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Bernard Yeoh
Personal information
Full nameBernard Yeoh Cheng Han
Nationality Malaysia
Born (1969-04-11) 11 April 1969 (age 55)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
EventTrap (TR125)
ClubA1 Shooting Ground[1]
Coached byClaudio Capaldo[1]

Bernard Yeoh Cheng Han (born April 11, 1969 in Kuala Lumpur) is a Malaysian sport shooter.[2] He was selected to compete for Malaysia in trap shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing in thirty-fourth place. Yeoh is a member of the A1 Shooting Ground in Barnet, England, United Kingdom, where he trains full-time under Italian-born coach Claudio Capaldo.[1]

Yeoh qualified for the Malaysian squad, as a 35-year-old, in the men's trap at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens after having accepted a wildcard entry invitation from the International Shooting Sport Federation.[1][3] He fired 107 out of 125 targets to finish thirty-fourth in the qualifying phase, failing to advance to the final.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "ISSF Profile – Bernard Yeoh". ISSF. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bernard Yeoh". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Shooting 2004 Olympic Qualification" (PDF). Majority Sports. p. 10. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Shooting: Men's Trap Prelims". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Penembak negara tercorot" (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 15 August 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)