Chay Weng Yew (22 February 1928 – 27 August 2004) was a Singaporean

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

. He won the featherweight championship of Singapore in 1948, 1949 and 1950. He participated in the Singapore at the 1951 Asian Games in New Delhi. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

, placing sixth. He represented Singapore at the

1954 Asian Games The 1954 Asian Games (), officially known as the Second Asian Games – Manila 1954, were a multi-sport event held in Manila, Philippines, from May 1 to 9, 1954. A total of 970 athletes from 19 Asian National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in ...

, held in Manila. He won a bronze medal in the Men's Featherweight 60 kg competition. In October of the following year, Chay, then a bank clerk, announced that he would be retiring from weightlifting. Chay died of stomach cancer on 27 August 2004.

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* * 1928 births 2004 deaths Singaporean male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Singapore Weightlifters at the 1952 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Asian Games bronze medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 1951 Asian Games Weightlifters at the 1954 Asian Games Medalists at the 1954 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore 20th-century Singaporean sportsmen {{Singapore-weightlifting-bio-stub