Che Chew Chan

Che Chew Chan

Personal information
Nationality	Malaysia
Born	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
Medal record Women's taekwondo Representing  Malaysia Universiade 2007 Bangkok 72 kg Asian Championships 2008 Lyoyang 72 kg Southeast Asian Games 2005 Manila 72 kg 2007 Bangkok 72 kg 2009 Vientiane 73 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. 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.

External links

• Profile – Taekwondo Data
• NBC Olympics Profile