Yap Kim Hock

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Yap Kim Hock 叶锦福
Personal information
Country	Malaysia
Born	(1970年08月02日) 2 August 1970 (age 54) Muar, Johor, Malaysia
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Years active	1989–2000
Handedness	Left
Men's doubles
Highest ranking	1 (1996)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Malaysia Olympic Games Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Men's doubles World Championships Silver medal – second place 1997 Glasgow Men's doubles Bronze medal – third place 1995 Lausanne Men's doubles World Cup Bronze medal – third place 1994 Ho Chi Minh Men's doubles Bronze medal – third place 1995 Jakarta Men's doubles Bronze medal – third place 1996 Jakarta Men's doubles Thomas Cup Silver medal – second place 1994 Jakarta Men's team Silver medal – second place 1998 Hong Kong Men's team Commonwealth Games Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's team Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria Mixed team Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles Asian Games Bronze medal – third place 1994 Hiroshima Mixed doubles Bronze medal – third place 1994 Hiroshima Men's team Asian Championships Gold medal – first place 1995 Beijing Men's doubles Silver medal – second place 1994 Shanghai Men's doubles Bronze medal – third place 1999 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles Asian Cup Silver medal – second place 1995 Qingdao Men's doubles Bronze medal – third place 1994 Beijing Men's doubles Southeast Asian Games Gold medal – first place 1995 Chiang Mai Men's doubles Silver medal – second place 1993 Singapore Men's team Silver medal – second place 1995 Chiang Mai Men's team Bronze medal – third place 1993 Singapore Men's doubles
BWF profile

Yap Kim Hock AMN (simplified Chinese: 叶锦福; traditional Chinese: 葉錦福; pinyin: Yé Jǐnfú; Jyutping: Jip6 Gam2 Fuk1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ia̍p Kím-hok; born on 2 August 1970) is a retired badminton player from Malaysia.^[1] He is the doubles head coach of the Singapore national badminton team.^[2]

He had played with different pairs such as Tan Kim Her (1989–1994) and Cheah Soon Kit (1995–2000). Yap represented Malaysia and competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 2000 Sydney Olympics in the badminton men's doubles event with Cheah Soon Kit. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, they had a bye in the first round and defeated Denny Kantono and Antonius Ariantho of Indonesia in semifinals.^[3] In the final, Cheah and Yap lost to Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja of Indonesia 15–5, 13–15, 12–15. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, they could only reach the second round before losing to the Korean doubles.

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit	Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Ricky Subagja	15–5, 13–15, 12–15	Silver

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit	Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Ricky Subagja	8–15, 6–15	Bronze Bronze
1997	Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit	Indonesia Sigit Budiarto Indonesia Candra Wijaya	15–8, 17–18, 7–15	Silver Silver

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Malaysia Tan Kim Her	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Malaysia Soo Beng Kiang	15–6, 11–15, 8–15	Bronze Bronze
1995	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit	Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Ricky Subagja	13–18, 9–15	Bronze Bronze
1996	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit	Indonesia Antonius Ariantho Indonesia Denny Kantono	11–15, 15–3, 13–15	Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China	Malaysia Tan Kim Her	China Chen Hongyong China Chen Kang	10–15, 11–15	Silver Silver
1995	Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit	China Huang Zhanzhong China Jiang Xin	7–15, 15–8, 15–7	Gold Gold
1999	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit	China Zhang Jun China Zhang Wei	16–17, 8–15	Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Malaysia Tan Kim Her	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Malaysia Soo Beng Kiang	18–17, 0–15, 10–15	Bronze Bronze
1995	Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit	China Huang Zhanzhong China Jiang Xin	10–15, 11–15	Silver Silver

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore	Malaysia Tan Kim Her	Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Ricky Subagja	17–15, 7–15, 14–17	Bronze Bronze
1995	Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit	Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Ricky Subagja	15–13, 15–9	Gold Gold

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit	Malaysia Choong Tan Fook Malaysia Lee Wan Wah	7–15, 4–15	Silver Silver

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Dutch Open	Malaysia Tan Kim Her	Netherlands Chris Bruil Netherlands Ron Michels	15–9, 15–10	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994	Swiss Open	Malaysia Tan Kim Her	Sweden Peter Axelsson Sweden Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	7–15, 8–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994	China Open	Malaysia Tan Kim Her	China Huang Zhanzhong China Jiang Xin	10–15, 8–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995	Malaysia Open	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit	Thailand Pramote Teerawiwatana Thailand Sakrapee Thongsari	15–5, 12–15, 5–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995	Thailand Open	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit	China Huang Zhanzhong China Jiang Xin	9–15, 11–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995	World Grand Prix Finals	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit	Indonesia Rudy Gunawan Indonesia Bambang Suprianto	13–18, 15–2, 15–12	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996	Korea Open	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit	Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Ricky Subagja	5–15, 14–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996	All England Open	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit	Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Ricky Subagja	6–15, 5–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996	Malaysia Open	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit	Malaysia Choong Tan Fook Malaysia Lee Wan Wah	15–5, 15–3	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996	US Open	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit	Indonesia Sigit Budiarto Indonesia Candra Wijaya	16–18, 10–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996	Hong Kong Open	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit	Indonesia Antonius Ariantho Indonesia Denny Kantono	6–15, 3–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996	World Grand Prix Finals	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit	Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Ricky Subagja	4–15, 9–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997	Korea Open	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit	South Korea Ha Tae-kwon South Korea Kang Kyung-jin	15–4, 3–15, 5–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997	World Grand Prix Finals	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit	Indonesia Sigit Budiarto Indonesia Candra Wijaya	15–17, 15–11, 5–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1998	Japan Open	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit	Indonesia Antonius Ariantho Indonesia Denny Kantono	15–9, 15–7	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999	Hong Kong Open	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit	Indonesia Sigit Budiarto Indonesia Halim Haryanto	15–12, 15–12	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000	Chinese Taipei Open	Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit	Indonesia Tony Gunawan Indonesia Candra Wijaya	7–15, 7–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	French Open	Malaysia Tan Kim Her	Malaysia Yap Yee Guan Malaysia Yap Yee Hup	7–15, 11–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

• Malaysia:
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1995)^[4]

• Yap Kim Hock at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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