Teoh Seng Khoon
{{Short description|Malaysian badminton player (1918–2018)}}
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张成坤
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1918|11|8}}
| birth_place = Ipoh, Perak, British Malaya
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2018|07|31|1918|11|08}}
| death_place = Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
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{{MedalCompetition|Thomas Cup}}
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Teoh Seng Khoon ({{zh|s=张成坤|t=張成坤|p=Zhāng Chéng Kūn}}; 8 November 1918 – 31 July 2018){{cite news|title=Birthday boy Seng Khoon relives Malaysia's first Thomas Cup win|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2008/11/08/badminton-birthday-boy-seng-khoon-relives-malaysias-first-thomas-cup-win|work=The Star Online|date=8 November 2008}} was a Malaysian badminton player who represented his country in team and individual competition between 1940s to 1950s.
Early life
Teoh was born on 8 November 1918 in Ipoh, Perak, Malaya. He studied at Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) Ipoh and spent his early years as a journalist and later as Ipoh bureau chief for the ‘Straits Echo and Times of Malaya’.
Badminton career
Teoh played on the 1949 Malayan Thomas Cup (men's international) team and won the world title. Paired with Ooi Teik Hock, he was undefeated in the Thomas Cup doubles matches. He also shared the men's doubles title at the All-England Championships in 1949 with Ooi.{{cite news|title=All England Badminton Championships Winners|url=http://allenglandbadminton.s3.amazonaws.com/media/2012/06/ALL-ENGLAND-WINNERS-FULL-HISTORY.pdf|work=Allenglandbadminton.com|date=June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090732/http://allenglandbadminton.s3.amazonaws.com/media/2012/06/ALL-ENGLAND-WINNERS-FULL-HISTORY.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}
Personal life
Death
Teoh, the last surviving member of the first-ever Malaya Thomas Cup team, died peacefully in Ipoh on 31 July 2018, aged 99.{{cite news |title=Badminton: Former badminton great Teoh Seng Khoon passes away at 99 {{!}} The Star Online |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2018/08/01/former-badminton-great-teoh-seng-khoon-dies-aged-99/ |access-date=1 August 2018 |work=www.thestar.com.my}}
Achievements
= International tournaments =
Men's doubles
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! Year ! Tournament !Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| align="center" |1949
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} Ooi Teik Hock | | | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| align="center" |1949
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} Ooi Teik Hock |{{flagicon|USA}} David G. Freeman |15–5, 15–6 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
References
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External links
- [http://www.badmintoncn.com/cbo_star/star_1188.html 张成群] at 中羽在线
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Category:Malaysian male badminton players
Category:Sportspeople from Ipoh
Category:Badminton players from Perak
Category:Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent
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