Poh Lip Meng
Poh posing with gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
Born(1969-02-10)10 February 1969
Singapore
Died22 December 2021(2021-12-22) (aged 52)
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportSports shooting
Poh Lip Meng
Chinese傅立民

Poh Lip Meng (Chinese: 傅立民; 10 February 1969 – 22 December 2021) was a Singaporean sport shooter who won a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 25 m standard pistol pairs event and at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games in the 50 m free pistol team event.

Career

Poh Lip Meng was a warrant officer in the Singapore Armed Forces when he joined the Singapore Shooting Association in 2002, after watching the 2002 Commonwealth Games shooting competition on television.[1][2] In 2005, he gained his first individual medal at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games, a bronze medal in the 50 m free pistol event.[3][2]

In 2010, Poh and Gai Bin were awarded gold for the 25 m standard pistol pairs event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[4]

At the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, Poh competed in the 50 m free pistol team event, 50 m free pistol event, 10 m air pistol team event, and 10m air pistol event, and was awarded silver medals for the two team events.[5][6][7][8][9]

In 2014, Poh, together with fellow national shooters, Gai and Nigel Lim, was awarded the bronze medal in the 25 metre standard pistol team event at the 2014 Asian Games, earning Singapore's first shooting medal in a men's team shooting event in the Asian Games.[10][9]

At the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, Gai, Lim and Poh were awarded bronze medals for the 10 m air pistol team event.[11]

At the time of his death in 2021, he had been selected to represent Singapore at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in the 25 m rapid fire pistol event.[12] The 2021 SEA Games were delayed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] As of the time of his death, he held the national records for 10 m air pistol (2009) and 50 m free pistol (2011) men events.[14]

Personal life

Poh had two children, a son, Poh Yu Hao (born c. 2001), and a daughter. Both Lip Meng and Yu Hao had competed together at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[15]

He died on 22 December 2021, at the age of 52 after collapsing during a jog.[12][16][17]

References

  1. ^ "我国前东运射击金牌傅立民逝世 享年52岁". 8world (in Chinese (Singapore)). Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "PIONEER – Gunning for gold". www.mindef.gov.sg. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. ^ "PISTOL & RIFFLE RESULTS – 50M Free Pistol". Archived from the original on 31 December 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  4. ^ "PAIRS 25 M STANDARD PISTOL MEN" (PDF).
  5. ^ "2013 SEA Games men 50 m pistol team event" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2014.
  6. ^ "2013 SEA Games men 50 m pistol event" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2014.
  7. ^ "2013 SEA Games men 10 m pistol team event" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2014.
  8. ^ "2013 SEA Games men 10 m pistol event" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Incheon Daily: Another Historic Medal for Team Singapore". 25 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Team effort as shooters finally hit the target". AsiaOne. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  11. ^ Chia, Nicole (7 June 2015). "Teo bags Singapore's third shooting gold". The New Paper. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  12. ^ a b Begum, Yasmin. "Singapore national shooter Poh Lip Meng dies aged 52". CNA. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Southeast Asian Games postponed over COVID-19 crisis – Malaysia Olympic Council". Reuters. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  14. ^ "ISSF EVENTS – NATIONAL RECORDS" (PDF). 5 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Commonwealth Games champion shooter Poh Lip Meng dies aged 52". AsiaOne. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  16. ^ Chia, Han Keong. "OBITUARY: Commonwealth Games champion Poh Lip Meng dies at age 52". sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  17. ^ Chia, Laura (23 December 2021). "Obituary: National shooter Poh Lip Meng dies aged 52". The Straits Times. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

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