Chua Boon Huat (3 May 1980 – 1 August 2013) was a field hockey player from Bukit Cina, Malacca, Malaysia. Boon Huat was one of the longest serving hockey players in Malaysia.
He was with Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club for 10 years and part of 'the double' winners for three consecutive seasons.[1]
In April 2002 Boon Huat take up an offer to play in the German League. During his stint, he did not disappoint his club, Red And White Munich. During his three-month stint in Germany, Boon Huat scored seven goals in nine matches, all field goals.
In 2005 he joined English Hockey League's Premier Division, Teddington Hockey Club.[2]
His last overseas stint was in New Zealand in 2008, when he played for the Auckland club.[3]
International
Under Paul Lissek, he made his debut as a 17-year-old with the Malaysia hockey team in the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[4] Boon Huat who had more than 321 caps for Malaysia had played in major competitions such as the World Cup, Olympics, Champions Trophy, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and the Asia Cup. He was also the skipper of the 2001 National Junior team which featured in the Junior World Cup in Hobart.[5]
Death
He died in a car accident involving his car and a truck watering plants at 2.25am on 1 August 2013. The incident occurred on the Damansara–Puchong Expressway (LDP) near Kelana Jaya LRT station.[6][7]
References
^Recalled Chua out to prove his worth Archived 13 April 2013 at archive.today – sports247, 11 October 2012.
^Boon Huat to join English club on attachment – The Star, 26 October 2004.
^Boon Huat: I am not ready to quit national team – The Star, 14 February 2010.
^HOCKEY: Boon Huat relishes new lease of life 15 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine – New Straits Times, 12 March 2013.
^Veteran player Boon Huat going for his 11th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup meet – The Star, 8 March 2013.
^National hockey player Chua Boon Huat dies in accident 1 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine – New Straits Times, 1 August 2013.
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
April 27, 2023
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