Dominic Soong
宋作順
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Canada
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Medal record
Representing  Malaysia
Men's badminton
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place1976 BangkokTeam
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1974 ChristchurchMen's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1975 BangkokMixed doubles
Silver medal – second place1973 SingaporeMen's doubles
Silver medal – second place1973 SingaporeMen's team
Silver medal – second place1975 BangkokMen's doubles
Silver medal – second place1975 BangkokMen's team
Bronze medal – third place1977 Kuala LumpurMen's team

Dominic Soong Chok Soon (born c. 1950) is a former male badminton player. He was a doubles player who played first for Malaysia and later for Canada.

Career

Dominic Soong came second at the 1973 Southeast Asian Games in the men's doubles with Punch Gunalan. A year later, they jointly won bronze at the Commonwealth Games. In 1976 Soong played on the Malaysian Thomas Cup team which upset Denmark and finished second to Indonesia. In his new home in Canada, he won the men's doubles competition at the individual championships in 1978.

Coach

Dominic Soong is the founder of the Soong Badminton Academy based in Ottawa, Canada. Having coached for over 40 years, Dominic coaches players of all ages and regularly takes them to compete at regional, provincial, and national level tournaments.

Achievements

Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1973 Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore City, Singapore Malaysia Punch Gunalan Thailand Sangob Rattanusorn
Thailand Bandid Jaiyen		 10–15, 15–18 Silver Silver
1975 Bangkok, Thailand Malaysia Cheah Hong Chong Thailand Pornchai Sakuntaniyom
Thailand Preecha Sopajaree		 10–15, 4–15 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1975 Bangkok, Thailand Malaysia Rosalind Singha Ang Malaysia Cheah Hong Chong
Malaysia Sylvia Ng		 15–5, 15–4 Gold Gold

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1974 Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand Malaysia Punch Gunalan Scotland Bob McCoig
Scotland Fraser Gow		 17–18, 15–5, 15–7 Bronze Bronze

References


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