Wong Shoon Keat
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 Singapore | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
1957 (age 58–59) Singapore | |||||||||||||||
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Wong Shoon Keat (born 1957)[1] was a badminton player from Singapore. He won Singapore's first ever badminton gold[2] from the 1983 SEA Games[3] and till date, is still Singapore’s only title from the badminton men’s singles event. That year, he pulled off a shock upset over reigning world champion Icuk Sugiarto of Indonesia, and beat another Indonesian star, Hastomo Arbi in the final. His son, Derek Wong, is currently Singapore’s top male shuttler.
Career achievements
| Year | Tournament | Discipline | Result |
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| 1983 | SEA Games | Men's singles | Winner |
| 1983 | SEA Games | Team | 3rd Place |
References
- ↑ "Shuttler Derek Wong out of dad's shadow". AsiaOne. 16 July 2013.
- ↑ "Badminton in Singapore". Singapore Infopedia. 2004.
- ↑ "History of the SEA Games". Straits Times. 5 June 2015.
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