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| Nationality | Malaysian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 August 1948 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Racewalking | |||||||||||||||||
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Khoo Chong Beng (born 5 August 1948) is a Malaysian racewalker. He competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1]
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