Eric Yeo Explained

Eric Yeo
Nationality:Singaporean
Sport:Water polo
Birth Date:17 July 1936
Death Place:Singapore

Eric Yeo Oon Tat (17 July 1936  - 15 March 2015) was a Singaporean water polo player and three-time Asian Games medallist.[1] He also became the first Malayan swimmer since 1953 to clock under 60 seconds (58.7secs) for 100m Freestyle Men at the Chinese Swimming Club Championships.[2]

He is most known for competing in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics[3] and has been recognised for his efforts to helping the national waterpolo team win a total of five gold medals in the biennial Southeast Asian Peninsular (SEAP) — now known as the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games — from 1965 to 1973.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.todayonline.com/sports/former-waterpolo-player-and-swimmer-passes-away
  2. https://www.swimming.org.sg/getattachment/NormalMasterPage/NEWS-MEDIA/Press-Releases/Latest-Press-Release/STATEMENT-2-Statement-of-Condolence-Eric-Yeo-Oon-Tat.pdf.aspx
  3. Eric Yeo Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418121201/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ye/eric-yeo-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 28 November 2019.