Datuk Cheah Soon Kit (Current name: / Birth name: ) (born 9 January 1968) is a former Malaysian badminton player and coach. Career Known for his amazing jumping smashes, Soon Kit was one of the top doubles stars in the world in his heyday. He won the Olympic silver with Yap Kim Hock in Atlanta 1996. Before combining with Kim Hock, Soon Kit’s partner was Soo Beng Kiang and they won numerous international titles, including the 1992 and 1994 World Cup. He was also a vital member of the Malaysian squad that won the Thomas Cup for the first time in 25 years, in a 3-2 victory over Indonesia at the Stadium Negara in 1992. Coaching Soon Kit was the national women’s doubles coach from 2001 to 2007. He groomed Wong Pei Tty-Chin Eei Hui into the country’s top pair. Pei Tty-Eei Hui bagged the SEA Games gold in Manila in 2005 to end a 30-year title drought. They also won the gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. After becoming the head coach for several minor badminton clubs, Soon Kit rejoined the national set-up in 2016 before heading the men’s doubles department in 2017 and was instrumental in grooming the current Malaysia No.1 Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik. He left the national setup at the end of 2018. Achievements Olympic Games Men's doubles World Championships Men's doubles World Cup Men's doubles Asian Games Men's doubles Asian Championships Men's doubles Asian Cup Men's doubles Southeast Asian Games Men's doubles Mixed doubles Commonwealth Games Men's doubles IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. Men's doubles IBF International Men's doubles Honours Honours of Malaysia : Herald of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia (BSD) (1988) Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1992) : Knight Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2021) References External links 1968 births Living people People from Ipoh Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent Malaysian male badminton players Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players of Malaysia Olympic silver medalists for Malaysia Olympic medalists in badminton Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Badminton