Dominic Soong
Dominic Soong Chok Soon (* around 1950 ) is a Canadian badminton player of Malaysian origin.
Career
Dominic Soong was runner-up in the 1973 Southeast Asian Games in men's doubles with Punch Gunalan . A year later they both won bronze together at the Commonwealth Games. In the Thomas Cup 1976 Soong was runner-up with the Malaysian team. In his new home Canada he won the men's doubles competition at the 1978 singles championships.
Sporting successes
season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
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1973 | Southeast Asian Games | Men's doubles | 2 | Dominic Soong / Punch Gunalan |
1974 | Commonwealth Games | Men's doubles | 3 | Dominic Soong / Punch Gunalan |
1975 | Southeast Asian Games | Men's doubles | 2 | Dominic Soong / Cheah Hong Chong |
1976 | Thomas Cup | Men's team | 2 | Malaysia |
1979 | Canada: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Raphi Kanchanaraphi / Dominic Soong |
credentials
- Canadian Masters ( June 24, 2010 memento in the Internet Archive )
- Malaysian report on the Thomas Cup
- Archived pages on the Thomas Cup from tangkis.tripod.com ( Memento from December 14, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- Mike's Badminton Populorum
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Soong, Dominic |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Soong Chok Soon, Dominic |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian badminton player of Malaysian origin |
DATE OF BIRTH | around 1950 |