Wong Shoon Keat
Wong Shoon Keat (born 1957)[1] was a badminton player from Singapore. He won Singapore's first ever badminton gold[2] from the 1983 SEA Games[3] and to date, is Singapore’s only title winner from the badminton men’s singles event. That year, he pulled off an upset over reigning world champion Icuk Sugiarto of Indonesia, and beat another Indonesian star, Hastomo Arbi in the final. His son, Derek Wong, is currently Singapore’s top male shuttler.
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Wong Shoon Keat is also an accredited coach within the Singapore National Registry of Coaches (NROC). He was also the founder of Keat Youngster Academy, providing coaching services to young aspiring players in Singapore.
Career achievements
| Year | Tournament | Discipline | Result |
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| 1983 | SEA Games | Men's singles | Winner |
| 1983 | SEA Games | Team | 3rd Place |
References
- "Shuttler Derek Wong out of dad's shadow". AsiaOne. 16 July 2013. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- "Badminton in Singapore". Singapore Infopedia. 2004.
- "History of the SEA Games". Straits Times. 5 June 2015.
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