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Full name | Bernard Chan Cheng Wah | ||||||||||||||
Born | Singapore | 8 October 1946||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
Club | Chinese Swimming Club, Singapore | ||||||||||||||
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Bernard Chan Cheng Wah (born 8 October 1946) is a retired swimmer and water polo player from Singapore. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics for Malaysia in the 200 m butterfly and 4×100 m medley relay events, but failed to reach the finals.[1]
Chan and his siblings were coached by their father, Chan Ah Kow, the Singaporean Coach of the Year in 1970 and 1971. His sister Patricia and brothers Alex and Roy competed at the Olympic and Asian Games.[2] His other brother Mark Chan is a composer,[3][4] whereas his other sister Victoria Chan-Palay became a prominent neuroscientist in the United States and Switzerland.[5] His daughter Marina Chan is also an international swimmer.[6]
References
- ^ Bernard Chan. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Asian Games Winners" (PDF). Singapore National Olympic Council. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ "Little night music with Pat Chan". Fridae Asia. 22 March 2004. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ "陈国华". China Central Television. 5 September 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ Govindram, Ranee (15 June 1975). "Ex-swim star gets rare varsity honour; Harvard award for Dr. Chan's daughter Vicky". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ Toh Ting Wei (11 June 2014). "Marina keeps Chan name flying". The Straits Times. Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014 – via AsiaOne.
- 1946 births
- Living people
- Olympic swimmers for Malaysia
- Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Singaporean male butterfly swimmers
- SEA Games medalists in swimming
- SEA Games silver medalists for Singapore
- SEA Games gold medalists for Singapore
- Competitors at the 1961 SEAP Games
- Competitors at the 1965 SEAP Games