Ho Koh Chye

Ho Koh Chye
Personal information
Born(1942-11-05)5 November 1942
Seremban
Died3 December 2008(2008-12-03) (aged 66)
Petaling Jaya
Chinese name
Chinese何科才[1]
Hanyu PinyinHé Kēcái
Sport
SportField hockey
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Malaya
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Jakarta Team

Dato Ho Koh Chye (5 November 1942 – 3 December 2008) was a Malaysian Olympic field hockey goalie. Once ranked the finest goalie in the world. His name is etched in the Malaysian Hall Of Fame for posterity.

Ho represented the Malaysian hockey team in the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta, in Tokyo during the 1964 Summer Olympics, the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok, and was the hockey team captain at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Ho also coached the Malaysian squad to a fourth placing in the 1975 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, the national hockey team's best-ever result to date.

His last post before retiring in 1992 was International Preparation Division director. He had also served as the deputy contingent head to the Asian Games in Hiroshima in 1994. Dato Ho was Malaysian Chef-de-Mission to the Beijing Olympics in August 2008.[2]

Ho died on 3 December 2008.[3]

References

  1. ^ "唯一入選東京世運內圍賽大馬鈎球隊人選經產生十一日起將再實行集訓". Nanyang Siang Pau. 9 September 1964. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Ho Koh Chye named chef-de-mission of Malaysian team to Olympics". The Star. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  3. ^ Singh, Aftar (5 December 2008). "Koh Chye's passing a great loss to the sporting fraternity". The Star. Retrieved 14 February 2016.