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Elaine Teo
Personal information
Full nameElaine Teo Shueh Fhern
Nationality Malaysia
Born (1981-02-05) 5 February 1981 (age 43)
Malacca, Malaysia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
SportTaekwondo
Event(s)48 kg, 57 kg
ClubTraditional Taekwondo Sports Centre
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing  Malaysia
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Daegu 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Izmir 51 kg
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Brunei 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2003 Kuala Lumpur 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Bangkok 51 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Vientiane 49 kg

Elaine Teo Shueh Fhern (born 5 February 1981 in Malacca) is a Malaysian taekwondo practitioner.[1] She is a two-time bronze medalist at the Universiade games, and a three-time gold medalist at the Southeast Asian Games.[2]

Teo made her official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she competed in the women's flyweight category (49 kg). She lost the first preliminary match to Guatemala's Euda Carías by a superiority decision from the judges, with a score of 4–4.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Teo qualified this time for the featherweight category (57 kg), because of an error in her entry form for the Asian qualifiers.[3] She lost the first preliminary match to Turkey's Azize Tanrıkulu, with a score of 4–7. Because Tanrıkulu advanced further into the final match against Lim Su-Jeong of South Korea, Teo offered another shot for a bronze medal triumph through the repechage bout, where she was eventually defeated by a tall American taekwondo exponent Diana López, who was able to score only three points at the end of the match.[4][5]

Teo also made her bid to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London; however, she was forced into a premature retirement after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her knee at the Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.[6]

Teo is currently finishing her final semester at Universiti Putra Malaysia in Selangor, to fulfill the bachelor of science degree in business administration.[2] She also holds the distinction of being the only taekwondo practitioner to have won the National Sportswoman Award in 2004.[6]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elaine Teo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Elaine Teo opening a taekwondo training centre at TTDI Plaza Damansara". Martial Arts Community (Malaysia). Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  3. ^ Lim, Teik Huat (21 May 2008). "Taekwondo: Chew Chan believes she can beat the odds in Beijing". The Star Online (Malaysia). Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Lanky Lopez ends Elaine's hopes". The Star Online (Malaysia). 22 August 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Women's 57kg (126 lbs) Repechage". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  6. ^ a b Lim, Teik Huat (4 January 2012). "Injury scuppers Elaine's Olympic dreams and may force her to retire". The Star Online (Malaysia). Retrieved 6 December 2012.


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