Roslinda Samsu
Roslinda Samsu (born 9 June 1982 in Padang Terap) is a Malaysian pole vaulter.[1] She is a four-time defending champion at the Southeast Asian Games, and a silver medalist at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. She won the bronze medal at the 2005 Asian Athletics Championships in Incheon, South Korea, but nearly missed out of the podium at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. She was also able to clear her personal best of 4.20 metres to capture the gold medal at the 2007 Asian Athletics Championships in Amman, Jordan.
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Born | Padang Terap, Malaysia | 9 June 1982||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Pole vault | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | MAAU (MAS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Mohd Mansahar Abdul Jalil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Roslinda represented Malaysia the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after reaching a qualifying mark of 4.30 metres in both the indoor and outdoor meets. She competed in the women's pole vault, an event which was prominently dominated by Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva. Roslinda cleared the bar in the preliminary rounds, with her seasonal best distance of 4.30 metres, tying her position with Australia's Alana Boyd, in eighth place for the group, and in sixteenth overall.[2]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1999 | World Youth Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 15th (q) | 3.20 m |
Asian Junior Championships | Singapore | 5th | 3.40 m | |
2000 | Asian Championships | Jakarta, Indonesia | 4th | 3.70 m |
2001 | Asian Junior Championships | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | 2nd | 3.70 m |
Southeast Asian Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2nd | 3.80 m | |
2003 | Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | – | NM |
Southeast Asian Games | Hanoi, Vietnam | 3rd | 3.60 m | |
2004 | Asian Indoor Championships | Tehran, Iran | 2nd | 4.00 m |
2005 | Asian Championships | Incheon, South Korea | 3rd | 4.10 m |
Southeast Asian Games | Manila, Philippines | 1st | 4.10 m | |
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 4th | 4.25 m |
Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | 4.30 m | |
2007 | Asian Championships | Amman, Jordan | 1st | 4.20 m |
Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 5th | 4.20 m | |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 23rd (q) | 4.35 m | |
Southeast Asian Games | Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | 1st | 4.00 m | |
2008 | Asian Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | 4.10 m |
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 16th (q) | 4.30 m | |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 24th (q) | 4.25 m |
Asian Championships | Guangzhou, China | 5th | 3.60 m | |
Southeast Asian Games | Vientiane, Laos | 1st | 4.15 m | |
2010 | Asian Indoor Championships | Tehran, Iran | 1st | 4.00 m |
Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 10th | 3.95 m | |
Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 5th | 4.00 m | |
2011 | Southeast Asian Games | Palembang, Indonesia | 1st | 4.20 m |
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roslinda Samsu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- "Women's Pole Vault Qualifying Rounds". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.