Elaine Teo
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Full name | Elaine Teo Shueh Fhern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Malacca, Malaysia | 5 February 1981||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 48 kg, 57 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Traditional Taekwondo Sports Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elaine Teo Shueh Fhern (born 5 February 1981) is a Malaysian Taekwondo exponent. She is a holder of a 4th dan Taekwondo Black Belt from Korea and 5th dan Malaysia. She has represented Malaysia from 1999-2011 in various international tournaments. Her experience as a professional Taekwondo exponent has placed her on the pedestal of honour nationally and internationally. One of her most memorable experience was being the first Taekwondo exponent in Malaysia to qualify twice for the Olympic Games (2004 & 2008).
She made her official debut for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she competed in the women's flyweight category (49 kg). She lost the first preliminary match to Guatemala's Euda Carías by a superiority decision from the judges, with a score of 4–4.
At the
Teo also made her bid to qualify for the
Apart from her sports achievements, she is also the only Taekwondo athlete to have won the "2004 National Sportswoman of the year" by the Malaysian Ministry of Youth & Sports.[1]
Furthermore, she was three time SEA Games Gold medalist in 1999, 2001 and 2007.
She has a bachelor's degree holder of
References
- ^ a b Lim, Teik Huat (4 January 2012). "Injury scuppers Elaine's Olympic dreams and may force her to retire". The Star Online (Malaysia). Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elaine Teo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Elaine Teo opening a taekwondo training centre at TTDI Plaza Damansara". Martial Arts Community (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ Lim, Teik Huat (21 May 2008). "Taekwondo: Chew Chan believes she can beat the odds in Beijing". The Star Online (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 3 June 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- NBC Olympics. Archived from the originalon 18 August 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
External links
- Elaine Teo at TaekwondoData.com
- NBC Olympics Profile