Yap Kim Hock (; born on 2 August 1970) is a retired

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 pe ...

player from

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. He is currently the doubles head coach of the

Singapore national badminton team The Singapore national badminton team; ta, சிங்கப்பூர் தேசிய பூப்பந்து அணி is a badminton team that represents Singapore in international badminton competitions. The national team is organ ...

Career

He had played with different pairs such as

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 ...

(1989–1994) and

Cheah Soon Kit 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 smash, Soon Kit was one of the top doubles stars in the world in his heyday. ...

(1995–2000). Yap represented Malaysia and competed at the

1996 Atlanta 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, ...

and the

2000 Sydney Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

in the badminton men's doubles event with

. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, they had a bye in the first round and defeated

Denny Kantono Denny Kantono (; born 12 January 1970) is a retired Chinese-Indonesian badminton player who specialized in men's doubles. He shared numerous international titles with his regular partner Antonius Ariantho including the French (1993), Hong Kong ...

and

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 (1993 ...

of Indonesia in semifinals. In the final, Cheah and Yap lost to

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 15–5, 13–15, 12–15. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, they could only reach the second round before losing to the Korean doubles.

Achievements

Olympic Games

''Men's doubles''

World Championships

''Men's doubles''

World Cup

''Men's doubles''

Asian Championships

''Men's doubles''

Asian Cup

''Men's doubles''

Southeast Asian Games

''Men's 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''

Honour

;Honour of Malaysia * : ** Member 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 o ...

(A.M.N.) (1995)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yap, Kim Hock 1970 births Living people People from Muar Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent Malaysian male badminton players Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players for Malaysia Olympic silver medalists for Malaysia Olympic medalists in badminton Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Asian Games medalists in badminton Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton Competitors at the 1995 SEA Games SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in badminton Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm World No. 1 badminton players Badminton coaches Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Johor