Joseph Koh Seng Leong (born 19 September 1983) is a Singaporean former sailor, who specialized in the Laser and 470 classes.[1] He represented Singapore across two editions of the Summer Olympic Games (2000 and 2008), finishing outside the top twenty-five each in two separate boats, respectively. Outside Olympic career, Koh collected a total of two medals in a continental regatta, spanning the 2006 Asian Games in Doha and the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Nakhon Ratchasima.[2][3] Koh trained throughout his sporting career at SAF Yachting Club in Changi, under the tutelage of his personal coach Brett Beyer, a six-time Laser Apprentice Master world champion from Australia.[4]
At the age of 16, Koh became the youngest sailor to compete in Sydney 2000. There, he and his partner Tan Wearn Haw finished twenty-eighth in the men's 470 class with a net grade of 192, sparing them from the back of the fleet by a twelve-point edge over the Hungarian duo of Marcell Goszleth and Ádám Szőrényi.[5] Switching to a single-handed dinghy, Koh sought to bid in the open Laser for Athens 2004, but he lost the selection to two-time Olympian Stanley Tan. In 2005, Koh had his left hand fractured in a freak motorbike accident, impelling him to sail a boat in the forthcoming regattas with a modified technique.[6]
Eight years after competing in his maiden Games, Koh qualified for his second Singaporean team, as a 24-year-old, in the Laser class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He finished twenty-third out of 52 sailors in the silver fleet to lock one of the ten quota places available at the Worlds six months earlier in Terrigal, New South Wales.[6][7] Koh stayed in the middle of the fleet throughout the series, until he chased harder to finish third on the penultimate leg by a few marks ahead of Poland's Maciej Grabowski. Koh's best result, however, was not enough to reach the top of the overall scoreboard, sitting him in thirty-sixth with 239 net points.[8]
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^"Romzi gives hope for first Asiad medal". The Star. 6 January 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
^"Medals Decided In Mistral and Laser". World Sailing. 13 December 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
^"Seng Leong Koh: Back On Course". World Sailing. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^"Sydney 2000: Sailing – Men's 470 Class". Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 77–78. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
seng, leong, joseph, born, september, 1983, singaporean, former, sailor, specialized, laser, classes, represented, singapore, across, editions, summer, olympic, games, 2000, 2008, finishing, outside, twenty, five, each, separate, boats, respectively, outside, . Joseph Koh Seng Leong born 19 September 1983 is a Singaporean former sailor who specialized in the Laser and 470 classes 1 He represented Singapore across two editions of the Summer Olympic Games 2000 and 2008 finishing outside the top twenty five each in two separate boats respectively Outside Olympic career Koh collected a total of two medals in a continental regatta spanning the 2006 Asian Games in Doha and the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Nakhon Ratchasima 2 3 Koh trained throughout his sporting career at SAF Yachting Club in Changi under the tutelage of his personal coach Brett Beyer a six time Laser Apprentice Master world champion from Australia 4 Koh Seng LeongPersonal informationFull nameJoseph Koh Seng LeongNationality SingaporeBorn 1983 09 19 19 September 1983 age 40 SingaporeHeight1 76 m 5 ft 9 1 2 in Weight71 kg 157 lb Sailing careerClassDinghyClubSAF Yachting ClubCoachBrett Beyer AUS Medal record Men s sailing Representing Singapore Asian Games 2006 Doha Laser Radial Southeast Asian Games 2007 Bangkok Laser In this Chinese name the family name is Koh At the age of 16 Koh became the youngest sailor to compete in Sydney 2000 There he and his partner Tan Wearn Haw finished twenty eighth in the men s 470 class with a net grade of 192 sparing them from the back of the fleet by a twelve point edge over the Hungarian duo of Marcell Goszleth and Adam Szorenyi 5 Switching to a single handed dinghy Koh sought to bid in the open Laser for Athens 2004 but he lost the selection to two time Olympian Stanley Tan In 2005 Koh had his left hand fractured in a freak motorbike accident impelling him to sail a boat in the forthcoming regattas with a modified technique 6 Eight years after competing in his maiden Games Koh qualified for his second Singaporean team as a 24 year old in the Laser class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing He finished twenty third out of 52 sailors in the silver fleet to lock one of the ten quota places available at the Worlds six months earlier in Terrigal New South Wales 6 7 Koh stayed in the middle of the fleet throughout the series until he chased harder to finish third on the penultimate leg by a few marks ahead of Poland s Maciej Grabowski Koh s best result however was not enough to reach the top of the overall scoreboard sitting him in thirty sixth with 239 net points 8 References edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Koh Seng Leong Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 26 March 2020 Romzi gives hope for first Asiad medal The Star 6 January 2010 Retrieved 9 April 2020 Medals Decided In Mistral and Laser World Sailing 13 December 2006 Retrieved 9 April 2020 Seng Leong Koh Back On Course World Sailing 1 August 2008 Retrieved 25 March 2020 Sydney 2000 Sailing Men s 470 Class Sydney 2000 LA84 Foundation pp 77 78 Retrieved 21 March 2020 a b Tan Yo Hinn 14 February 2008 Koh gets it right PDF Singapore Management University Retrieved 26 March 2020 Lin Xin Yi 27 June 2008 Koh siblings among four off to Beijing PDF Singapore Management University Retrieved 26 March 2020 Beijing 2008 Men s Laser Class Beijing 2008 NBC Olympics Archived from the original on 28 July 2012 Retrieved 13 September 2013 External links editKoh Seng Leong at the Singapore National Olympic Council Koh Seng Leong at Olympedia Seng Leong Koh at NBC 2008 Olympics website at the Wayback Machine archived 20 July 2012 Seng Leong Koh at Olympics comSeng Leong Koh at Olympic org archived Seng Leong Koh at World Sailing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Koh Seng Leong amp oldid 1217915076, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
