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Malaysian sport shooter
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
Coached byClaudio Capaldo
Medal record
Representing  Malaysia
Men's shooting
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Singapore Trap team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Trap
Silver medal – second place 2019 Philippines Trap team

Bernard Yeoh Cheng Han (born April 11, 1969 in Kuala Lumpur) is a Malaysian sport shooter and restaurateur. 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.

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. He fired 107 out of 125 targets to finish thirty-fourth in the qualifying phase, failing to advance to the final.

Yeoh is also the proprietor of Kai Mayfair in London, a fine dining Chinese restaurant which has held 1 Michelin star since 2009. He opened the restaurant in 1993.

References

  1. ^ "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 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. "Shooting 2004 Olympic Qualification" (PDF). Majority Sports. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2015. 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" [Country's shooter fell short]. Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 15 August 2004. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2015.

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