Saiyidah Aisyah

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Saiyidah Aisyah
Personal information
Full nameSaiyidah Aisyah Mohamed Rafa’ee
Born (1988-04-20) 20 April 1988 (age 33)
Singapore
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Medal record
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Myanmar Single sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Single sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Jakarta Single sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Jakarta Double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Single sculls 500m
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Single sculls 1000m

Saiyidah Aisyah Mohamed Rafa’ee (born April 20, 1988), commonly known as Saiyidah Aisyah, is a Singaporean rower.[1][2] She placed 23rd in the women's single sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, making her Singapore's first Olympic rower.[3][4][5] She was forced to resort to crowdfunding to attend training for the event in Australia, before she received sponsorship from Singaporean fried chicken restaurant chain 4 Fingers Crispy Chicken.[6]

Sporting Achievements[]

  • 2015 SEA Games, Women's Lightweight Single Sculls (LW1X) 1000m - Bronze
  • 2015 SEA Games, Women's Lightweight Single Sculls (LW1X) 500m - Bronze
  • 2013 Myanmar SEA Games, Women's Lightweight Single Sculls – Gold
  • 2011 Jakarta SEA Games, Women's Single Sculls – Bronze
  • 2011 Jakarta SEA Games, Women's Pair – Bronze
  • 2007 Jakarta SEA Games, Women's Lightweight Single Sculls – Bronze

References[]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Saiyidah Aisyah". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved May 6, 2020. Saiyidah Aisyah Mohamed Rafa’ee
  2. ^ "About Aisyah". AisyahRower.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020. Full name: Saiyidah Aisyah Mohamed Rafa'ee
  3. ^ "Saiyidah Mohamed Rafa'ee". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "Women's Single Sculls - Standings". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  5. ^ Wong, Jonathan (August 7, 2016). "Singapore's 1st Olympic rower Saiyidah overcomes tough conditions to advance to quarter-finals". The Straits Times. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  6. ^ Tan, Noah. "Aisyah gets helping hand for Rio Games". Today Online. Mediacorp Press. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

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