Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli

Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli
Personal information
Full name Zaidatul Husniah Binti Zulkifli
Nationality Malaysian
Born 20 August 1993
Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Education Universiti Putra Malaysia
Height 1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight 40 kg (88 lb)
Sport
Country Malaysia
Sport Track and field
Event Sprinting
Achievements and titles
Personal bests 60 m: 7.61 NR
100 m: 11.56 NR
200 m: 23.56
Medal record
Women's athletics
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou 4×100 m relay
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Cambodia 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Cambodia 4×100 m relay
ASEAN University Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Palembang 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Palembang 200 m
Gold medal – first place 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.

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

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.

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.

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
Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 8th 100 m 11.61
2023 Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand 9th (sf) 100 m 11.67
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