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}} Koh Eng Tong (1921-2006) was a Malaysian athlete, professional (photographer ) and founder of Eng Tong System Sdn. Bhd, a supplier of professional photographic equipment and other products in Malaysia. He won the first Commonwealth Games gold medal for Malaya and was instrumental in bringing Malaysian sports to world prominence. == British Empire and the Commonwealth Games == In 1950, Koh Eng Tong won Malaya's first Gold Medal at the 1950 British Empire Games in Weightlifting (featherweight) held in Auckland, New Zealand. At these games he lifted 310.5 kg (684.5 lbs) to win the featherweight Gold. Although at the time, Malaya was not yet an independent country, the British Government in Malaya allowed an organised a team of four weightlifters from Malaya to participate for the first time in the Games under the Union Jack. The 1950 games was also the first occasion weightlifting was introduced. Due to the absence of a sports organisation, the weightlifters had to pay their own expenses to participate at the games. All four lifters medaled, bringing back 2 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze. In 1951, he was rated one of the top ten Featherweight Lifters in the World. In 1954, due to lack of financial support, Malaya could not participate in the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Vancouver, and Koh was not given an opportunity to defend his title, which might have resulted in a repeat victory. The 1954 winning weight in the featherweight category was 690 lbs, 5 lbs more than the total achieved by Koh Eng Tong in 1950. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Koh Eng Tong」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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