Datuk Ng Joo Ngan was born on the 21st August 1947, in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

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He is considered the most successful cyclist in Malaysia history having won the most competition and the Asian Games

Asian Games

The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...

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He started cycling at the age of 15. It all started when he accepted a challenge to race with his elder brother friend, their neighbour. He lost the race but after a week of training, he won the next race. From that day onwards, he train cycling daily and within a year, he was a national cyclist representing Malaysia.

Personal Achievements

1966 Represented Malaysia for ASIA Games, Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

• Overall 4th placing for TEAM time trial
  Time trial
  In many racing sports an athlete will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. In cycling, for example, a time trial  can be a single track cycling event, or an individual or team time trial on the road, and either or both of the latter may form components of...
  
  

1967 Represented Malaysia for SEAP Games, Kuala Lumpur

• Bronze medal for 4km Team pursuit
• Silver medal for 100km Team time trial
• Bronze medal for 200km road race

1968 National Champion for 40km Individual time trial

• National Champion for 25km Criterium race

1970 National Champion for Track & Road race in Seremban

Seremban

Seremban is the capital of the Malaysian state of Negeri Sembilan, located within the district of Seremban, one of the seven districts of Negeri Sembilan. The town's administration is run by the Seremban Municipal Council or Majlis Perbandaran Seremban...

• Represented Malaysia for Tour of Jawa
• Overall Team & Individual Champion
• Represented Malaysia for ASIA Games, Bangkok
• GOLD medal for 200km road race (Record Holder)
• Silver medal for 200km Team road race

1971 National Champion for Individual road race of Tour of Malaysia

• 8 days race totalling 1,020km
• Awarded "Sportman of the Year 1970"

1973 Represented Malaysia for SEAP Games, Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

• Silver medal for 100km Team road race
• Bronze medal for 100km Team time trial

1974 National Champion for 200km road race.

In conjunction with the Federal Territory Day on the 1st of February 2010, Ng Joo Ngan was conferred the Panglima Mahkota Wilayah (P.M.W) which carries the title "Datuk". The ceremony was carried out at the Istana Negara Kuala Lumpur.