Nurzuhairah Mohammad Yazid (born 21 April 1998) is a Singaporean pencak silat practitioner. She represented Singapore at the 2018 Asian Games and won a silver medal in women's singles event that was held at Padepokan Pencak Silat Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta.[1][2] She claimed her first world title in the Female Artistic Singles Category that took place from 13 to 16 December 2018 at OCBC Arena Hall 1, Singapore Sports Hub.[3]
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| Full name | Nurzuhairah Binte Mohammad Yazid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Singaporean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 April 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Singapore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Pencak Silat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Artistic Women's Singles, Artistic Women's Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She also won a gold medal in the women's singles event at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.
Early life edit
Nurzuhairah was born and raised in Singapore. She has 2 younger siblings, Nurzianah Mohd Yazid and Aniq Asri Mohd Yazid, who is also a national pencak silat athlete. When she was 11, Nurzuhairah picked up Pencak Silat encouraged by her mother[4] and joined the national team 2 years later in 2011.
Career edit
At the age of 17, Nurzuhairah first represented Singapore in the 16th World Pencak Silat Championship making her the bronze medalist for women's class a 45-50kg event that was held in Phuket, Thailand in 2015.
Nurzuhairah made her debut participating in the women's singles event at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games which shocked many as she won the gold medal defeating Indonesia and Brunei.[5] In 2018 Asian Games, Nurzuhairah finished with 445 points as she claimed the first silver medal in pencak silat in the women's individual tunggal event behind Puspa Arumsari, of host Indonesia.[6][7] This was the first time silat was included at the Asian Games as a medal sport.[1][6]
Achievements edit
| Year | Venue | Event | Result | |
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| 2015 | Phuket, Thailand | Women's Class A 45kg-50kg |  Bronze
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16th World Pencak Silat Championships |
| 2016 | Bali, Indonesia | Women's Team | Bronze
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17th World Pencak Silat Championships |
| 2016 | Da Nang Vietnam | Women's Team |  Silver
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Asian Beach Games |
| 2017 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Women's Singles |  Gold
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Southeast Asian Games |
| 2017 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Women's Singles | Gold
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Southeast Asian Games |
| 2018 | Kashmir, India | Women's Singles | Gold
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Asian Pencak Silat Championships |
| 2018 | OCBC Arena, Singapore | Women's Singles | Gold
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18th World Pencak Silat Championships |
| 2018 | OCBC Arena, Singapore | Women's Team | Silver
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18th World Pencak Silat Championships |
| 2018 | Pencak Silat Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Indonesia | Women's Singles | Silver
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Asian Games |
| 2019 | Belgium | Women's Singles | Bronze
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24th Belgium Open Championship |
| 2019 | Chungju, South Korea | Women's Singles | Gold
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Chunju World Martial Arts Mastership |
| 2019 | Manila, Philippines | Women's Singles | Gold
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PRE Southeast Asian Games |
| 2019 | Manila, Philippines | Women's Team | Silver
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PRE Southeast Asian Games |
| 2019 | Sterling, Virginia, USA | Women's Singles | Gold
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United States Open Pencak Silat Championships |
| 2019 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Women's Singles | Silver
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2nd Open Malaysia International Pencak Silat Championships |
| 2019 | Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand | Women's Singles | Silver
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World Beach Pencak Silat Championships |
| 2019 | Yanji, China | Women's Singles | Gold
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5th Asian Pencak Silat Championships |
| 2019 | Yanji, China | Women's Team | Silver
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5th Asian Pencak Silat Championships |
Awards edit
| Year | Award | Category |
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| 2015 | Peter Lim Scholarship | Individual |
| 2016 | Peter Lim Scholarship | Individual |
| 2017 | Peter Lim Scholarship | Individual |
| 2017 | Singapore Sports Awards | Team |
| 2017 | Singapore Sports Awards | Special Award |
| 2018 | Singapore Sports Awards | Sportsboy/Sportsgirl |
| 2018 | Singapore Sports Excellence Scholarships | Individual |
| 2019 | Singapore Sports Awards | Team |
| 2019 | Singapore Sports Awards | Sportswoman Finalist |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Asian Games: Second silver for Singapore as Ferdous brings silat medal tally to five". CNA. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "Asian Games: Second silver for Singapore as Ferdous brings silat medal tally to five". CNA. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- ^ "Singapore bagged three gold medals on the opening day of the World Pencak Silat Championship". ActiveSG. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "Silat helps teenager transform from victim to victor". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ "Nurzuhairah Yazid is thrilled to win a gold medal on her SEA Games debut". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ a b "Asian Games: Singapore clinch first silat silver". news.nestia.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- ^ naisyah (2018-08-27). "Zuhairah rangkul pingat perak silat di Sukan Asia, Berita Sukan - BeritaHarian.sg". BeritaHarian (in Malay). Retrieved 2021-07-28.