Chung Kum Weng
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| Nationality | Malaysian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 May 1934 Ipoh, Perak, Federated Malay States, British Malaya | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | February 2025 (aged 90) Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Chung Kum Weng (12 May 1934 – February 2025) was a Malaysian weightlifter.[1] Chung won gold in the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Featherweight class, and silver in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Featherweight class where he represented Wales.[2] He competed for Malaysia at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.[3] Chung died in Cardiff, Wales in February 2025, at the age of 90.[4]
References
- ^ "Kum-Weng CHUNG - Olympic Weightlifting | Malaysia". International Olympic Committee. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Chung Kum Weng | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chung Kum Weng Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "In Memory of Chung Kum Weng (1934 – 2025)". britishweightlifting.org. British Weight Lifting (BWL). Retrieved 17 February 2025.