Tan Wee Kiong
- January 4, 2024
- Badminton Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Tan Wee Kiong |
| Occupation | Badminton Player |
| Date Of Birth | May 21, 1989(1989-05-21) |
| Age | 35 |
| Birthplace | Muar |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Birth City | Johor |
| Horoscope | Taurus |
Tan Wee Kiong Biography
| Name | Tan Wee Kiong |
| Birthday | May 21 |
| Birth Year | 1989 |
| Place Of Birth | Muar |
| Home Town | Johor |
| Birth Country | Malaysia |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
| Parents | Tan Cham Swe, Tan Yok Hua |
| Siblings | Tan Wee Gieen, Tan Wee Tat, Tan Yun Ying |
| Spouse | Chia Shi Leng |
Tan Wee Kiong is one of the most popular and richest Badminton Player who was born on May 21, 1989 in Muar, Johor, Malaysia. Badminton player who earned the silver medal during the time of his Olympic debut during the Rio Olympics with his teammate Goh V Shem.
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Tan Wee Kiong AMN (born 21 May 1989) is a Malaysian professional badminton player in the doubles event. He began partnership with his current partner, Goh V Shem at the 2014 Thomas Cup. Together, Tan and Goh won the gold medal in the men’s doubles and the mixed team event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. They also won bronze at the 2014 Asian Games. In their Olympic debut at the 2016 Rio Olympics, they won the silver medal, becoming the first Malaysian pair to achieve such a feat since 1996. In November 2016, they reached a career-high ranking of world number 1, making them the third ever Malaysian men’s doubles pair to do so.
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
The parents of his son include Tan Cham Swe and Tan Yok Hua. He married Chia Shi Leng in October 2016.
Tan Wee Kiong Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Badminton Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Tan Wee Kiong is one of the richest Badminton Player from Malaysia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tan Wee Kiong 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was awarded his gold at the Asian Junior Championships mixed doubles along with Woon Khe Wei back in 2007. He has more than 30,000 fans on his Instagram account wktan521.
He took silver at 2014’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow for doubles in the men’s category together with Goh V Shem.
Tan was born on 21 May 1989 in Johor to Tan Cham Swe and Tan Yok Hua. His brothers, Tan Wee Tat and Tan Wee Gieen, are also professional badminton players. Tan started playing badminton when he was 6 and joined Bukit Jalil Sport School when he was 13. Tan and beautician Chia Shi Leng wed in 2016. Due to Tan’s tight schedule, their wedding reception was held in December 2017 at The St. Regis Hotel Kuala Lumpur, with 700 guests in attendance. The couple welcomed their first son in March 2019.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Who is Tan Wee Kiong Dating?
According to our records, Tan Wee Kiong married to Chia Shi Leng. As of December 1, 2023, Tan Wee Kiong’s is not dating anyone.
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In August, Tan represented Malaysia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with Goh V Shem. They went on to take the gold medal and were the only medalists in the tournament who were not seeded. En route to the gold medal, they defeated top seeds, Chris Adcock and Andrew Ellis of England in the semifinals as well as 3rd seeds, Danny Bawa Chrisnanta and Chayut Triyachart of Singapore in the finals. They also won all five matches they contested in the mixed team event, helping Malaysia secure their third consecutive mixed team gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.
Facts & Trivia
Tan Ranked on the list of most popular Badminton Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Malaysia. Tan Wee Kiong celebrates birthday on May 21 of every year.
Tan played his last tournament with Hoon at the 2014 World Championships in August 2014. Their campaign ended in the quarterfinals where they lost to the eventual champions, Shin Baek-cheol and Ko Sung-hyun.
What happen to Tan Wee Kiong?
Malaysian men’s doubles duo Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong announced on Saturday they would be going their separate ways after seven years of partnership. Malaysian men’s doubles duo Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong announced on Saturday they would be going their separate ways after seven years of partnership.
Did Goh V Shem retire?
KUALA LUMPUR: Former World No 1 Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong have quit the national team. The 2016 Rio Olympics silver medallists are the second pair to resign from the BA of Malaysia (BAM) after mixed doubles Chan Peng Soon-Goh Liu Ying two weeks ago.
Where is Tan Wee Kiong and Goh V Shem?
PETALING JAYA: Goh V Shem is open to reuniting with his Rio Olympics silver medal-winning partner Tan Wee Kiong for the World Championships in Huelva, Spain , from Dec 12-19.
How tall is Goh Shem?
5′ 10″
Why did Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong separate?
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Olympic silver medallist Goh V Shem is ready to embark on a new challenge with a new partner. V Shem, who bagged the men’s doubles silver at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics with Tan Wee Kiong, split with the latter last month after they failed to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.