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Nurul Huda Abdullah

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Nationality
  
Malaysia

Sport
  
Swimming


Name
  
Nurul Abdullah

Spouse
  
Jefferi Hashim (m. 2003)


Nurul Huda Abdullah Nurul Huda Abdullah

Full name
  
Nurul Huda Abdullah Ch' Shu Lin

Born
  
31 July 1972 (age 51) (
1972-07-31
)
Selangor

Strokes
  
Freestyle swimming, Medley swimming

Similar
  
Heidi Gan, Shalin Zulkifli, Alex Lim

Zodiac Sign
  
Leo

Opposite Sign
  
Aquarius

Bronze medals
  
2 (1986 Asian Games in Seoul)

Gold medal
  
3 (Southeast Asian Games between 1985 to 1989)

International Olympic Committee Trophy
  
Winner (1987)

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Nurul Huda Abdullah (@Ch'ng Su-Lin) (born 31 July 1972) is a former Malaysian swimmer. She won gold medals in the swimming events at three Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) from 1985 to 1989. She was the first Malaysian to win an IOC Trophy in 1987. She was inducted into the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) Hall of Fame in 2004.

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Nurul Huda Abdullah smiling while waving her hand and wearing a medal and white, blue, and yellow jacket

Sporting background

Nurul Huda Abdullah talking to someone while wearing a white and yellow t-shirt
  • Winner of Malaysia's Sportswoman of the Year for the year 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
  • Held Malaysian open records in swimming in 10 individual events out of 12 (as at 5 March 1987)
  • Had faster times than the Malaysian open records for men in 2 events (as at 5 March 1987)
  • Won 7 gold, 1 silver & 1 bronze in the 13th SEA Games Bangkok (1985), and in the process broke 6 SEA Games records
  • Won 7 gold & 1 silver in the 14th SEA Games Jakarta (1987)
  • Won 8 gold & 2 silver in the 15th SEA Games Kuala Lumpur (1989)
  • Won 2 silver and 2 bronze medals in 10th Asian Games 1986 Seoul
  • First woman swimmer in Southeast Asia to break the 5 minute mark for the 400 m individual medley
  • First woman swimmer in Southeast Asia to break the 60 seconds mark for the 100 m freestyle

    • Facts

    She is a former Malaysian swimmer. 

    She is the granddaughter of former Singapore's president Wee Kim Wee.

    She won gold medals in the swimming events at three Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) from 1985 to 1989. 

    She was the first Malaysian to win an IOC Trophy in 1987.

    She was inducted into the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) Hall of Fame in 2004.

    Personal life

    On the left, Nurul Huda Abdullah smiling while giving a thumbs up and wearing a lot of medals. On the right, she is waving her hand

    Nurul is the granddaughter of former Singapore president Wee Kim Wee.


    Nurul Huda Abdullah smiling while giving a thumbs up and flexing her medals while wearing a black and yellow sleeveless top

    Nurul Huda Abdullah smiling while flexing her medals and wearing a white jacket

    Nurul Huda Abdullah standing while there are buildings at her back and she is wearing a black and yellow t-shirt

    References

    Nurul Huda Abdullah Wikipedia
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