Ho Lien Siew
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| Nationality | Singaporean | ||||||||
| Born | 5 September 1932 Singapore, British Malaya | ||||||||
| Died | 3 April 2021 (aged 88) Singapore | ||||||||
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| Sport | Basketball | ||||||||
Medal record
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Ho Lien Siew (5 September 1932 – 3 April 2021)[1] was a Singaporean basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2]
Ho represented Singapore in the national basketball team at the 1956 Summer Olympics at Melbourne, Australia, the 1959, 1961, 1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games and the 1962 Asian Games.[3]
He won the Men's Basketball bronze medal at the 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games[3] Ho continued to play competitively until he was 50. He became a basketball coach until 82.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ho Lien Siew". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ho Lien Siew Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Singapore NOC pays respects to Olympian Ho Lien Siew, 88".
External links
[edit]- Ho Lien Siew – Basketball-Reference.com international player profile
- Ho Lien Siew at Olympedia
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