Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli

Malaysian sprinter

1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)Weight40 kg (88 lb)SportCountry

MalaysiaSportTrack and fieldEventSprintingAchievements and titlesPersonal bests60 m: 7.61 ^NR
100 m: 11.56 ^NR
200 m: 23.56

Medal record

Women's athletics

Asian Games
	2022 Hangzhou	4×100 m relay
Southeast Asian Games
	2017 Kuala Lumpur	100 m
	2017 Kuala Lumpur	200 m
	2015 Singapore	4×100 m relay
	2019 Philippines	4×100 m relay
	2023 Cambodia	200 m
	2023 Cambodia	4×100 m relay
ASEAN University Games
	2014 Palembang	100 m
	2014 Palembang	200 m
	2016 Singapore	100 m

Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli (born 20 August 1993) is a Malaysian sprinter who primarily competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay.^[2]

She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's 100 metres.^[3]

Early years

Zaidatul Husniah was born on 20 August 1993 in Alor Setar, Kedah, the daughter of Zulkifli Hassan and Zalimah Ibrahim. She has a twin sister named Zaidatul Husna who was born 15 minutes earlier. Zaidatul Husniah got her early education in Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Relau, Penang.^[4]

Personal life

Zaidatul Husniah's twin sister Zaidatul Husna is also a national sprinter for Malaysia. She currently studies Physical Education at Universiti Putra Malaysia.^[5]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Malaysia
2014	ASEAN University Games	Palembang, Indonesia	2nd	100 m	11.62 (+1.8 m/s)
2015	Southeast Asian Games	Singapore		200 m	24.18 (+0.3 m/s)
2016	Asian Indoor Athletics Championships	Doha, Qatar	SF	60 m	7.61
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	53/64	100 m	12.62 (−0.2 m/s)
2017	ASA Speed Series 2 Championship	Bloemfontein, South Africa	2nd	100 m	11.45 (−0.4 m/s) NR PB
2017	Southeast Asian Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	2nd	100 m	11.74
2017	Southeast Asian Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	2nd	200 m	23.64
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	20th (sf)	100 m	11.84
2018	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	8th	100 m	11.61
2023	Asian Championships	Bangkok, Thailand	9th (sf)	100 m	11.67
	Asian Championships	Bangkok, Thailand	5th	4 × 100 m relay	45.56
	Asian Games	Hangzhou, China	17th (h)	100 m	12.11
			14th (h)	200 m	24.86
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	45.01

References

^ "Kenali Zaidatul Husniah". Berita Harian. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
^ "Profile at 2017 KL SEA Games". kualalumpur2017.com.my. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
^ "Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
^ "Zaidatul Husniah" (PDF). Berita Harian. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
^ Vello, Loganath (5 July 2016). "Special Hari Raya for twin sisters – Olympian Husniah and Husna". TheStarOnline. Retrieved 23 October 2016.