Koh Hock Seng

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Koh Hock Seng
Personal information
NationalityMalaysian
Born (1945-05-26) 26 May 1945 (age 78)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese [1]
Simplified Chinese 许福成
Hanyu Pinyin Xǔ Fúchéng
Hokkien POJ Khó͘ Hok-sêng
Sport
Sport Field hockey

Koh Hock Seng (born 26 May 1945) is a Malaysian field hockey player. [2] He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics. [3] He attended Malacca High School, where he played on the school's hockey team alongside Yang Siow Ming. [4]

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References

  1. "唯一入選東京世運內圍賽大馬鈎球隊人選經產生十一日起將再實行集訓". Nanyang Siang Pau . 9 September 1964. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. "Koh Hock Seng". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Koh Hock Seng Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  4. Lim, Teik Huat (24 July 2020). "The Yang wizard of hockey". The Star . Malaysia. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.