Yap Kim Hock

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yap (葉).

Yap Kim Hock AMN (simplified Chinese: 叶锦福; traditional Chinese: 葉錦福; pinyin: Yé Jǐnfú; Jyutping: Jip6 Gam2 Fuk1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ia̍p Kím-hok; born on 2 August 1970) is a retired badminton player from Malaysia.^[1] He is the doubles head coach of the Singapore national badminton team.^[2]

Yap Kim Hock 叶锦福
Personal information
Country	Malaysia
Born	(1970-08-02) 2 August 1970 (age 54) Muar, Johor, Malaysia
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Years active	1989–2000
Handedness	Left
Men's doubles
Highest ranking	1 (1996)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Malaysia Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Men's doubles World Championships 1997 Glasgow Men's doubles 1995 Lausanne Men's doubles World Cup 1994 Ho Chi Minh Men's doubles 1995 Jakarta Men's doubles 1996 Jakarta Men's doubles Thomas Cup 1994 Jakarta Men's team 1998 Hong Kong Men's team Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 1994 Victoria Mixed team 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Mixed doubles 1994 Hiroshima Men's team Asian Championships 1995 Beijing Men's doubles 1994 Shanghai Men's doubles 1999 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles Asian Cup 1995 Qingdao Men's doubles 1994 Beijing Men's doubles Southeast Asian Games 1995 Chiang Mai Men's doubles 1993 Singapore Men's team 1995 Chiang Mai Men's team 1993 Singapore Men's doubles
BWF profile

Career

He had played with different pairs such as Tan Kim Her (1989–1994) and Cheah Soon Kit (1995–2000). Yap represented Malaysia and competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 2000 Sydney Olympics in the badminton men's doubles event with Cheah Soon Kit. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, they had a bye in the first round and defeated Denny Kantono and Antonius Ariantho of Indonesia in semifinals.^[3] In the final, Cheah and Yap lost to Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja of Indonesia 15–5, 13–15, 12–15. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, they could only reach the second round before losing to the Korean doubles.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States	Cheah Soon Kit	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	15–5, 13–15, 12–15	Silver

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland	Cheah Soon Kit	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	8–15, 6–15	Bronze
1997	Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland	Cheah Soon Kit	Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya	15–8, 17–18, 7–15	Silver

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Tan Kim Her	Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang	15–6, 11–15, 8–15	Bronze
1995	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Cheah Soon Kit	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	13–18, 9–15	Bronze
1996	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Cheah Soon Kit	Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono	11–15, 15–3, 13–15	Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China	Tan Kim Her	Chen Hongyong Chen Kang	10–15, 11–15	Silver
1995	Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Cheah Soon Kit	Huang Zhanzhong Jiang Xin	7–15, 15–8, 15–7	Gold
1999	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Cheah Soon Kit	Zhang Jun Zhang Wei	16–17, 8–15	Bronze

Asian Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Tan Kim Her	Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang	18–17, 0–15, 10–15	Bronze
1995	Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China	Cheah Soon Kit	Huang Zhanzhong Jiang Xin	10–15, 11–15	Silver

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1993	Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore	Tan Kim Her	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	17–15, 7–15, 14–17	Bronze
1995	Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand	Cheah Soon Kit	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	15–13, 15–9	Gold

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Cheah Soon Kit	Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	7–15, 4–15	Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Dutch Open	Tan Kim Her	Chris Bruil Ron Michels	15–9, 15–10	Winner
1994	Swiss Open	Tan Kim Her	Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	7–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1994	China Open	Tan Kim Her	Huang Zhanzhong Jiang Xin	10–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1995	Malaysia Open	Cheah Soon Kit	Pramote Teerawiwatana Sakrapee Thongsari	15–5, 12–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1995	Thailand Open	Cheah Soon Kit	Huang Zhanzhong Jiang Xin	9–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1995	World Grand Prix Finals	Cheah Soon Kit	Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto	13–18, 15–2, 15–12	Winner
1996	Korea Open	Cheah Soon Kit	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	5–15, 14–15	Runner-up
1996	All England Open	Cheah Soon Kit	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	6–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1996	Malaysia Open	Cheah Soon Kit	Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	15–5, 15–3	Winner
1996	US Open	Cheah Soon Kit	Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya	16–18, 10–15	Runner-up
1996	Hong Kong Open	Cheah Soon Kit	Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono	6–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1996	World Grand Prix Finals	Cheah Soon Kit	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	4–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1997	Korea Open	Cheah Soon Kit	Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin	15–4, 3–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1997	World Grand Prix Finals	Cheah Soon Kit	Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya	15–17, 15–11, 5–15	Runner-up
1998	Japan Open	Cheah Soon Kit	Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono	15–9, 15–7	Winner
1999	Hong Kong Open	Cheah Soon Kit	Sigit Budiarto Halim Haryanto	15–12, 15–12	Winner
2000	Chinese Taipei Open	Cheah Soon Kit	Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya	7–15, 7–15	Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	French Open	Tan Kim Her	Yap Yee Guan Yap Yee Hup	7–15, 11–15	Runner-up

Honours

• Malaysia:
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1995)^[4]