Koh Eng Tong
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Nickname | Iron Man of Malaya | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Malaysian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 August 1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 October 2006 (aged 89) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Resting place | Nirvana Memorial Park Semenyih, Selangor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Weightlifter Photographer | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Wong Yoke Lan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Ronnie Koh Tony Koh Jerry Koh Maureen Koh | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 7 February 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 辜榮堂 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 辜荣堂 | ||||||||||||||
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Koh Eng Tong (Chinese: 辜荣堂; 22 August 1917 – 2 October 2006) was a weightlifter and photographer from Malaysia. Among the first to win the Commonwealth Games gold medal for Malaya, he played an instrumental part in bringing Malaysian sports to world prominence.