Chua Boon Huat
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Chua•Boon Huat |
| Used name | Chua•Boon Huat |
| Name order | Oriental |
| Born | 3 May 1980 |
| Died | 1 August 2013 in Petaling Jaya, Selangor (MAS) |
| Measurements | 180 cm / 76 kg |
| Affiliations | Ernst & Young |
| NOC |  Malaysia |
Biography
Chua Boon Huat made his début as a 17-year-old with the Malaysian bronze medal-winning hockey team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and earned 337 caps playing for Malaysia from 1998-2013. Chua played in several other major internationals such as the World Cup, Olympics, Champions Trophy, Asian Games and the Asia Cup, and skippered the 2001 National Junior team that played in the Junior World Cup in Hobart, Australia. Chua played for the Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club for 10 years, but in 2002 moved to the German League, playing for Rot-Weiß München. In 2005 he played for Teddington HC in the English Hockey’s League Premier Division while, in 2008, he played for Auckland in the New Zealand League. He died fairly young from serious head injuries after his car struck a water-tank lorry.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Hockey | MAS |
Chua Boon Huat | |||
| Hockey, Men (Olympic) | Malaysia | 11 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the British Empire/Commonwealth Games (0–1–1 1998 Kuala Lumpur HOK silver; 2006 Melbourne HOK bronze)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Asian Games (0–0–1 2002 Busan HOC bronze)
- Listed in Olympians Who Died in Motor Vehicle Accidents (Boat/Car/Motorcycle/Train) (Died in a traffic accident.)