P. C. Suppiah Explained

P. C. Suppiah
Birth Date:10 August 1949
Birth Place:Malacca Town, Malacca, Malaysia
Height:168 cm (1972)
Weight:54 kg (1972)
Country:Singapore
Sport:Athletics
Event:5000 metres, 10,000 metres

P. C. Suppiah (born 10 August 1949) is a Malaysia-born Singaporean former athlete.[1] [2] His full name may be P. Chinakaruppan Suppiah[3] or Phang Cue Suppiah.[4] He was Singapore's first long-distance runner at the Olympics.[5]

Suppiah was born in Malacca Town, in the Malaysian state of Malacca. He moved to Singapore as a child after his father's death.[6] Suppiah became a citizen of Singapore one day before competing in the 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, where he won a gold medal in the 10,000 metres and a silver in the 5000 metres.[7] A year later, he competed for Singapore at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the men's 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events. At the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, he won a silver medal in the 5000 metres event.[8]

Notes and References

  1. P. C. Suppiah . https://web.archive.org/web/20170716023938/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/su/p-c-suppiah-1.html . 16 July 2017 . dead . 8 November 2017 . Full name: Phang Cue 'P. C.' Suppiah..
  2. Web site: Official Olympic Reports: 1972 Munich Volume 3 . la84foundation.org . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222651/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1972/1972s3.pdf . 27 September 2007 . dead . 4 May 2020 . Suppiah, P. C..
  3. Web site: P.C. Suppiah (P. Chinakaruppan Suppiah) . nlb.gov.sg . . 4 May 2020.
  4. Web site: Phang Cue Suppiah . Olympic.org . . 4 May 2020.
  5. News: Barefooted, but feeling covered in glory . . 31 July 2016 . 4 May 2020 . P. C. Suppiah..
  6. Web site: Sports Personalities of Singapore: P CHINAKARUPPAN, Suppiah (P C Suppiah) – Oral History Interview . nas.gov.sg . . 13 June 2002 . 4 May 2020.
  7. Web site: P. C. Suppiah . SingaporeOlympics.com . . 4 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181130031143/http://www.singaporeolympics.com/olympians/p-c-suppiah/ . 30 November 2018 . live .
  8. Web site: Singapore SEAP/SEA Games History (Athletics Only) . SingaporeAthletics.org.sg . Singapore Athletics . 10 November 2013 . 4 May 2020 . P C Suppiah. . https://web.archive.org/web/20160204211529/http://www.singaporeathletics.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2013/11/SEA-Games-Singapore-medal-tally-history-v4.pdf . 4 February 2016 . live.

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