Cheah Soon Kit

Cheah Soon Kit
Personal information
Born	January 9, 1968 (1968-01-09) (age 43) Ipoh, Perak
Country	Malaysia
Men's doubles
BWF Profile

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Cheah ( 謝 ).

Cheah Soon Kit (simplified Chinese: 谢顺吉; traditional Chinese: 謝順吉; pinyin: Xiè Shùnjí; born 9 January 1968 in Ipoh, Perak) is a retired male badminton player from Malaysia, specialized in men's doubles.

Career

He has played for Malaysian team since 1986 especially in doubles. He always plays with different pairs such as Ong Beng Teong (1986–1989), Soo Beng Kiang (1990–1994) and Choong Tan Fook (1998) during his carer in badminton arena. His regular doubles partner is Yap Kim Hock.

Soon Kit competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Yap Kim Hock. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Ha Tae-kwon and Kang Kyung-jin of Korea in quarterfinals. In the final, Soon Kit and Kim Hock lost to Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja of Indonesia 15-5, 13-15, 12-15, the former eventually became the national coach for Malaysia's men's doubles.

External links

• BWF Player Profile

Olympic medal record
Men's Badminton
Silver	1996 Atlanta	Doubles

Persondata
Name	Cheah Soon Kit
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	9 January 1968
Place of birth	Ipoh, Perak
Date of death
Place of death