Tan was born in Ipoh, Perak, Malaya. He was the son of badminton star Tan Cheng Phor. His sister, Tan Eng Looi, was a badminton player as well.
Careeredit
Tan was part of the Malayan team that won the 1955 Thomas Cup. He partnered Lim Kee Fong in the doubles. In the final against Denmark, they played against Ole Mertz and Ove Eilertsen in the first doubles and won it in straight sets (15-9, 15-3). In the second doubles, they faced Finn Kobberø and Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen but lost to them in a hard fought three setter (13-18, 15-4, 6-15). It turned out to be the only victory for the Danes as Malaya won the cup with the scoreline of 8:1.
In his native Perak, Tan won numerous national titles. In 1949, he won in all three disciplines (singles, doubles and mixed doubles).
Personal lifeedit
Tan was married to Mary Ooi Siew Khim.
Deathedit
Tan died on 2 November 2014, aged 87, at Kinta Medical Centre in Ipoh due to kidney failure.[1]
Referencesedit
^"Famous shuttler passes away". The Star Online. 5 November 2014.
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eong, simplified, chinese, 陈仁勇, traditional, chinese, 陳仁勇, pinyin, chén, rényǒng, born, 1927, died, november, 2014, malaysian, badminton, player, from, ipoh, perak, 陈仁勇personal, informationcountrymalaysiaborn1927ipoh, perak, malayadied2, november, 2014, 2014, . Tan Jin Eong simplified Chinese 陈仁勇 traditional Chinese 陳仁勇 pinyin Chen Renyǒng born 1927 died 2 November 2014 was a Malaysian badminton player from Ipoh Perak Tan Jin Eong陈仁勇Personal informationCountryMalaysiaBorn1927Ipoh Perak MalayaDied2 November 2014 2014 11 02 aged 86 87 Ipoh Perak MalaysiaMedal record Men s badminton Representing Malaya Thomas Cup 1955 Singapore Team In this Chinese name the family name is Tan Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Death 5 ReferencesEarly life editTan was born in Ipoh Perak Malaya He was the son of badminton star Tan Cheng Phor His sister Tan Eng Looi was a badminton player as well Career editTan was part of the Malayan team that won the 1955 Thomas Cup He partnered Lim Kee Fong in the doubles In the final against Denmark they played against Ole Mertz and Ove Eilertsen in the first doubles and won it in straight sets 15 9 15 3 In the second doubles they faced Finn Kobbero and Jorgen Hammergaard Hansen but lost to them in a hard fought three setter 13 18 15 4 6 15 It turned out to be the only victory for the Danes as Malaya won the cup with the scoreline of 8 1 In his native Perak Tan won numerous national titles In 1949 he won in all three disciplines singles doubles and mixed doubles Personal life editTan was married to Mary Ooi Siew Khim Death editTan died on 2 November 2014 aged 87 at Kinta Medical Centre in Ipoh due to kidney failure 1 References edit Famous shuttler passes away The Star Online 5 November 2014 nbsp This biographical article relating to Malaysian badminton is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tan Jin Eong amp oldid 1204495214, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
