Tang Peng Choi

Tang Peng Choi
Personal information
Born (1924-06-14)14 June 1924
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 鄧炳才[1]
Simplified Chinese 邓炳才
Hanyu Pinyin Dèng Bǐngcái
Yale Romanization Dahng Bíngchòih
Jyutping Dang6 Bing2choi4
Sport
Sport Sports shooting

Tang Peng Choi (鄧炳才; born 14 June 1924) is a Malaysian former sports shooter. He competed in the 50 metre rifle, prone event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[2]

Tang is from Selangor.[3] He represented the Federation of Malaya at the 1959 and 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, winning bronze at the latter in the three positions event.[4][5] He ranked first in the Malaysian domestic selection trials for shooting at the 1966 Asian Games, and was assigned to the prone rifle team along with Tan Seng Keat, Wong Foo Wah, and Chan Kooi Chye.[3][6] He later represented Malaysia at the first Asian Shooting Championships in 1967.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "馬來西亞射擊總會推薦七選手參加今年東京世運會" [Malaysia Shooting Association recommends seven athletes to join this year's Tokyo Olympics]. Nanyang Siang Pau. 14 July 1964. Retrieved 21 January 2018 – via National Library of Singapore.
  2. ↑ "Tang Peng Choi". Sports Reference. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 "大馬射擊總會選拔賽告結束鄧炳才成績優" [Malaysia Shooting Association selection trials come to an end; Tang Peng Choy has excellent results]. Nanyang Siang Pau. 11 October 1966. Retrieved 21 January 2018 – via National Library of Singapore.
  4. ↑ "Medal for each shooter—Ng". The Straits Times. 24 November 1959. p. 15. Retrieved 21 January 2018 – via National Library of Singapore.
  5. ↑ "SEAP Games results". The Straits Times. 14 December 1961. p. 19. Retrieved 21 January 2018 – via National Library of Singapore.
  6. ↑ "大馬出席曼谷亞洲運會參加各項目名單昨公佈" [List of participants in each event for Malaysia at the Bangkok Asian Games published yesterday]. Nanyang Siang Pau. 24 November 1966. p. 9. Retrieved 21 January 2018 – via National Library of Singapore.
  7. ↑ "Malaysia name nine for Asian shoot". The Straits Times. 11 July 1967. p. 19. Retrieved 21 January 2018 – via National Library of Singapore.
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