Che Chew Chan

Che Chew Chan (born 1 October 1982 in Pontian, Johor) is a Malaysian taekwondo practitioner.[2] She is a three-time defending champion for the middleweight category and won a total of four gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games, a silver medalist at the 2007 Summer Universiade in Bangkok, Thailand,[3] and a silver medalist at the 2008 Asian Taekwondo Championships in Luoyang, China.

Che Chew Chan

Personal information
Nationality	Malaysia
Born	1 October 1982 Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Chinese name
Chinese	徐萩玹[1]
Hanyu Pinyin	Xú Qiūxuán
Sport
Sport	Taekwondo
Event(s)	+67 kg
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	6th, 2009
Medal record Women's taekwondo Representing  Malaysia Commonwealth Championships 2006 Brisbane 67 kg Universiade 2007 Bangkok 67 kg Asian Championships 2008 Luoyang 67 kg Southeast Asian Games 2001 Malaysia 72 kg 2005 Manila 67 kg 2007 Bangkok 67 kg 2009 Vientiane 67 kg

Che qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after winning a gold medal for the women's 72 kg class at the Asian Taekwondo Qualifying Tournament for Beijing Olympic Games in Vietnam. 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.[4][5]

References

1. 参加京奥压力大．徐萩玹：担心出赛表现错过'追星'. Sin Chew Daily. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Che Chew Chan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
3. 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.
4. "Chew Chan ends jinx". Egypt News. 24 August 2008. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
5. "Women's +67kg (+148 lbs) Repechage". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.

External links

• Che Chew Chan at TaekwondoData.com
• NBC Olympics Profile