Gerald Koh Mun Yew (born 20 June 1978) is a Singaporean former backstroke, freestyle and medley

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. He competed in five events at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

Swimming career

Koh won the bronze medal in the 200m backstroke at the

2001 Southeast Asian Games The 2001 Southeast Asian Games ( ms, Sukan Asia Tenggara 2001), officially known as the 21st Southeast Asian Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This was the fifth time that Malaysia plays as SEA Games ...

. Koh retired from competitive swimming in 2003.

Personal life

Koh has an elder brother,

Desmond Koh Desmond Koh Mun Kit (born 19 May 1973) is a former competitive swimmer from Singapore and represented the nation in numerous international competitions over a period of more than 10 years including 5 years as National Captain. Swimming ...

, who is also a former swimmer for Singapore.

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* 1978 births Living people Singaporean male backstroke swimmers Singaporean male freestyle swimmers Singaporean male medley swimmers Olympic swimmers of Singapore Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Swimmers at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Singapore 21st-century Singaporean people {{Singapore-swimming-bio-stub