Chua Phung Kim

Chua Phung Kim (Chinese: 蔡攀錦; pinyin: Cài Pānjǐn; 29 April 1939 – 4 August 1990)[1] was a Singaporean weightlifter. He was a gold medalist in weightlifting in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.

Chua Phung Kim
1962 Commonwealth Game, Perth
Personal information
Born(1939-04-29)29 April 1939
Singapore, Straits Settlement
Died4 August 1990(1990-08-04) (aged 51)
Singapore
Sport
CountrySingapore
Malaysia (16 September 1963 - 8 August 1965)
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Weightlifting
Representing  Singapore
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1962 PerthBantamweight
Silver medal – second place1970 EdinburghFeatherweight
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place1966 BangkokBantamweight
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1965 Kuala LumpurBantamweight
Silver medal – second place1961 RangoonBantamweight
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chua (Chinese: 蔡; pinyin: Cài).
Gold Medal in 1962 Commonwealth Game, Perth

Weightlifting career

Chua first took to the sport in 1960 after being introduced to it by his elder brother, Chua Peng Kim.[2]

Chua won the silver medal at the 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games (SEAP Games).[2]

Just two years later, he helped Singapore win another gold medal in the Commonwealth Games by coming in tops in the bantamweight category during the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Perth, Western Australia after lifting a total of 710 lbs, a Commonwealth Games record.[2] He also broke the individual records for the press (215 lbs), snatch (225 lbs) and jerk (270 lbs).[2]

He represented Malaysia at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo when Singapore was part of Malaysia, but only managed the sixth position.[2]

In 1965, Chua also took the gold medal in the 4th SEAP Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2]

Chua won the silver medal in the bantamweight category at the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.[3]

Chua was awarded a Certificate of merit during the inaugural Singapore Sports Awards in 1968.[4]

In 1966, Chua took part in the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in the bantamweight category.[5] He failed all his lifts and did not register a total.[5]

During the 1970 British Commonwealth Games, Chua won the silver medal in the Featherweight category, losing out on the gold medal by 2.5 kilograms.[6]

In March 1971, Chua retired from competitive participation in the sport. In 1976, he contributed to the sport as a coach under the Singapore Amateur Weightlifting Federation.

Personal life

Chua worked as an auto mechanic[7] and later as a mechanical supervisor with the Singapore Refining Company.[2] He died in 1990 after a long sickness.[2]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chua Phung Kim". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  2. "Weightlifting champion Chua dies". The Straits Times. 7 August 1990. p. 30. Retrieved 16 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. "Asian Games @ Lift Up: Search Results". www.chidlovski.net. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  4. Frida, Ernest (28 December 1968). "Earlier awards in 1969". The Straits Times. Retrieved 16 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
  5. Oliver, Brian (2014). The Commonwealth games : extraordinary stories behind the medals (First ed.). London. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-4729-0732-5. OCLC 879625295.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Weightlifting". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  7. "Australian Job Offer To Weightlifters". The Canberra Times: 31. 9 January 1963. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
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