Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli (born 20 August 1993) is a Malaysian sprinter who primarily competes in the

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and

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and

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. She competed at the

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, 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,

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Personal life

Zaidatul Husniah's twin sister Zaidatul Husna is also a national sprinter for Malaysia. She currently studies

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International competitions

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Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli
at All-Athletics.com {{Authority control 1993 births Living people Malaysian female sprinters People from Kedah Olympic athletes of Malaysia Malaysian people of Malay descent University of Putra Malaysia alumni Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Malaysian twins Twin sportspeople Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Southeast Asian Games medalists in athletics Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games Competitors at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Malaysia Commonwealth Games competitors for Malaysia Olympic female sprinters