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Yeap Cheng Eng (1915 – 14 January 1994)[1][2] was a Chinese footballer. He was the first Malayan ever to participate in the Olympic Games, when he was a member of the football team which represented the China as a guest players in the 1948 Olympic Games in London.[3]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yeap.
Yeap Cheng Eng
Personal information
Date of birth 1914
Place of birth British Malaya
Date of death 1994
Position(s) Left Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934–1958 Penang
National team
Malaya
China
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Yeap Cheng Eng
Traditional Chinese葉清榮
Simplified Chinese叶清荣

In Malayan domestic football, he represented Penang for a record 24 years and was their captain for many years, winning the Malaya Cup in 1953, 1954, and 1958 (at the age of 42).[4][5][6]


References


  1. One Enchanted Moment. New Straits Times. 30 December 1992.
  2. The forgotten Olympians | The Star
  3. "Yeap Cheng Eng". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  4. "The 27th HMS Malaya Cup Final 1953". Malaysia Football Museum. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  5. "Meraikan 100 Tahun Piala Malaysia – Final 1954 – Pulau Pinang V. Singapura" (in Malay). Legasi Lagenda. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  6. "Meraikan 100 Tahun Piala Malaysia – Final 1958 – Pulau Pinang V. Singapura" (in Malay). Legasi Lagenda. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.


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На других языках

- [en] Yeap Cheng Eng

[ru] Е Цинжун

Е Цинжу́н (кит. трад. 葉清榮, пиньинь Yè Qīngróng , 1915—1994)[1][2] — китайский футболист малайского происхождения. Он стал первым малайцем когда-либо участвовавшим в Олимпийских играх. В составе сборной Китая принимал участие в Олимпийских играх 1948 года, где его команда вылетела после первого матча, проиграв со счётом 4:0 Турции[3].


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