Chua Boon Huat
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
3 May 1980 Bukit Cina, Malacca, Malaysia | ||
| Died |
1 August 2013 (aged 33) Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward, Midfielder, Defender | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2002 | Red & White Munich HC | ||
| 2003–2013 |
Earns & Young / Kuala Lumpur HC | ||
| 2005 | Teddington HC | ||
| 2008 | Auckland HC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 1998–2013 | Malaysia | 337 | |
Medal record | |||
Chua Boon Huat (3 May 1980 – 1 August 2013) was a field hockey player from Bukit Cina, Malacca, Malaysia. Boon Huat was one of the longest serving hockey players in Malaysia.
Career
[edit]Club
[edit]He was with Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club for 10 years and part of 'the double' winners for three consecutive seasons.[1]
In April 2002 Boon Huat take up an offer to play in the German League. During his stint, he did not disappoint his club, Red And White Munich. During his three-month stint in Germany, Boon Huat scored seven goals in nine matches, all field goals.
In 2005 he joined English Hockey League's Premier Division, Teddington Hockey Club.[2]
His last overseas stint was in New Zealand in 2008, when he played for the Auckland club.[3]
International
[edit]Under Paul Lissek, he made his debut as a 17-year-old with the Malaysia hockey team in the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[4] Boon Huat who had more than 321 caps for Malaysia had played in major competitions such as the World Cup, Olympics, Champions Trophy, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and the Asia Cup. He was also the skipper of the 2001 National Junior team which featured in the Junior World Cup in Hobart.[5]
Death
[edit]He died in a car accident involving his car and a truck watering plants at 2.25am on 1 August 2013. The incident occurred on the Damansara–Puchong Expressway (LDP) near Kelana Jaya LRT station.[6] [7]
References
[edit]- ^ Recalled Chua out to prove his worth Archived 13 April 2013 at archive.today – sports247, 11 October 2012.
- ^ Boon Huat to join English club on attachment – The Star, 26 October 2004.
- ^ Boon Huat: I am not ready to quit national team – The Star, 14 February 2010.
- ^ HOCKEY: Boon Huat relishes new lease of life Archived 15 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine – New Straits Times, 12 March 2013.
- ^ Veteran player Boon Huat going for his 11th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup meet – The Star, 8 March 2013.
- ^ National hockey player Chua Boon Huat dies in accident Archived 1 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine – New Straits Times, 1 August 2013.
- ^ [1] Archived 23 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine - The Star Online, 1 August 2013.
External links
[edit]- Chua Boon Huat at Olympedia
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chua Boon Huat". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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- 1980 births
- 2013 deaths
- Sportspeople from Malacca
- Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Peranakan people in Malaysia
- Male field hockey defenders
- Male field hockey midfielders
- Male field hockey forwards
- Malaysian male field hockey players
- Olympic field hockey players for Malaysia
- Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Malaysia
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Malaysia
- Asian Games medalists in field hockey
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- Field hockey players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Field hockey players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Expatriate field hockey players
- Teddington Hockey Club players
- Malaysian expatriates in England
- Road incident deaths in Malaysia
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games