Malaysian pole vaulter
Roslinda Samsu
Nationality Malaysia Born (1982-06-09 ) 9 June 1982 (age 42) Padang Terap , MalaysiaHeight 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Weight 52 kg (115 lb) Sport Athletics Event Pole vault Club MAAU (MAS) Coached by Mohd Mansahar Abdul Jalil
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.
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
Representing Malaysia
1999
World Youth Championships
Bydgoszcz , British Columbia
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
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