Tan Eng Yoon
Tan Eng Yoon (born January 8, 1928 in Singapore ; † January 30, 2010 ibid) was a Singaporean triple jumper , sprinter , hurdler and high jumper .
At the Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 he was eliminated in the triple jump and over 100 m in the first round.
In 1958 he was eighth in the triple jump at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff and reached the quarter-finals over 100 yards .
At the Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok in 1959 , he won over 400 m hurdles , in high and triple jump. In 1961 in Rangoon he defended his triple jump title.
In 1955 he set a national record in the triple jump with 15.12 m, which lasted 32 years.
From 1958 to 1970 he was the coach of the Singapore national athletics team . He died in a traffic accident.
Web links
- Tan Eng Yoon , entry by Alvin Chua in the Infopedia of the National Library Singapore
- Tan Eng Yoon died in road accident in Singapore Obituaries, February 25, 2010
- Tan Eng Yoon in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Tan Eng Yoon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Singaporean triple jumper, sprinter, hurdler and high jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Singapore |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 30, 2010 |
| Place of death | Singapore |