Tan Aik Mong
Tan Aik Mong (born April 6, 1950 in Penang - † May 31, 2020 ) was a Malaysian badminton player . Tan Aik Huang is his older brother.
Career
Tan Aik Mong's greatest success was winning the 1971 Asian Badminton Championship in men's singles. With the team he was runner-up at the same event. At the Southeast Asian Games in 1973 it was only enough to place 2 in both ratings. At the All England he was third in doubles in 1969 and third in singles in 1972. At the 1972 Summer Olympics, where badminton was played as a demonstration sport, he took part in singles and doubles, but was eliminated in both disciplines in the first round.
Sporting successes
| year | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Penang Junior Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Tan Aik Mong |
| 1966 | Asian Schoolboys International Championships | Men's singles | 3 | Tan Aik Mong |
| 1967 | National Schools Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Tan Aik Mong |
| 1967 | Penang Schools Sports Council Open Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Tan Aik Mong |
| 1967 | Penang Schools Sports Council Open Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Tan Aik Mong / Thean Chye |
| 1968 | Asian Student Championship | Men's singles | 1 | Tan Aik Mong |
| 1968 | Penang Closed Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Tan Aik Mong / Tan Aik Huang |
| 1968 | Penang Closed Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Tan Aik Mong |
| 1969 | All of England | Men's doubles | 3 | Tan Aik Mong / Tan Aik Huang |
| 1969 | Penang Closed Championships | Men's singles | 1 | Tan Aik Mong |
| 1969 | Penang Closed Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Tan Aik Mong / Tan Aik Huang |
| 1969 | Singapore Pesta | Men's singles | 2 | Tan Aik Mong |
| 1969 | Singapore Pesta | Men's doubles | 3 | Tan Aik Mong / Tan Aik Huang |
| 1971 | Asian Championship | Men's singles | 1 | Tan Aik Mong |
| 1971 | Asian Championship | team | 2 | Malaysia (Tan Aik Mong, Tan Aik Huang , Abdul Rahman , Ng Tat Wai ) |
| 1972 | Singapore Open | Men's singles | 2 | Tan Aik Mong |
| 1972 | Olympia | Men's doubles | 5 | Tan Aik Mong / Bandid Jaiyen |
| 1972 | Olympia | Men's singles | 5 | Tan Aik Mong |
| 1972 | All of England | Men's singles | 3 | Tan Aik Mong |
| 1972 | Jakarta Open | Men's doubles | 2 | Tan Aik Mong / Tan Aik Huang |
| 1973 | Southeast Asian Games | Men's singles | 2 | Tan Aik Mong |
| 1973 | Southeast Asian Games | team | 2 | Malaysia |
Individual evidence
- ^ Goodbye to the gentle giant of badminton. In: The Star | Malaysia News: National, Regional and World News. June 1, 2020, accessed on June 1, 2020 .
- ↑ https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19670710-1.2.121.7
- ↑ https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19670611-1.2.102
- ↑ https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19680826-1.2.103.1
- ↑ https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19701202-1.2.136.12
- ↑ https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19690818-1.2.129.17
- ↑ https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19690427-1.2.44.6
- ↑ https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19710818-1.2.149.2
- ↑ https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19721029-1.2.104
- ↑ https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19720528-1.2.110
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tan, Aik Mong |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | malaysian badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Penang |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 31, 2020 |