Chay Weng Yew

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.[1] He won the featherweight championship of Singapore in 1948, 1949 and 1950.[2] He participated in the Singapore at the 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi.[3] He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics,[4] placing sixth.[5] 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.[3]

Chay died of stomach cancer on 27 August 2004.[6]

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. ^ a b "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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