Shooting | Athlete Profile: Benjamin Cheng Jie KHOR - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games

Birth Date:  16 Feb 1993
Place of Birth:  UNITED KINGDOM
Country of birth:  MAS
Age:  25
Gender:   Men

Height (cm): 175
Weight (Kg): 65

Events and Medals

Sport	Event	Rank
Shooting	Men's Double Trap	15

Benjamin Cheng Jie KHOR - Schedule

Schedule
Time	My Time	Venue		Event		Status
Wed, 11 Apr 9:00	-	Belmont Shooting Centre		Men's Double Trap Qualification		Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights:

Commonwealth Games
Year	Location	Event	Rank
2014	Glasgow, SCO	Double Trap Men	13
2010	Delhi, IND	Double Trap Men	16
2010	Delhi, IND	Pairs Double Trap Men	3

Nickname: Ben (Athlete, 16 Mar 2018)
Hobbies:

Photography, outdoors, fishing, part-time coaching, collecting Pokemon cards (Athlete, 16 Mar 2018)

Occupation: Architect assistant (Athlete, 16 Mar 2018)
Education: Architecture (Hons) at University of Portsmouth, England
Languages spoken: English, Mandarin, Malay
Position style: Right hand, right eye
Sporting relatives:

Father, Seng Chye KHOR (MAS), was also an elite shooter who competed at three Commonwealth Games (Melbourne 2006, Delhi 2010 and Glasgow 2014). Benjamin and Seng Chye took bronze in the double trap pair event at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games. (Athlete, 16 Mar 2018; thecgf.com, 3 Oct 2017)

Reason: "Dad brought me up shooting when I was a mere 13-year-old boy." (Athlete, 16 Mar 2018)
Ambition: "Making it to the Olympic Games, winning a world title." (Athlete, 16 Mar 2018)
Memorable: "Wining the Asian FITASC Sporting Clay Championships 2018 and coming third in the double trap pairs at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games." (Athlete, 16 Mar 2018)
Hero: Olympic champion shooter, Richard FAULDS (ENG). “One of the most fierce and natural shooters I've ever seen.�? (Athlete, 16 Mar 2018)
Influence: Visualising and imagining himself in the actual competition itself. (Athlete, 16 Mar 2018)

Additional information:

FAMILY TEAM
Competed at the past two Commonwelth Games in double trap, coming 16th at Delhi 2010 and 13th at Glasgow 2014. He and his father, Seng Chye KHOR, teamed for double trap pairs and took bronze in Delhi. (thecgf.com, 3 Oct 2017; New Straits Times, 22 Aug 2017)

FATHER'S PRIDE
Gold medal in double trap at Kuala Lumpur 2017 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. Dedicated win to his father for sending him to England for shooting and study. "My dad did not achieve it in his three previous attempts in the SEA Games. 'Son, I love you.' This is what he said to me after my final shot." (thestar.com.my, 22 Aug 2017; nst.com.my, 21 Aug 2017)

KING RICHARD
Before 2017 SEA Games, trained with Sydney 2000 Olympic Games gold medallist, Richard FAULDS (ENG), at the Owls Lodge Shooting School in England. "I drive for about three-and-a-half hours from my university to the range. It’s expensive, but the gold medal has made it all worth the sacrifice." (thestar.com.my, 22 Aug 2017)

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