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Singaporean weightlifter (1928–2004)

Chay Weng Yew
Chay in 1953
Personal information
NationalitySingaporean
Born(1928-02-22)22 February 1928
Died27 August 2004(2004-08-27) (aged 76)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chay.

Chay Weng Yew (22 February 1928 – 27 August 2004) was a Singaporean weightlifter. He won the featherweight championship of Singapore in 1948, 1949 and 1950. He participated in the Singapore at the 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics, placing sixth. 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.

Chay died of stomach cancer on 27 August 2004.

References

  1. "Chay Weng Yew". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  2. Yue, Roger (24 January 1951). "CHAY WENG YEW GETS HIS CHANCE". The Singapore Free Press. Singapore. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Chay Weng Yew to quit weightlifting". The Straits Times. Singapore. 18 October 1955. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  4. 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.
  5. "'Young Hercules' of Singapore". The Singapore Free Press. Singapore. 13 January 1953. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  6. "He was an Olympian, but few knew it". Streats. Singapore. 1 September 2004.

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