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Goh V Shem
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Goh V Shem

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Winning Olympic doubles silver with Tan Wee Kiong.

Commonwealth Games · Olympic silver

Born
20 May 1989
Birthplace
Setapak

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Goh V Shem

Goh V Shem is a Malaysian doubles badminton player.

Early life

Junior career

Won a world junior bronze medal with Ong Jian Guo in 2007.

Career

  1. 2014

    Malaysia Open

    Won with Lim Khim Wah.

  2. 2014

    New partnership

    Teamed with Tan Wee Kiong at the Thomas Cup.

  3. 2016

    Rio Olympics

    Reached the men’s doubles final.

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Won men’s doubles and mixed-team gold.

Olympic silver

Finished runner-up with Tan in Rio.

Beyond sport

Name

Changed the English spelling of his given name from Wei Shem to V Shem, with V representing victory.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Fauzi Ananta. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.