Zarinah Abdullah

Zarinah Abdullah
Personal information
CountrySingapore
Born (1971-07-12) 12 July 1971 (age 53)
Singapore
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking7 (19 July 1993)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Singapore
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Singapore Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Chiang Mai Women's team
BWF profile

Zarinah Abdullah (born 12 July 1971) is a retired badminton player notable for being the first female professional badminton player in Singapore.[1] She was considered Singapore's top badminton player in the 1990s[2] and represented the country in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.[3]

Career

Zarinah started playing badminton at the age of 12. While studying at Outram Institute, she competed in the national championships. As of February 1990, she was Singapore's national women's champion for two years. She subsequently quit her pre-university studies to become a full-time badminton player.[3]

Zarinah participated in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event.[3] She achieved her highest world ranking of seven in July 1993[4] and her highest World Grand Prix ranking of three in January 1994.[5][6]

Awards

Zarinah received the 1993 and 1994 Meritorious Award from the Singapore National Olympic Committee.[7]

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1993 Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore Indonesia Yuliani Santosa 2–11, 3–11 Bronze Bronze

IBF International

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1993 Brunei Open Indonesia Silvia Anggraeni 11–5, 10–12, 8–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 New Zealand International Australia Song Yang 4–11, 11–8, 5–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Malaysia International Indonesia Ellen Angelina 9–11, 7–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

  1. ^ Tan, Yo-Hinn (22 June 2004). "Zarinah still wants to win". Today. p. 33. Retrieved 1 November 2016 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. ^ "13-year-old embarks on a singing path". AsiaOne. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Zarinah Abdullah". Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Zarinah up to No. 7 but may plummet soon". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Zarinah fights on in Japan despite her knee injury". The Straits Times. 19 January 1994. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  6. ^ "New IBF world ranking system from next April". The Straits Times. 16 May 1994. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Singapore Sports Awards". Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 13 February 2022.


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