Bernard Yeoh
{{short description|Malaysian sport shooter}}
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| fullname = Bernard Yeoh Cheng Han
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| nationality = {{MAS}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|4|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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| height = {{height|m=1.75|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|95|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
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| sport = Shooting
| event = Trap (TR125)
| show-medals = no
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{{MedalSport | Men's shooting}}
{{MedalCompetition|Southeast Asian Games}}
{{MedalSilver | 2015 Singapore|Trap team}}
{{MedalSilver | 2017 Kuala Lumpur|Trap}}
{{MedalSilver | 2019 Philippines|Trap team}}
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Bernard Yeoh Cheng Han (born April 11, 1969 in Kuala Lumpur) is a Malaysian sport shooter and restaurateur.{{cite sports-reference|title = Bernard Yeoh|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ye/bernard-yeoh-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418121202/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ye/bernard-yeoh-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 15 August 2015}} He was selected to compete for Malaysia in trap shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing in thirty-fourth place. Yeoh is a member of the A1 Shooting Ground in Barnet, England, United Kingdom, where he trains full-time under Italian-born coach Claudio Capaldo.{{cite web|title=ISSF Profile – Bernard Yeoh|url=http://www.issf-sports.org/shooters/shooter.ashx?personissfid=SHMASM1104196901|publisher=ISSF|accessdate=18 October 2014}}
Yeoh qualified for the Malaysian squad, as a 35-year-old, in the men's trap at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens after having accepted a wildcard entry invitation from the International Shooting Sport Federation.{{cite web|title=Shooting 2004 Olympic Qualification |url=http://www.majority-sport.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/home/msp/pages/docs/OQ04/Shooting_OQ_v2.pdf |publisher=Majority Sports |page=10 |accessdate=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722132244/http://www.majority-sport.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/home/msp/pages/docs/OQ04/Shooting_OQ_v2.pdf |archivedate=22 July 2015 }} He fired 107 out of 125 targets to finish thirty-fourth in the qualifying phase, failing to advance to the final.{{cite web|title=Shooting: Men's Trap Prelims|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/shooting/results/3532262.stm|work=Athens 2004|publisher=BBC Sport|date=15 August 2004|accessdate=31 January 2013}}{{cite news|title=Penembak negara tercorot|trans-title=Country's shooter fell short|language=ms|url=http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2004&dt=0815&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Olimpik_2004&pg=ol_01.htm|work=Utusan Malaysia|date=15 August 2004|accessdate=15 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305075355/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2004&dt=0815&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Olimpik_2004&pg=ol_01.htm|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}
Yeoh is also the proprietor of Kai Mayfair in London, a fine dining Chinese restaurant which has held 1 Michelin star since 2009. He opened the restaurant in 1993.
References
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External links
- [http://www.issf-sports.org/athletes/athlete.ashx?personissfid=SHMASM1104196901 ISSF Profile]
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Category:Malaysian male sport shooters
Category:Olympic shooters for Malaysia
Category:Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Shooters at the 2006 Asian Games
Category:Shooters at the 2010 Asian Games
Category:Shooters at the 2022 Asian Games
Category:Sportspeople from Kuala Lumpur
Category:SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia
Category:SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
Category:SEA Games medalists in shooting
Category:Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games
Category:Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games
Category:Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
Category:Asian Games competitors for Malaysia
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