| Heah Hock Aun 连福安 | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Johnny Heah Hock Aun | ||||||||||||||
| Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1932-01-15)15 January 1932 Penang,British Malaya | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 May 2014(2014-05-07) (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's singles & Men's doubles | ||||||||||||||
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Heah Hock Aun, (Chinese:連福安; 15 January 1932 – 7 May 2014) was a former Malayan (Malaysian)badminton player, known for his accuracy and touch, who excelled internationally during the 1950s.
Heah was born on 15 January 1932, inPenang,British Malaya. He was the son ofHeah Joo Seang, a well-known rubber magnate, philanthropist and politician in Malaya.[1]
Known as Johnny Heah while playing in Europe, he won men's singles at theScottish Open in 1952, and was runner-up in men's singles to the celebratedEddy Choong at the prestigiousAll-England Championships in 1953.[2] His most notable badminton achievement was winning men's doubles at the 1957All-England's with AmericanJoe Alston, beating Eddy Choong and his brotherDavid.[3] Heah represented Malaya in the 1958Thomas Cup (world team championship) Challenge Round, splitting his two doubles matches in Malaya's loss of the cup to Indonesia.[4]
Heah married Amy Choong, cousin of the famous Malayan badminton players,David E. L. Choong andEddy Choong, in 1955.[5]
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