Lloyd Valberg
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lloyd Oscar Valberg |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Born |
14 April 1922 Singapore |
| Died |
26 March 1997 (aged 74)[1] Perth, Australia[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Singapore, Malaya |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | High jump, Hurdles, Triple jump |
Lloyd Oscar Valberg (14 April 1922 – 26 March 1997) was the first ever representative from Singapore to compete at the Olympics when he went to the 1948 Summer Olympic Games held in London, United Kingdom.[2]
He took up the high jump when he was 17, and in 1947 he broke the Singapore record with a jump of 1.87m. He qualified for the high jump final at the 1948 Summer Olympics where he finally finished 14th.[3]
Representing Malaya, he finished seventh in the 1950 British Empire Games 120 yards hurdles and eleventh in the high jump.
He finished third in the 110 metres hurdles at the 1951 Asian Games, while representing Singapore.
He was also a grand-uncle to Singapore's first Olympic gold medallist Joseph Schooling who beat Michael Phelps in the 100m Butterfly in the 2016 Summer Olympics. It was Lloyd who inspired Joseph Schooling to compete in the Olympics.[4]
References
- 1 2 Robert, Godfrey (29 March 1997). "Farewell Valberg, a man of many talents". The Straits Times. p. 36.
- ↑ "Biography". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ↑ "Lloyd Valberg". singapore olympics.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ↑ Chua, Siang Yee (30 September 2014). "Chat Made Games Dream Fly". AsiaOne.