Yahya Atan

Yahya Atan (4 August 1954 – 27 February 2022) was a Malaysian field hockey player. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where the Malaysian team placed 11th.[2]

Yahya Atan
Personal information
NationalityMalaysian
Born(1954-08-04)4 August 1954
Kampung Melayu Majidee, Johor, Malaya[1]
Died27 February 2022(2022-02-27) (aged 67)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sport
SportField hockey

He also coached the national junior World Cup team that finished 12th at the 2001 Tasmania Hockey Junior World Cup.[3]

He died from a stroke in Kuala Lumpur on 27 February 2022, at the age of 67.[4]

References

  1. "Hoki: Pemergian 'Pak Ya' kehilangan besar buat negara". Astro Awani. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. "Yahya Atan". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  3. "Ex-national hockey player Yahya Atan dies at 67 | New Straits Times". 27 February 2022.
  4. "Former hockey Olympian Yahya Atan dies at 67". Free Malaysia Today. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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