Tan Howe Liang, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Tan Howe Liang

weightlifter

Date of Birth: 05-May-1933

Place of Birth: Shantou, Guangdong, China

Profession: weightlifter

Nationality: Singapore

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Tan Howe Liang

  • Tan Howe Liang, (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Chén Hàoliàng; born 5 May 1933 in Shantou, Guangdong, China) is a Singaporean weightlifter who was the first Singaporean to win an Olympic Games medal.
  • He did this in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome where he won the silver medal in the lightweight category.
  • Tan also broke the oldest-standing world record in the lightweight category in the clean and jerk in 1958.
  • He was the only Singaporean Olympic medalist until the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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