Tan Song Hwa

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Tan.
Tan Song Hwa
Personal information
Born (1986-07-28) 28 July 1986
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 陳雙華
Simplified Chinese 陈双华[1][2]
Hanyu Pinyin Chén Shuānghuá
Hokkien POJ Tân Sianghôa
Sport
Country  Malaysia
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) Hammer Throw: 58.71 NR
Medal record
Women's athletics
SEA Games
2009 Laos Hammer Throw
2011 Palembang Hammer Throw

Tan Song Hwa (born 28 July 1986) is a Malaysian athlete who specialises in hammer throw. Her personal best is 58.71m, achieved on 15 June 2011 at Szombathely, Hungary.[3] Tan won the women's hammer throw gold medal at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games.[4]

In 2011 SEA Games, in spite of pain due to a back injury, Tan retained her gold medal in the women’s Hammer Throw which she won in the 2009 edition in Laos. She hurled the implement a distance of 55.15m.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "泰国田径赛．陈双华破链球全国纪录". Sin Chew Daily. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "寄語體壇新生代 陳雙華：態度決定一切". China Press. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Jad Adrian (July 2011). SEA Athletics 2011 Leaders & National Records. www.adriansprints.com. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Song Hwa's dogged determination pays off in gold". The Star (Malaysia). 16 December 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  5. ↑ Washif, Jad Adrian (November 2011). SEA Games see records tumble; Thailand remains dominant. IAAF. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
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