| Cheah Soon Kit | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 9, 1968 Ipoh, Perak |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Men's doubles | |
| BWF Profile | |
Cheah Soon Kit (simplified Chinese: 谢顺吉; traditional Chinese: 謝順吉; pinyin: Xiè Shùnjí; born 9 January 1968 in Ipoh, Perak) is a retired male badminton player from Malaysia, specialized in men's doubles.
He has played for Malaysian team since 1986 especially in doubles. He always plays with different pairs such as Ong Beng Teong (1986–1989), Soo Beng Kiang (1990–1994) and Choong Tan Fook (1998) during his carer in badminton arena. His regular doubles partner is Yap Kim Hock.
Soon Kit competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Yap Kim Hock. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Ha Tae-kwon and Kang Kyung-jin of Korea in quarterfinals. In the final, Soon Kit and Kim Hock lost to Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja of Indonesia 15-5, 13-15, 12-15, the former eventually became the national coach for Malaysia's men's doubles.
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Badminton | ||
| Silver | 1996 Atlanta | Doubles |