Chua Boon Huat

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chua.
Chua Boon Huat
Personal information
Born (1980-05-03)3 May 1980
Bukit Cina, Malacca, Malaysia
Died 1 August 2013(2013-08-01) (aged 33)
Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward, Midfielder, Defender
Senior career
Years Team
2002 Red & White Munich HC
2003–2013 Earns & Young /
Kuala Lumpur HC
2005 Teddington HC
2008 Auckland HC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2013 Malaysia 337
Medal record
Men's Field Hockey
Representing  Malaysia
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Team
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne Team
Men's Hockey Asia Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Chennai Team

Chua Boon Huat (3 May 1980 – 1 August 2013) was a field hockey player from Bukit Cina, Malacca, Malaysia. Boon Huat was one of the longest serving hockey players in Malaysia.

Career

Club

He was with Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club for 10 years and part of 'the double' winners for three consecutive seasons.[1]

In April 2002 Boon Huat take up an offer to play in the German League. During his stint, he did not disappoint his club, Red And White Munich. During his three-month stint in Germany, Boon Huat scored seven goals in nine matches, all field goals.

In 2005 he joined English Hockey League's Premier Division, Teddington Hockey Club.[2]

His last overseas stint was in New Zealand in 2008, when he played for the Auckland club.[3]

International

Under Paul Lissek, he made his debut as a 17-year-old with the Malaysia hockey team in the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[4] Boon Huat who had more than 321 caps for Malaysia had played in major competitions such as the World Cup, Olympics, Champions Trophy, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and the Asia Cup. He was also the skipper of the 2001 National Junior team which featured in the Junior World Cup in Hobart.[5]

Death

He died in a car accident involving his car and a truck watering plants at 2.25am on 1 August 2013. The incident occurred on the Damansara–Puchong Expressway (LDP) near Kelana Jaya LRT station.[6] [7]

References

  1. ^ Recalled Chua out to prove his worth Archived 13 April 2013 at archive.today – sports247, 11 October 2012.
  2. ^ Boon Huat to join English club on attachment – The Star, 26 October 2004.
  3. ^ Boon Huat: I am not ready to quit national team – The Star, 14 February 2010.
  4. ^ HOCKEY: Boon Huat relishes new lease of life Archived 15 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine – New Straits Times, 12 March 2013.
  5. ^ Veteran player Boon Huat going for his 11th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup meet – The Star, 8 March 2013.
  6. ^ National hockey player Chua Boon Huat dies in accident Archived 1 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine – New Straits Times, 1 August 2013.
  7. ^ [1] Archived 23 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine - The Star Online, 1 August 2013.
  • Chua Boon Huat at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chua Boon Huat". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.