Zarinah Abdullah

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Zarinah Abdullah
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Personal information
Born (1971-07-12) 12 July 1971 (age 54)
Singapore
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
CountrySingapore
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking7 (19 July 1993)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing File:Flag of Singapore.svg 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

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

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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

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

Achievements

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Southeast Asian Games

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Women's singles

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

IBF International

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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

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  • Zarinah Abdullah at InterSportStats

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