Chun Wei Cheung (15 April 1972 in

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– 14 October 2006) was a Dutch

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and Olympic silver medallist. Cheung started coxing with

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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

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shortly after coxing the Dutch eights at

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and the 2006 World Rowing Championships, and died, aged 34.
. He was buried at Zorgvlied (cemetery), Zorgvlied cemetery. The boat of the Dutch men's eight at the

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was named after Cheung.

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1972 births 2006 deaths Rowers from Amsterdam Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Coxswains (rowing) Dutch people of Chinese descent Dutch people of Hong Kong descent Olympic medalists in rowing Deaths from liver cancer Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub