SYED AKIL Sharifah Raudzah < Back  
Sport Para Powerlifting
CGA Malaysia   
Gender Women
Born 24 Aug 1973
Height1.40 m
Weight 81 kg
Human Interest
General Interest
Injuries She suffered a shoulder injury in late 2010 just before that year's Para Asian Games. (mstar.com.my, 11 Dec 2010)

She participated at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing despite competing with a shoulder injury. (sepolbatu8.blogspot.co.uk, 14 Sep 2008)
Impairment Information
Type of Impairment Impaired muscle power
Origin of Impairment Acquired
Further Personal Information
Residence Kuala Lumpur, MAS
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team Sinsilog's Network and Marketing: Malaysia
Why this sport? "It is a chance for me to show the world that I can overcome anything. People say women can't be weightlifters, that getting involved in physically strenuous sports takes away your femininity or that it's too dangerous or difficult. I'm proof that it's not true."
General Interest
Awards and honours She was named the 2007 Female Paralympian of the Year by the Malaysian National Sports Council [NSC]. (mpm.syaf.net, 01 Jan 2011)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach Jamil Adam [national]
General Interest
Impairment Her impairment is the result of the effects of polio. (New Straits Times, 16 Apr 2011)
Further Personal Information
Family One son