Wong Shoon Keat (Chinese: 黄循杰; born 30 April 1957) is a Singaporean former badminton player.[1] He is a former SEA Games gold medalist and a ten-time national champion in two disciplines.
| Wong Shoon Keat 黄循杰 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 April 1957 Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editWong won Singapore's first-ever badminton gold at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games and to date, is Singapore’s only title winner in the men's singles event.[2] That year, he pulled off an upset over reigning world champion Icuk Sugiarto of Indonesia in the team event, and beat another Indonesian player, Hastomo Arbi in the men's singles final.[3] Wong is also a four-time national champion in the men's singles[4] and a six-time national champion in the men's doubles.
Wong is an accredited coach within the Singapore National Registry of Coaches (NROC). He is also the founder of Keat Youngster Academy, providing coaching services to young aspiring players in Singapore.[5]
Personal life
editWong's wife, Irene Lee is a former national champion. They have four sons together, namely Shawn, Derek, Jamie and Jason.[6] Both Derek and Jason, are also badminton players for Singapore.[1]
Awards
editWong received the 1984 Meritorious Award from the Singapore National Olympic Committee.[7]
Achievements
edit| Year | Tournament | Discipline | Result |
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| 1979 | SEA Games | Men's singles | 3rd Place |
| 1983 | SEA Games | Men's singles | Winner |
| 1983 | SEA Games | Team | 3rd Place |
| 1985 | SEA Games | Team | 3rd Place |
References
edit- ^ a b Yap, Eve (16 July 2013). "Shuttler Derek Wong out of dad's shadow". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Badminton in Singapore". Singapore Infopedia. 2004.
- ^ "History of the SEA Games". The Straits Times. 5 June 2015.
- ^ "Wong breezes to national crown". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
- ^ "Wong Shoon Keat - ActiveSG". ActiveSG. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Dad's winning moment inspires Jason". The New Paper. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Singapore Sports Awards". Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 13 February 2022.