Soo Beng Kiang (, born 19 March 1968) is a former

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ...

player from

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

Career

He had played with different pairs such as Cheah Soon Kit (1990–1994) and

Tan Kim Her Tan Kim Her (, born November 11, 1971) is a former Malaysian badminton player and coach. He is currently Japan's men's doubles coach. Career Kim Her competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Soo Beng Kiang. They ...

(1995-1996). Soo competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Tan Kim Her. They defeated the no.3 seeds

Rudy Gunawan Rudy Gunawan (; born 31 December 1966) is a former Indonesian badminton player who played between 1980s and 1990s. He is arguably one of the best doubles players ever to play for Indonesia. Rudy Gunawan won various international championships, b ...

and

Bambang Suprianto Bambang Suprianto (born 20 February 1969) is a retired badminton player from Indonesia. Career A durable all around player who won singles at the Singapore Open in 1991, Suprianto's greatest success came in doubles events. In the mid-1990s he ...

of Indonesia in the last 16. In the semi-final, they lost to the eventual gold medalist,

Rexy Mainaky Rexy Ronald Mainaky (born 9 March 1968) is a former men's doubles badminton world champion from Indonesia who is often simply known as Rexy. He won the men's doubles Olympic gold medal in 1996 with Ricky Subagja. As of October 2021, he was appoin ...

and

Ricky Subagja Ricky Subagja (born 27 January 1971) is a former Indonesian badminton player. He was rated among the greatest doubles specialists in the sport's history. Career In 1993 the fast moving, faster hitting Subagja won men's doubles at the then bienni ...

of Indonesia. In the bronze medal match, the duo lost hard-fought match also to the Indonesian pair,

Antonius Ariantho S. Antonius Budi Ariantho (born 3 October 1973) is a retired Indonesian badminton player who specialized in men's doubles. During the 1990s he shared numerous international titles with his regular partner Denny Kantono including the French (19 ...

and Denny Kantono.

Achievements

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) since 1983. ''Men's doubles''

IBF International

''Men's doubles''

Honours

* : **

MY Panglima Setia Diraja - Order of the Royal Household - PSD

Herald of the

Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia The Most Distinguished Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia ( ms, Darjah Yang Amat Dihormati Setia Diraja) is a Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirte ...

(B.S.D.) (1988) ** Officer of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace ...

(K.M.N.) (1992)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Soo, Beng Kiang 1968 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent Malaysian male badminton players Badminton players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players for Malaysia Badminton players at the 1990 Asian Games Badminton players at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Asian Games medalists in badminton Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Badminton players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton Competitors at the 1989 SEA Games Competitors at the 1991 SEA Games Competitors at the 1993 SEA Games Competitors at the 1995 SEA Games SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in badminton World No. 1 badminton players Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games