Cheyenne Goh (; ; born March 2, 1999) is a Singaporean

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Career

Goh achieved her highest rank in a World Cup event, by placing 18th in the 500m event in Calgary. Goh became the first female short track speed skater from Singapore to compete at the

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. Goh won three medals at the

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, Malaysia. Goh took the bronze medal in the 500m event and silvers in the 1000m and 3000m relay events. Goh became the first athlete representing

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to qualify for the

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. Goh did this by being ranked in the top 36 in the 1,500 metres event over four world cups. She competed at the women's 1500m short track speed skating event at the

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on 17 February 2018, where she did not advance out of the qualifiers.

Personal bests

*500m: 45.333 *1000m: 1:36.674

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goh, Cheyenne 1999 births Living people Singaporean female short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters of Singapore Short track speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Singapore Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore Southeast Asian Games medalists in short track speed skating Short track speed skaters at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Singaporean female speed skaters Competitors at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Singapore Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent

Career

Personal bests

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