Che Chew Chan

Che Chew Chan
Personal information
Nationality  Malaysia
Born (1982-10-01) 1 October 1982
Johor Baharu, Malaysia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Sport Taekwondo
Event(s) +67 kg

Che Chew Chan (born 1 October 1982 in Johor Baharu) is a Malaysian taekwondo practitioner.[1] She is a three-time defending champion for the middleweight category at the Southeast Asian Games, and a silver medalist at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand.[2]

Che qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after winning a silver medal for the women's 72 kg class at the Asian Championships in Henan, China.[2] She competed for the women's heavyweight category (+67 kg), where she first defeated Uzbekistan's Evgeniya Karimova in the preliminary match, with a decisive score of 5–4. A few hours later, she lost the quarterfinal match to Norway's Nina Solheim, with a score of 1–3. Because Solheim advanced further into the final match against Mexico's Maria Espinoza, Che was offered another shot for a bronze medal triumph through the repechage bout, where she was eventually defeated by Egypt's Noha Abd Rabo, with a lethargic performance, at a score of 1–5.[3][4]

References

  1. "Che Chew Chan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. "Chew Chan ends jinx". Egypt News. 24 August 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  4. "Women's +67kg (+148 lbs) Repechage". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 6 December 2012.

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