Che Chew Chan
Malaysian taekwondo practitioner (born 1982)
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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 SEA 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.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Malaysia |
| Born | 1 October 1982 |
| 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 |
| Jyutping | Ceoi4 Cau1 Sing4 |
| Hokkien POJ | Chhî Chhiu-hiân |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Taekwondo |
Event | +67 kg |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Highest world ranking | 6th, 2009 |
Medal record | |
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 María del Rosario 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]
