Saiyidah_Aisyah

Saiyidah Aisyah

Saiyidah Aisyah

Singaporean rower

Saiyidah Aisyah Mohamed Rafa’ee (born April 20, 1988), commonly known as Saiyidah Aisyah, is a Singaporean rower.[1][2] She placed 23rd in the women's single sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, making her Singapore's first Olympic rower.[3][4][5] She was forced to resort to crowdfunding to attend training for the event in Australia, before she received sponsorship from Singaporean fried chicken restaurant chain 4 Fingers Crispy Chicken.[6]

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Sporting achievements

  • 2015 SEA Games, Women's Lightweight Single Sculls (LW1X) 1000m - Bronze
  • 2015 SEA Games, Women's Lightweight Single Sculls (LW1X) 500m - Bronze
  • 2013 Myanmar SEA Games, Women's Lightweight Single Sculls – Gold
  • 2011 Jakarta SEA Games, Women's Single Sculls – Bronze
  • 2011 Jakarta SEA Games, Women's Pair – Bronze
  • 2007 Jakarta SEA Games, Women's Lightweight Single Sculls – Bronze

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Saiyidah Aisyah". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 3, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2020. Saiyidah Aisyah Mohamed Rafa'ee
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    "About Aisyah". AisyahRower.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020. Full name: Saiyidah Aisyah Mohamed Rafa'ee
  3. [3]
    "Saiyidah Mohamed Rafa'ee". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Women's Single Sculls - Standings". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  5. [5]
    Wong, Jonathan (August 7, 2016). "Singapore's 1st Olympic rower Saiyidah overcomes tough conditions to advance to quarter-finals". The Straits Times. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  6. [6]
    Tan, Noah. "Aisyah gets helping hand for Rio Games". Today Online. Mediacorp Press. Retrieved 26 January 2019.


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