Roslinda Samsu

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 Samsu

Personal information
Nationality	Malaysia
Born	9 June 1982 Padang Terap, Malaysia
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Pole vault
Club	MAAU (MAS)
Coached by	Mohd Mansahar Abdul Jalil
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Malaysia Asian Games 2006 Doha Pole vault Southeast Asian Games 2005 Manila Pole vault 2007 Bangkok Pole vault 2009 Vientiane Pole vault 2011 Palembang Pole vault

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, Poland	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

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roslinda Samsu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
2. "Women's Pole Vault Qualifying Rounds". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.

External links

• Roslinda Samsu at World Athletics
• NBC 2008 Olympics profile