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Chun Wei Cheung

1972 - 2006

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Chun Wei Cheung (15 April 1972 in Amsterdam – 14 October 2006) was a Dutch rowing cox and Olympic silver medallist. Cheung started coxing with Nereus Rowing Club in Amsterdam in 1992, later joining the Dutch National Team and coxing the men's coxed pair at the 1996 World Rowing Championships to bronze. He returned to coxing as the cox of the silver medal winning Dutch men's eights at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was diagnosed with liver cancer shortly after coxing the Dutch eights at Henley Royal Regatta and the 2006 World Rowing Championships, and died, aged 34. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Chun Wei Cheung is the 4,480th most popular athlete (down from 4,226th in 2024), the 1,402nd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 1,420th in 2019) and the 66th most popular Dutch Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Chun Wei Cheung ranks 4,480 out of 6,025. Before him are EJ Obiena, Steve Backley, Shane O'Brien, Franck Dumoulin, Patrick Favre, and Enea Bastianini. After him are Brigitte Köck, Brigitte Yagüe, Alessandra Sensini, Timothy Mack, Jillian Richardson, and Larry Cain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Chun Wei Cheung ranks 1,145. Before him are Takaya Oishi, Åsa Romson, Marcus Hahnemann, Zafar Guliev, Selenis Leyva, and Patrick Favre. After him are Timothy Mack, Matthew Wood, John Godina, Chipper Jones, Hélène Fillières, and Charity Opara. Among people deceased in 2006, Chun Wei Cheung ranks 418. Before him are Jesús Rollán, Corinne Rey-Bellet, Mohamed Abdelwahab, Mohammed Bijeh, Michael A. Monsoor, and Kirby Puckett. After him are Elson Becerra, Nilton Pereira Mendes, Ana Carolina Reston, Rafael Quintero, Jan Werner Danielsen, and Brad Will.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Chun Wei Cheung ranks 1,403 out of 1,646. Before him are Lorenzo Ebecilio (1991), Bibiane Schoofs (1988), Cuco Martina (1989), Gerard van Velde (1971), Joost Posthuma (1981), and Emma Kok (2008). After him are Conny van Bentum (1965), Sebastian Langeveld (1985), Gerard Kemkers (1967), Riechedly Bazoer (1996), Max van Heeswijk (1973), and Manon Nummerdor-Flier (1984).

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Among ATHLETES In Netherlands

Among athletes born in Netherlands, Chun Wei Cheung ranks 66. Before him are Elien Meijer (1970), Maarten van der Linden (1969), Erben Wennemars (1975), Wietse van Alten (1978), Gerco Schröder (1978), and Lieke Klaver (1998). After him are Eeke van Nes (1969), Rens Blom (1977), Stefan Struve (1988), Hans Peter Minderhoud (1973), Ester Workel (1975), and Pieta van Dishoeck (1972).

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