Tan Song Hwa

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.
Tan Song Hwa
Personal information
Born (1986-07-28) 28 July 1986 (age 35)
kuantan, Pahang
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳雙華
Simplified Chinese陈双华[1][2]
Hanyu PinyinChén Shuānghuá
Hokkien POJTân Sianghôa
Sport
Country Malaysia
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Hammer Throw: 58.71 NR
Medal record
Women's athletics
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Laos Hammer Throw
Gold medal – first place Hammer Throw

Tan Song Hwa (born 28 July 1986) is a Malaysian athlete who specialises in hammer throw. Her personal best is 58.71m, achieved on 15 June 2011 at Szombathely, Hungary.[3] Tan won the women's hammer throw gold medal at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games.[4]

In 2011 SEA Games, in spite of pain due to a back injury, Tan retained her gold medal in the women’s Hammer Throw which she won in the 2009 edition in Laos. She hurled the implement a distance of 55.15m.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "泰国田径赛．陈双华破链球全国纪录". Sin Chew Daily. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. ^ "寄語體壇新生代 陳雙華：態度決定一切". China Press. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. ^ Jad Adrian (July 2011). SEA Athletics 2011 Leaders & National Records. www.adriansprints.com. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Song Hwa's dogged determination pays off in gold". The Star (Malaysia). 16 December 2009. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  5. ^ Washif, Jad Adrian (November 2011). SEA Games see records tumble; Thailand remains dominant. IAAF. Retrieved 18 November 2011.



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