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| Nationality | Hong Konger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 November 1990 London, United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 謝旻樹 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 谢旻树 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xiè Mínshù | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale Romanization | Jeh Màhnsyuh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jyutping | Ze6 Man4-syu6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Stanford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Geoffrey Robin Cheah[1] (Chinese: 謝旻樹; born 10 November 1990) is a Hong Kong competitive swimmer.
He qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and was selected to represent Hong Kong in the men's 50 metre freestyle.[2]
Early life
Cheah was born in the United Kingdom. His father is Taiwanese, while his mother is Malaysian.[3][4] He attended West Island School in Hong Kong.[5] While a student, he competed at British Swimming's Age Group Championships in 2005, where he won gold medals in the 100 metres backstroke and 200 metres backstroke and a silver in the 100 metres freestyle. He broke Hong Kong age group and junior records in all three events.[6] He graduated from Stanford University in 2013 with a degree in earth systems.[7]
References
- ↑ "Geoffrey Cheah". Olympedia. OLYMadMen. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ↑ "Geoffrey Cheah". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ↑ "星閃閃：謝旻樹文武雙全". Apple Daily. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "謝旻樹破50米背泳港績". Apple Daily. 4 September 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "Alumni [sic] Geoffrey Cheah revisits WIS". West Island School. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ Powell, Jonathan (11 August 2005). "Teen swimmer makes waves at UK meet". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "Stanford grad Cheah swims onto Hong Kong Olympic team". Palo Alto Online. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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