Yeo Kian Chye

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Yeo Kian Chai
Personal information
NationalitySingaporean
Born (1943-11-02) 2 November 1943 (age 79)
Sport
SportSprinting
Event(s)100 metres

Yeo Kian Chai (born 2 November 1943) is a Singaporean sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres and the 200 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]

Yeo competed in the men's 4x100 m relay at the 1967 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games (SEAP Games) and won a silver medal. [2] In the 1969 SEAP Games, he competed in the same event and won a bronze medal. [2]

In 1970, Yeo competed in the men's 100 metres and the 200 meters at the British Commonwealth Games. [3] [4] At the 1971 SEAP Games, Yeo won the silver medals for both the men's 100 m and men's 4x100 m relay. [2] He won bronze medals for the men's 200 m and the men's 4x100 m relay. [2]

In 1972, Yeo competed in the men's 100 and 200 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics and did not qualify out of his heats. [1] At the 1973 SEAP Games, Yeo won the silver medal for the men's 100 m. [2] At the 1975 SEAP Games, Yeo continued to win the silver medal for the men's 100 m and also the silver medal in the men's 4x100 m relay. [2]

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References

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