Ng Joo Pong Explained

Ng Joo Pong
Fullname:Ng Joo Pong
Nickname:Joe Ng
Birth Date:19 June 1946
Birth Place:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Son:Ng Ming Keong, Eric-->

Ng Joo Pong (born 19 June 1946) is a Malaysian cyclist who represented Malaysia at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1966 Asian Games.[1] [2]

His greatest success at a major international was when he was 19 and was chosen to represent Malaysia at the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok where he won the individual gold medal in the long-distance cycling competition. It was a surprise for the Asian cycling community as virtually no one, not even his teammates, expected Malaysia to win any medals given Japan's long term domination of the sport in Asia. In addition to Ng's gold, his brother also won a gold medal, and so did another cyclist, Daud Ibrahim, who won a gold medal in the 1,600m cycling event.

Notes and References

  1. News: Love for cycling still strong despite freak accident . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103105017/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-167390163.html . dead . 3 November 2012 . . 29 July 2009 . 11 April 2010 .
  2. Web site: Ng Joo Pong Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417214505/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ng/ng-joo-pong-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 22 August 2014 . sports-reference.com.