Nurul Huda Abdullah

Nurul Huda Abdullah
Personal information
Full name	Nurul Huda Abdullah @ Ch'ng Su-Lin
Nationality	Malaysia
Born	31 July 1972 (age 49)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle; Individual Medley
Medal record
Women's Swimming
Representing Malaysia
Asian Games
Asian Swimming Championships
South-East Asian Games

Nurul Huda Abdullah @ Ch'ng Su-Lin AMN (born 31 July 1972) is a former Malaysian competitive swimmer.

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 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)[]

Won 2 silver & 1 bronze out of 3 events competed^[4]
400m freestyle (silver), 800m freestyle (silver)
200m freestyle (bronze)

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 and win 7 gold

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[]

^ "Nurul hits big time". Retrieved 3 April 2018.
^ "OCM Hall of Fame - Nurul Huda Abdullah". Olympic Council of Malaysia. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
^ "Nurul Huda appointed as deputy CDM for Sea Games".
^ Krastev, Todor. "Swimming 3rd Asian Championship Guangzhou (CHN) 1988 02-11.04". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
^ "Nurul Huda Abdullah Back In Malaysia After Nine Years". Utusan Malaysia. 24 September 1998. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
^ "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

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 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2010.

[:0-1] "Nurul hits big time". Retrieved 3 April 2018.

[ocmhof-2] "OCM Hall of Fame - Nurul Huda Abdullah". Olympic Council of Malaysia. Retrieved 12 August 2012.

[3] "Nurul Huda appointed as deputy CDM for Sea Games".

[4] Krastev, Todor. "Swimming 3rd Asian Championship Guangzhou (CHN) 1988 02-11.04". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 10 November 2017.

[5] "Nurul Huda Abdullah Back In Malaysia After Nine Years". Utusan Malaysia. 24 September 1998. Retrieved 14 December 2016.

[6] "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

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