Bernard Yeoh

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Bernard Yeoh
Personal information
Full nameBernard Yeoh Cheng Han
NationalityFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Born (1969-04-11) 11 April 1969 (age 54)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
Sport Shooting
Event(s)Trap (TR125)
ClubA1 Shooting Ground [1]
Coached byClaudio Capaldo [1]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Men's shooting
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Singapore Trap team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Kuala Lumpur Trap
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Philippines Trap team

Bernard Yeoh Cheng Han (born April 11, 1969 in Kuala Lumpur) is a Malaysian sport shooter and restaurateur. [2] He was selected to compete for Malaysia in trap shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing in thirty-fourth place. Yeoh is a member of the A1 Shooting Ground in Barnet, England, United Kingdom, where he trains full-time under Italian-born coach Claudio Capaldo. [1]

Yeoh qualified for the Malaysian squad, as a 35-year-old, in the men's trap at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens after having accepted a wildcard entry invitation from the International Shooting Sport Federation. [1] [3] He fired 107 out of 125 targets to finish thirty-fourth in the qualifying phase, failing to advance to the final. [4] [5]

Yeoh is also the proprietor of Kai Mayfair in London, a fine dining Chinese restaurant which has held 1 Michelin star since 2009. He opened the restaurant in 1993.

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References

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