Ong Eng Hong | |
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| 王荣沣 | |
| Born | 1936 |
| Died | 2018 |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Occupation | Badminton Player |
| Spouse |
Goh Soh Meng (m. 1962) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent |
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| Traditional Chinese | 王榮灃 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 王荣沣 | ||||||||||
| Hokkien POJ | Ông Êng-hong | ||||||||||
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Ong Eng Hong (Chinese: 王荣沣; pinyin: Wáng Róngfēng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Êng-hong; 1935 – 2018) was an Australian badminton player. In 1955, he competed in the Australian National Badminton Championships and made his debut as the champion of the men's singles.
Ong was born in 1936 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His ancestral home is in Jiangdou, a small village in Fuqing, Fujian, China. His father Ong Cho Tek (Chinese: 王祖德; pinyin: Wáng Zǔdé) was a businessman dealing in the early car and bicycle spare parts trade in Singapore and Malaysia.[1] He has 18 siblings.
Ong and his wife, Goh Soh Meng, were married on the 22 December 1962 in St Kilda, Victoria.[2] They have 2 children.
Ong died in 2018 at the age of 83.