Oh Poh Soon Explained

Oh Poh Soon
Birth Date:1975
Birth Place:Malaysia
Sport:Wushu
Event:Changquan Jianshu, Qiangshu
Team:Malaysia Wushu Team
Coach:Chin Hoong Iap

Oh Poh Soon is a retired competitive wushu taolu athlete from Malaysia. He is a medalist at the World Wushu Championships, Asian Wushu Championships, SEA Games, and the first silver medalist in wushu for Malaysia at the Asian Games.

Career

Oh's first medal in international competition was at the 1997 SEA Games where he won a silver medal in changquan.[1] [2] [3] The following year at the 1998 Asian Games, Oh won a tied silver medal in men's changquan all-around with the Philippines' Mark Robert Rosales.[4] [5] For this, Oh was nominated for the Anugerah Sukan Negara (National Sports Awards).[6] At the 2000 Asian Wushu Championships in Hanoi, he became the Asian champion in jianshu and won a silver medal in qiangshu, thus earning the silver medal in the three event changquan all-around.[7] The following year, Oh was a triple gold medalist at the 2001 SEA Games in Penang.[8] [9] [10] [11] Oh competed a year later at the Asian Games in men's changquan but did not place.[12] Another year later at the 2003 World Wushu Championships in Macau, Oh won the silver medal in qiangshu.[13] [14] His last competition was shortly after at the 2003 SEA Games where he won bronze medals in changquan and jianshu.[15] He retired from competitive wushu and became a coach, eventually opening the Oh Poh Soon Wushu Centre.

See also

References

  1. News: 1997-10-24 . 1997 SEA Games Results . 2024-09-16 . Jakarta Post.
  2. News: 1997-10-08 . Sport-by-sport look at Malaysia's hope: Wushu . limited . 2024-09-16 . . Malaysia . 48.
  3. News: 1997-10-21 . Blame it on sports bodies . limited . 2024-09-16 . . Malaysia . 43.
  4. News: 2002-12-18 . Wushu Contributes One Silver Medal . limited . 2014-10-07 . Malaysia General News . Bangkok . Pertubuhan Berita Nasional Malaysia.
  5. News: 1998-12-19 . Oh as good as gold . limited . 2024-10-07 . . Malaysia . 36.
  6. News: 1999-02-11 . Nominations from 24 Associations for National Sports Award . limited . 2024-10-07 . Malaysia General News . Kuala Lumpur . Pertubuhan Berita Nasional Malaysia.
  7. Web site: 2 May 2002 . 5th Asian Wushu Championships held in Hanoi, Vietnam . 第５回アジア武術選手権大会、ベトナム・ハノイで開催 . 21 August 2021 . Japan Wushu Taijiquan Federation . ja.
  8. News: Langkah gemilang Ro Bin, Po Soon . Ro Bin's and Po Soon's Brilliant Move . 2023-11-03 . . ms.
  9. News: 2001-09-28 . John Hancock Awards Top SEA Games Performers . limited . 2024-10-07 . Malaysia General News . Kuala Lumpur . Pertubuhan Berita Nasional Malaysia.
  10. News: 2001-09-29 . Thank you for a job well done . limited . 2024-10-07 . . Malaysia . 2.
  11. News: 2001-09-11 . Today the Games, next the world for Oh . 2024-10-07 . . Malaysia . 44.
  12. News: 2002-10-12 . No glimmer of hope from wushu . limited . 2024-10-07 . . Malaysia . 22.
  13. Web site: 7th World Wushu Championships, 2003, Macau, China, Results . 21 August 2021 . International Wushu Federation.
  14. News: 2003-11-16 . Malaysia still ahead of regional rivals, says coach . limited . 2024-10-07 . . Malaysia . 18.
  15. News: Isa . Mohd Haikal . 2003-12-13 . Only Two Bronze Medals from Wushu on Final Day . limited . 2024-10-07 . Malaysia General News . Hanoi . Pertubuhan Berita Nasional Malaysia.

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