Nurul Huda Abdullah

Nurul Huda Abdullah

Personal information
Full name	Nurul Huda Abdullah Ch' Shu Lin
Nationality	Malaysian
Born	(1972-07-31) 31 July 1972 Selangor
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	freestyle individual medley
Medal record Women's Swimming Representing Malaysia Asian Games 1986 Seoul 400m freestyle 1986 Seoul 800m freestyle 1986 Seoul 200m freestyle 1986 Seoul 400m medley Asian Swimming Championships 1988 Guangzhou 400m freestyle 1988 Guangzhou 800m freestyle 1988 Guangzhou 200m freestyle

Nurul Huda Abdullah Ch' Su-Lin (born 31 July 1972) is a former Malaysian swimmer. She won the gold medal of the swimming events at both 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.

Sporting background

• Winner of Malaysia's Sportswoman of the year for the year 1985 and 1986
• Holds 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 in the 13th SEA Games Bangkok 1985, and in the process broke 6 SEA Games records
• 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

Personal life

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

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nurul Huda Ch' Su-Lin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2010.