Teoh Seng Khoon

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Teoh.
Teoh Seng Khoon
Personal information
Birth name张成群
Country Malaysia
Born(1918-11-08)8 November 1918
Ipoh, Perak, British Malaya
(now Malaysia)
Died31 July 2018(2018-07-31) (aged 99)
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaya
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 1949 Preston Team

Teoh Seng Khoon (simplified Chinese: 张成群; traditional Chinese: 張成群; pinyin: Zhāng Chéng Qún; 8 November 1918 – 31 July 2018)[1] was a Malaysian badminton player who represented his country in team and individual competition between 1940s to 1950s.

Career[]

Teoh played on the 1949 Malayan Thomas Cup (men's international) team and won the world title. Paired with Ooi Teik Hock, he was undefeated in the Thomas Cup doubles matches. He also shared the men's doubles title at the All-England Championships in 1949 with Ooi.[2] He died in Ipoh on 31 July 2018, aged 99.[3]

Achievements[]

International tournaments[]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1949 Denmark Open Malaysia Ooi Teik Hock 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1949 All England Malaysia Ooi Teik Hock United States David G. Freeman
United States Wynn Rogers 		15–5, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References[]

  1. ^ "Birthday boy Seng Khoon relives Malaysia's first Thomas Cup win". The Star Online. 8 November 2008.
  2. ^ "All England Badminton Championships Winners" (PDF). Allenglandbadminton.com. June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Badminton: Former badminton great Teoh Seng Khoon passes away at 99 | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 1 August 2018.

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