Lloyd Valberg

Lloyd Oscar Valberg (14 April 1922 – 26 March 1997) was the first person from Singapore to compete at the Olympics when he went to the 1948 Summer Olympic Games held in London, United Kingdom.[2]

Lloyd Valberg
Personal information
Full nameLloyd Oscar Valberg
NationalitySingaporean
Born(1922-04-14)14 April 1922
Singapore
Died26 March 1997(1997-03-26) (aged 74)[1]
Perth, Australia[1]
Sport
CountryMalaya
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump, Hhurdles, triple jump

Early years

He took up the high jump when he was 17, and in 1947 he broke the Singapore record with a jump of 1.87m.

Olympic career

He qualified for the high jump final at the 1948 Summer Olympics where he finished 14th.[3]

Representing Malaya, he finished seventh in the 1950 British Empire Games 120 yards hurdles and eleventh in the high jump.

He finished third in the 110 metres hurdles at the 1951 Asian Games, while representing Singapore.

Family

He was a grand-uncle to Singapore's first Olympic gold medalist, Joseph Schooling, who beat Michael Phelps in the 100m Butterfly in the 2016 Summer Olympics. It was Lloyd who inspired Schooling to compete in the Olympics.[4]

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References
  1. Robert, Godfrey (29 March 1997). "Farewell Valberg, a man of many talents". The Straits Times. p. 36.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lloyd Valberg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  3. "Lloyd Valberg". singapore olympics.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  4. Chua, Siang Yee (30 September 2014). "Chat Made Games Dream Fly". AsiaOne.


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