Dominic Soong
Dominic Soong Chok Soon (c. 1950 ) is a Canadian badminton player and coach of Malaysian origin.
Career
Dominic Soong was second at the 1973 Southeast Asian Games in the men's doubles with Punch Gunalan. A year later, they jointly won bronze at the Commonwealth Games. In 1976 Soong played on the Malaysian Thomas Cup team which upset Denmark and finished second to Indonesia. In his new home in Canada, he won the men's doubles competition at the individual championships in 1978.
Sporting successes
| Date | Event | Discipline | Rank | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Southeast Asia Games | Men's doubles | 2 | Dominic Soong / Punch Gunalan |
| 1974 | Commonwealth Games | Men's doubles | 3 | Dominic Soong / Punch Gunalan |
| 1975 | Southeast Asia Games | Men's doubles | 2 | Dominic Soong / Cheah Hong Chong |
| 1976 | Thomas Cup | Men's doubles | 2 | Malaysia |
| 1979 | Canada: Individual Championships | Men's doubles | 1 | Raphi Kanchanaraphi / Dominic Soong |
References
- Report on the Malaysian Thomas Cup
- Pages for Thomas Cup at the Wayback Machine (archived 14 December 2006)
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