sport.wikisort.org - AthleteNurul Huda Abdullah, also known as Ch'ng Su-Lin, AMN (born 31 July 1972) is a former Malaysian competitive swimmer.
Malaysian swimmer
Nurul Huda Abdullah
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Full name | Nurul Huda Abdullah |
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Nickname(s) | Ch’ng Su-Lin |
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Nationality | Malaysia |
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Born | (1972-07-31) 31 July 1972 (age 50) Selangor, Malaysia |
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Sport | Swimming |
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Strokes | Freestyle Individual Medley |
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She holds the record of the most number of gold medals won at the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) for a Malaysian athlete, having won a total of 22 gold medals in the swimming events at three SEA Games (from 1985 to 1989).
She was the first Malaysian swimmer to win a medal at the Asian Games[1] and remains the only Malaysian female swimmer to have won medals at the Asian Games and Asian Swimming Championships, with a total of 2 silver and 2 bronze medals at the 10th Asian Games 1986 Seoul, and a total of 2 silver and 1 bronze medal at the 3rd Asian Swimming Championship (1988) in Guangzhou.
She participated in the swimming events at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea.
As a result of her swimming achievements, she was the first Malaysian to be awarded an IOC Trophy from the International Olympic Committee in 1987, and was inducted into the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) Hall of Fame in 2004.[2] She was awarded the Malaysian Sportswoman of the Year for five consecutive years from 1985 to 1989.
She was the Deputy Chef-de-Mission for the Malaysian Contingent to the 30th SEA Games (2019) in Philippines.[3]
Swimming career
12th SEA Games Singapore (1983)
- Competed in 2 swimming events - 400m individual medley (ranked 4th), and 800m freestyle (ranked 8th)
13th SEA Games Bangkok (1985)
- Won 7 gold, 1 silver & 1 bronze out 9 events competed
- Broke 6 SEA Games records
- 100m freestyle (gold), 200m freestyle (gold), 400m freestyle (gold), 800m freestyle (gold), 200m butterfly (gold), 200m individual medley (gold), 400m individual medley (gold)
- 100m butterfly (silver)
- 4x100m freestyle relay (bronze)
13th Commonwealth Games Edinburgh (1986)
- Did not compete as Malaysia boycotted the Games
10th Asian Games Seoul (1986)
- Won 2 silver & 2 bronze medals out of 4 events competed
- 400m freestyle (silver), 800m freestyle (silver)
- 200m freestyle (bronze), 400m individual medley (bronze)
14th SEA Games Jakarta (1987)
- Won 7 gold & 1 silver out of 8 events competed
- 100m freestyle (gold), 200m freestyle (gold), 400m freestyle (gold), 800m freestyle (gold), 100m butterfly (gold), 200m butterfly (gold), 400m individual medley (gold)
- 200m individual medley (silver)
3rd Asian Swimming Championships Guangzhou (1988)
XXIVth Summer Olympic Games Seoul (1988)
- Competed in 3 swimming events - 800m freestyle (ranked 19th), 400m freestyle (ranked 23rd), and 200m freestyle (ranked 27th)
15th SEA Games Kuala Lumpur (1989)
- Won 8 gold & 2 silver out of 10 events competed
- 200m freestyle (gold), 400m freestyle (gold), 800m freestyle (gold), 200m butterfly (gold), 200m backstroke (gold), 200m individual medley (gold), 400m individual medley (gold), 4x100m medley relay (gold)
- 100m freestyle (silver), 100m butterfly (silver)
11th Asian Games Beijing (1990)
- Competed in swimming events
Other sporting achievements and accolades
- Malaysian athlete with the most number of gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games)
- First Malaysian to win medals in the swimming events at the Asian Games
- The only Malaysian female swimmer to have won medals at the Asian Games and Asian Swimming Championships
- Winner of the Malaysian Sportswoman of the Year in 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
- Winner of the IOC Trophy for Women in Sport (in 1987) and the first Malaysian to have won this trophy
- First female swimmer in Southeast Asia to break the 5 minute mark for the 400 m individual medley
- First female swimmer in Southeast Asia to break the 60 seconds mark for the 100 m freestyle
- Held Malaysian Open records in swimming in 10 individual events out of 12 during her swimming career
- Had faster times than the Malaysian Open records for men in 2 events during her swimming career
Personal life
Nurul is the grand-daughter of the 4th President of Singapore, Dr. Wee Kim Wee.[5]
Honour
Honour of Malaysia
Malaysia :
Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1989)[6]
Notes
References
Anugerah Sukan Negara for Sportswoman of the Year |
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- 1966: Mary Rajamani
- 1967: Mary Rajamani
- 1968: Annie Goh Koon Gee
- 1969: Ong Mei Lin
- 1970: Radhika Menon
- 1971: Junaidah Aman
- 1972: Junaidah Aman
- 1973: Gladys Chai Ng Mei
- 1974: Rani Kaur
- 1975: Sylvia Ng Meow Eng
- 1976: Marina Chin Leng Sim
- 1977: Marina Chin Leng Sim
- 1978: Sylvia Ng Meow Eng
- 1979: Shirley Chow Chew Chun
- 1980: Katerina Ong Su Mei
- 1981: Helen Chow
- 1982: Zaiton Othman
- 1983: Norsham Yoon
- 1984: none awarded
- 1985: Nurul Huda Abdullah
- 1986: Nurul Huda Abdullah
- 1987: Nurul Huda Abdullah
- 1988: Nurul Huda Abdullah
- 1989: Nurul Huda Abdullah
- 1990: Lydia Kwah Poh Ling
- 1991: Lisa Kwan
- 1992: Lim Ai Lian
- 1993: Lisa Kwan
- 1994: Shalin Zulkifli
- 1995: Sharon Low Su Lin
- 1996: Shalin Zulkifli
- 1997: Shalin Zulkifli
- 1998: Shanti Govindasamy
- 1999: Nicol David
- 2000: Noraseela Mohd Khalid
- 2001: Shalin Zulkifli
- 2002: Shalin Zulkifli
- 2003: Nicol David
- 2004: Elaine Teo
- 2005: Nicol David
- 2006: Nicol David
- 2007: Nicol David
- 2008: Nicol David
- 2009: Nicol David
- 2010: Nicol David
- 2011: Pandelela Rinong
- 2012: Pandelela Rinong
- 2013: Nicol David
- 2014: Nicol David
- 2015: Pandelela Rinong
- 2016: Siti Rahmah Mohamed Nasir
- 2017: Cheong Jun Hoong
- 2018: Amy Kwan
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