(1970-08-02) 2 August 1970 (age 53) 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
1996 Atlanta
Men's doubles
World Championships
1997 Glasgow
Men's doubles
1995 Lausanne
Men's doubles
World Cup
1994 Ho Chi Minh
Men's doubles
1995 Jakarta
Men's doubles
1996 Jakarta
Men's doubles
Thomas Cup
1994 Jakarta
Men's team
1998 Hong Kong
Men's team
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala Lumpur
Men's team
1994 Victoria
Mixed team
1998 Kuala Lumpur
Men's doubles
Asian Games
1994 Hiroshima
Mixed doubles
1994 Hiroshima
Men's team
Asian Championships
1995 Beijing
Men's doubles
1994 Shanghai
Men's doubles
1999 Kuala Lumpur
Men's doubles
Asian Cup
1995 Qingdao
Men's doubles
1994 Beijing
Men's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
1995 Chiang Mai
Men's doubles
1993 Singapore
Men's team
1995 Chiang Mai
Men's team
1993 Singapore
Men's doubles
BWF profile
Yap Kim HockAMN (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]
^"Badminton: Let me help: Ex-badminton chief coach Kim Hock | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
^"Crossing borders to reach greater heights – how high can they go ?". The Star. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
in his heyday. He won the Olympic silver with YapKimHock in Atlanta 1996. Before combining with KimHock, Soon Kit’s partner was Soo Beng Kiang and they...
and YapKimHock in 1996 Atlanta. Goh and Tan are also the fourth Malaysian men's doubles pair to hold the world number 1 ranking after Cheah and Yap followed...
round by Indonesia's Sony Dwi Kuncoro. Lee criticised the chief coach, YapKimHock for treating him indifferently and putting pressure on him before the...
Cheah Soon Kit and YapKimHock, of Malaysia, 15–10, 15–4, and in the bronze medal match they defeated Soo Beng Kiang and Tan Kim Her, of Malaysia, 15–4...
one bronze; Fu Haifeng (two gold, one silver), Zhang Nan, Zhao Yunlei and Kim Dong-moon (two gold, one bronze) each, Gil Young-ah and Chen Long (one of...
ever Malaysian men's doubles pair to do so, after Cheah Soon Kit and YapKimHock, Chan Chong Ming and Chew Choon Eng, and Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong...
world no.1 men's doubles shuttler; 1996 Olympics silver medalist with YapKimHock, member of Malaysia's 1992 winning Thomas cup team, World Cup and World...
Tan Kim Her (Chinese: 陳金和; Jyutping: Can4 Gam1 Wo4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Kim-hô, born November 11, 1971) is a former Malaysian badminton player and coach....
Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where badminton pair Cheah Soon Kit and YapKimHock claimed a silver in the men's doubles. One Malaysian archer qualified...
Malaysia lost to England. Lee also got a bronze in 1994 Asian Games, with YapKimHock in mixed doubles event, becoming the first ever Malaysian pair to medal...
Arjun M. R., but was later paired with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy by coach Tan Kim Her who felt that two tall, strong guys with skills could combine to become...
tournament after a loss in their first group stage match to the Danish pair of Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen. In 2022, Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty...
player of all time,[citation needed] alongside players such as Park Joo Bong, Kim Dong Moon, Tony Gunawan, Christian Hadinata, Tjun Tjun and Finn Kobbero....
national head coach from 1994 until 1996. Razif guided Cheah Soon Kit-YapKimHock to Malaysia's first-ever Olympic silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games...
Majid 1995: Sam Chong Tin 1996: Rashid Sidek 1997: Cheah Soon Kit and YapKimHock 1998: Alex Lim Keng Liat 1999: Shahrulneeza Razali 2000: Sazali Samad...
Malaysian pair to reach that far before them were Cheah Soon Kit and YapKimHock. At the 2011 All England Open, Koo and Tan defeated 2008 Olympic champions...
Majid 1995: Sam Chong Tin 1996: Rashid Sidek 1997: Cheah Soon Kit and YapKimHock 1998: Alex Lim Keng Liat 1999: Shahrulneeza Razali 2000: Sazali Samad...
Majid 1995: Sam Chong Tin 1996: Rashid Sidek 1997: Cheah Soon Kit and YapKimHock 1998: Alex Lim Keng Liat 1999: Shahrulneeza Razali 2000: Sazali Samad...
Yap Yee Hup (born 20 February 1970) is a former badminton player from Malaysia and coach. He is the twin brother of Yap Yee Guan. Men's doubles The World...
Cheah Soon Kit and YapKimHock, of Malaysia, 15–10, 15–4, and in the bronze medal match they defeated Soo Beng Kiang and Tan Kim Her, of Malaysia, 15–4...
15–8 Winner 2000 Chinese Taipei Open (1) Candra Wijaya Cheah Soon Kit YapKimHock 15–7, 15–7 Winner 2001 All England Open (2) Halim Haryanto Candra Wijaya...
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