Chay Weng Yew (22 February 1928 – 27 August 2004) was a Singaporean weightlifter.[1] He won the featherweight championship of Singapore in 1948, 1949 and 1950.[2] He participated in the Singapore at the 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi.[3] He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics,[4] placing sixth.[5] He represented Singapore at the 1954 Asian Games, held in Manila. He won a bronze medal in the Men's Featherweight 60 kg competition. In October of the following year, Chay, then a bank clerk, announced that he would be retiring from weightlifting.[3]
 Chay in 1953 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Born | 22 February 1928 |
| Died | 27 August 2004 (aged 76) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Weightlifting |
Chay died of stomach cancer on 27 August 2004.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Chay Weng Yew". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Yue, Roger (24 January 1951). "CHAY WENG YEW GETS HIS CHANCE". The Singapore Free Press. Singapore. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Chay Weng Yew to quit weightlifting". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 October 1955. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chay Weng Yew". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "'Young Hercules' of Singapore". The Singapore Free Press. Singapore. 13 January 1953. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "He was an Olympian, but few knew it". Streats. Singapore. 1 September 2004.
External links
edit- Chay Weng Yew at Olympics.com
- Chay Weng Yew at Olympedia
- Chay Weng Yew at the Singapore National Olympic Council
- Chay Weng Yew at the Singapore National Olympic Council
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