Tan Yee Khan
Tan Yee Khan (born September 24, 1940 in Perak ) is a former Malaysian badminton player .
Career
Tan Yee Khan recorded the greatest success in the individual disciplines, winning the All England in 1965 and 1966 in the men's doubles with Ng Boon Bee , with whom he also achieved almost all of his other successes. In 1962 both had already won the Asian Games . With the team he became team world champion by winning the final at the Thomas Cup in 1967 .
Sporting successes
| year | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Southeast Asian Games | Men's doubles | 1 | Tan Yee Khan / Ng Boon Bee |
| 1961 | Malaysian Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Tan Yee Khan / Ng Boon Bee |
| 1962 | Asian Championship | Mixed | 1 | Tan Yee Khan / Angela Bairstow |
| 1962 | Asian Championship | Men's doubles | 1 | Tan Yee Khan / Ng Boon Bee |
| 1962 | Asian Games | Men's doubles | 1 | Tan Yee Khan / Ng Boon Bee |
| 1963 | Malaysian Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Tan Yee Khan / Ng Boon Bee |
| 1964 | Malaysian Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Tan Yee Khan / Ng Boon Bee |
| 1965 | Malaysian Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Tan Yee Khan / Ng Boon Bee |
| 1965 | All of England | Men's doubles | 1 | Tan Yee Khan / Ng Boon Bee |
| 1965 | Southeast Asian Games | Men's doubles | 1 | Tan Yee Khan / Ng Boon Bee |
| 1965 | Denmark Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Tan Yee Khan / Ng Boon Bee |
| 1966 | Commonwealth Games | Men's doubles | 2 | Tan Yee Khan / Ng Boon Bee |
| 1966 | US Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Tan Yee Khan / Ng Boon Bee |
| 1966 | Canada Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Tan Yee Khan / Ng Boon Bee |
| 1966 | Denmark Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Tan Yee Khan / Ng Boon Bee |
| 1966 | All of England | Men's doubles | 1 | Tan Yee Khan / Ng Boon Bee |
| 1967 | Southeast Asian Games | Men's doubles | 1 | Tan Yee Khan / Ng Boon Bee |
| 1967 | Singapore Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Tan Yee Khan / Ng Boon Bee |
| 1967 | Malaysian Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Tan Yee Khan / Ng Boon Bee |
| 1968 | All of England | Men's doubles | 2 | Tan Yee Khan / Ng Boon Bee |
| 1968 | Malaysian Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Tan Yee Khan / Ng Boon Bee |
| 1968 | German Open | Men's doubles | 1 | Tan Yee Khan / Ng Boon Bee |
| 1967 | Thomas Cup | team | 1 | Malaysia |
credentials
- Herbert Scheele: International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1969 , JA Jennings, Canterbury 1969, p. 202
- Pat Davis: The Guinness Book of Badminton , Guinness Superlatives, Enfield 1983, p. 107
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tan, Yee Khan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | malaysian badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Perak |