Remy Ong
{{Short description|Singaporean bowler (born 1978)}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's ten-pin bowling}}
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{{MedalCompetition|World Tenpin Bowling Championships}}
{{MedalGold | 2006 Busan|Singles}}
{{MedalGold | 2006 Busan|All Events}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}
{{MedalGold | 2002 Busan|Trios}}
{{MedalGold | 2002 Busan|Singles}}
{{MedalGold | 2002 Busan|Masters}}
{{MedalSilver | 2006 Doha|Trios}}
{{MedalSilver | 2006 Doha|Masters}}
{{MedalSilver | 2010 Guangzhou|Doubles}}
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Remy Ong ({{zh|s=王雷明|p=Wáng Léi Míng|poj=Ông Luî-bîng}}; born 22 November 1978) is a Singaporean bowler and former world champion.
Remy made his name in the 2002 Asian Games at Busan as the captain for the men's team when he became the nation's only second male multiple-gold medalist in the competition's 51-year history, winning three gold medals.{{cite web | title=Singapore Sports Museum Hall of Fame, Remy Ong | url=http://www.ssc.gov.sg/museum/ssm_heros_profile.jsp?type=6&artid=444&root=28&cat=29 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104014943/http://www.ssc.gov.sg/museum/ssm_heros_profile.jsp?type=6&artid=444&root=28&cat=29 | archive-date=2007-01-04 }} He developed into a national bowler at the age of 16. Remy won his first perfect game at the ATBC Championships in 1998 at the age of 20. The bowler also achieved number one status for bowling in Asia and fifth in the world in 2002 and came close to becoming the champion of the 38th AMF World Cup. In the same year, he was voted sportsman of the year. A year later, he was given the Singapore Youth Award for 2003.{{cite web|title=Singapore Youth Awards 2003 |url=http://www.nyc.gov.sg/sya/livingroom/SYA2003/remy.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612212147/http://www.nyc.gov.sg/sya/livingroom/SYA2003/remy.pdf |archive-date=June 12, 2007 }} His crowning achievement to date is winning the singles title in the WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships at Busan, South Korea in 2006.
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071004223912/http://www.worldtenpinmasters.com/staticPage.asp?strPageName=Remy%20Ong Industry profile of Remy Ong]
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Category:Singaporean ten-pin bowling players
Category:Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent
Category:Asian Games medalists in bowling
Category:Bowlers at the 2010 Asian Games
Category:Bowlers at the 2006 Asian Games
Category:Bowlers at the 2002 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Singapore
Category:Asian Games silver medalists for Singapore
Category:Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
Category:Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
Category:Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
Category:SEA Games silver medalists for Singapore
Category:SEA Games gold medalists for Singapore
Category:SEA Games medalists in bowling
Category:Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games
Category:Competitors at the 2001 World Games
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