Wong Peng Soon

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Wong Peng Soon was a pioneering Malaysian badminton legend, renowned as one of the world’s top players in the 1940s and 1950s and a multiple All England champion.

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Wong Peng Soon canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Malaysian sportsman ⓘ
badminton player ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ
causeOfDeath Parkinson’s disease ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Malaysia ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1918-02-17 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1996-05-22 ⓘ
describedAs one of the world’s top badminton players of the 1940s and 1950s ⓘ
pioneering Malaysian badminton legend ⓘ
era 1940s ⓘ
1950s ⓘ
ethnicGroup Chinese ⓘ
Malaysian Chinese ⓘ
linked to: Chinese Malaysians
familyName Wong ⓘ
genre men’s singles badminton ⓘ
givenName Peng Soon ⓘ
handedness right-handed ⓘ
influenced development of badminton in Malaysia ⓘ
future generations of Asian badminton players ⓘ
name Wong Peng Soon ⓘ
notableAchievement first Asian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships men’s singles title ⓘ
multiple-time All England Open Badminton Championships men’s singles winner ⓘ
pioneer of Malayan and Malaysian badminton ⓘ
notableFor being one of the world’s top badminton players in the 1940s and 1950s ⓘ
winning multiple All England Open Badminton Championships men’s singles titles ⓘ
occupation badminton player ⓘ
placeOfBirth British Malaya ⓘ
Johor ⓘ
Johor Bahru ⓘ
placeOfDeath Singapore ⓘ
represented Malaya in badminton ⓘ
Singapore in badminton ⓘ
residence Singapore ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sport badminton ⓘ
title All England Open Badminton Championships men’s singles champion ⓘ

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Wong Peng Soon → name → Wong Peng Soon ⓘ