Poh Lip Meng
![]() Poh posing with gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Singapore | 10 February 1969
Died | 22 December 2021 | (aged 52)
Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Sports shooting |
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Chinese | 傅立民 | ||||||||||
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Poh Lip Meng (Chinese: 傅立民; 10 February 1969 – 22 December 2021) was a Singaporean sport shooter who won a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 25 m standard pistol pairs event and at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games in the 50 m free pistol team event.
Career[]
Poh Lip Meng was a warrant officer in the Singapore Armed Forces when he joined the in 2002, after watching the 2002 Commonwealth Games shooting competition on television.[1][2] In 2005, he gained his first individual medal at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games, a bronze medal in the 50 m free pistol event.[3][2]
In 2010, Poh and were awarded gold for the 25 m standard pistol pairs event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[4]
At the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, Poh competed in the 50 m free pistol team event, 50 m free pistol event, 10 m air pistol team event, and 10m air pistol event, and was awarded silver medals for the two team events.[5][6][7][8][9]
In 2014, Poh, together with fellow national shooters, Gai and , was awarded the bronze medal in the 25 metre standard pistol team event at the 2014 Asian Games, earning Singapore's first shooting medal in a men's team shooting event in the Asian Games.[10][9]
At the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, Gai, Lim and Poh were awarded bronze medals for the 10 m air pistol team event.[11]
At the time of his death in 2021, he had been selected to represent Singapore at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in the 25 m rapid fire pistol event.[12] The 2021 SEA Games were delayed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] As of the time of his death, he held the national records for 10 m air pistol (2009) and 50 m free pistol (2011) men events.[14]
Personal life[]
Poh had two children, a son, Poh Yu Hao (born c. 2001), and a daughter. Both Lip Meng and Yu Hao had competed together at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[15]
He died on 22 December 2021, at the age of 52 after collapsing during a jog.[12][16][17]
References[]
- ^ "我国前东运射击金牌傅立民逝世 享年52岁". 8world (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ a b "PIONEER – Gunning for gold". www.mindef.gov.sg. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "PISTOL & RIFFLE RESULTS – 50M Free Pistol". Archived from the original on 31 December 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "PAIRS 25 M STANDARD PISTOL MEN" (PDF).
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "2013 SEA Games men 50 m pistol team event" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2014.
- ^ "2013 SEA Games men 50 m pistol event" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2014.
- ^ "2013 SEA Games men 10 m pistol team event" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2014.
- ^ "2013 SEA Games men 10 m pistol event" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Incheon Daily: Another Historic Medal for Team Singapore". 25 September 2014.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Team effort as shooters finally hit the target". AsiaOne. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ Chia, Nicole (7 June 2015). "Teo bags Singapore's third shooting gold". The New Paper. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ a b Begum, Yasmin. "Singapore national shooter Poh Lip Meng dies aged 52". CNA. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Southeast Asian Games postponed over COVID-19 crisis – Malaysia Olympic Council". Reuters. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "ISSF EVENTS – NATIONAL RECORDS" (PDF). 5 July 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Commonwealth Games champion shooter Poh Lip Meng dies aged 52". AsiaOne. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ Chia, Han Keong. "OBITUARY: Commonwealth Games champion Poh Lip Meng dies at age 52". sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ Chia, Laura (23 December 2021). "Obituary: National shooter Poh Lip Meng dies aged 52". The Straits Times. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
External links[]
- Poh Lip Meng at ISSF
- 1969 births
- 2021 deaths
- Singaporean male sport shooters
- Singaporean military personnel
- Shooters at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Shooters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Singapore
- Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting
- Shooters at the 2010 Asian Games
- Shooters at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- Asian Games medalists in shooting
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Singapore
- Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in shooting