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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Chun Wei Cheung is the 4,040th most popular athlete (up from 4,220th in 2019), the 1,343rd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 1,420th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Dutch Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Chun Wei Cheung ranks 4,040 out of 6,025. Before him are Eunice Jepkorir, EJ Obiena, Steve Backley, Franck Dumoulin, Patrick Favre, and Enea Bastianini. After him are Brigitte Yagüe, Alessandra Sensini, Timothy Mack, Kim Mickle, Péter Biros, and Arsen Melikyan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Chun Wei Cheung ranks 995. Before him are Takaya Oishi, Åsa Romson, Marcus Hahnemann, Zafar Guliev, Selenis Leyva, and Patrick Favre. After him are Timothy Mack, John Godina, Charity Opara, Jeremy London, Brian Schatz, and Emerson Thome. Among people deceased in 2006, Chun Wei Cheung ranks 415. Before him are Francisco Javier Toledo, Jesús Rollán, Corinne Rey-Bellet, Mohamed Abdelwahab, Mohammed Bijeh, and Kirby Puckett. After him are Elson Becerra, Nilton Pereira Mendes, Ana Carolina Reston, and Rafael Quintero.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Chun Wei Cheung ranks 1,344 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 Sebastian Langeveld (1985), Gerard Kemkers (1967), Riechedly Bazoer (1996), Max van Heeswijk (1973), Manon Nummerdor-Flier (1984), and Kenny Tete (1995).

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Among ATHLETES In Netherlands

Among athletes born in Netherlands, Chun Wei Cheung ranks 52. Before him are Jeroen Dubbeldam (1973), Henk Grol (1985), Koos Maasdijk (1968), Erben Wennemars (1975), Gerco Schröder (1978), and Lieke Klaver (1998). After him are Rens Blom (1977), Stefan Struve (1988), Hans Peter Minderhoud (1973), Ester Workel (1975), Marc Houtzager (1971), and Anouk Vetter (1993).

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