Career
Bhd, a supplier of professional photographic equipment and other products in Malaysia. 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.
Malaya was officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee (International Olympic Committee) in 1954. Mr. Koh was among a contingent of 33 athletes sent by the Federation of Malaya Olympic Council to participate in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.
Although 6 years removed from his gold medal performance at the British Empire games.
Mr. Koh represented Malaya in the featherweight weightlifting category. lieutenant was the first of two Olympic appearance by the nation under the Malaya name.
He lifted 285 kg (628 lbs), well off his personal best during his prime and finish in 17th place.
Mr. The games were the first hosted by an Asian country and for the first time in the history of the games that all 70 Commonwealth countries took part.