake Murray, but lost in Round 2 to eventual runner-up Austin Gray. He ended up as the top rookie of the season, and performed the best of all the members of David Wright’s baking team.

American Ninja Warrior 13
He competed again for his second season in the third qualifying round. His run was digested, but he blazed through all the obstacles with ease, and finished the qualifying course with the 2nd fastest time. It’s also worth noting that he took extra caution with hitting the buzzer this time around, as he broke it last year while hitting it. He later completed in the second semifinals episode where he once again put up a good run. He was one of only seven competitors who made it past Padlock that round. He also got revenge on the Spider Trap after falling near the top of the obstacle last year, and he was the first competitor to clear the course that round. He placed 5th overall, being the slowest finisher.

In his first appearance in Vegas, it was revealed that it was his 21st birthday at the time he ran stage 1. In a huge shock, he ended up falling the Double Dipper after he had a bad transition from the first bar to the second bar, ending his sophomore season.