Ho Lien Siew (5 September 1932 – 3 April 2021)[1] was a Singaporean basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2]

Ho Lien Siew
Personal information
NationalitySingaporean
Born(1932-09-05)5 September 1932
Singapore, British Malaya
Died3 April 2021(2021-04-03) (aged 88)
Singapore
Sport
SportBasketball
Medal record
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place Rangoon 1961 Men's Basketball

Ho represented Singapore in the national basketball team at the 1956 Summer Olympics at Melbourne, Australia, the 1959, 1961, 1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games and the 1962 Asian Games.[3]

He won the Men's Basketball bronze medal at the 1961 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games[3] Ho continued to play competitively until he was 50. He became a basketball coach until 82.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Ho Lien Siew". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ho Lien Siew Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Singapore NOC pays respects to Olympian Ho Lien Siew, 88".

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