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Sporting fraternity mourns loss of M’sia’s ‘father of bodybuilding’ Gan Boon Leong
KUALA LUMPUR – The death of Malaysian Body Building Federation (MBBF) president Datuk Gan Boon Leong has left behind heavy hearts among the national sporting fraternity.
Gan passed away at 1.30am today due to old age. He was 85.
Born on August 25, 1937, Gan had won the Mr Universe, Mr Asia and Mr Malaysia titles during his career. In 2000, he was awarded honorary Mr Universe, dubbing him as Malaysia’s father of bodybuilding.
Former national bodybuilder Sazali Abdul Samad said it was sad to hear about Gan’s passing as he was someone that inspired him.
“I am deeply saddened with the passing of Datuk Gan who has been inspirational throughout my bodybuilding career. I wish my deepest condolences to his family.
“He is a good person and is always ready to help fellow bodybuilders reach greater heights. He was the father of Malaysian bodybui
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The Demise of Datuk Wira Dr. Gan Boon Leong
The President, Executive Board and Management of the OCM expressed their deepest condolences to the family members of Datuk Wira Dr. Gan Boon Leong, who passed away peacefully on Monday, 15th August 2022, at the age of 88.
Datuk Wira Dr. Gan Boon Leong was widely recognised as the “Father of Body Building in Malaysia” for his life-time’s involvement in the development of the sport of Body Building. He had begun his career in Body Building as an athlete in the 1940s in Melaka. He had then initiated the formation of the “Body Building and Weightlifting Association of Melaka” in 1949, with the registered address at No. 43, Jalan Kubu, Malacca, the piece of land he had inherited from his grandmother. His highest achievement was winning all the Body Building titles available those days namely the “Mr. Melaka”, “Mr. Malaya”, including the “Mr. Asia” title, which he had won in 1956 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Datuk Gan Boon Leong, born on August 25, 1937, has won the title of Mr Universe, Mr Asia and Mr Malaysia. He also received the Honorary Mr Universe award in 2000, thus being recognised as the ‘Father of Malaysian Bodybuilding’. — Picture from Twitter/Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): The country’s sports arena woke up to the news of the death of national bodybuilding figure, Datuk Gan Boon Leong, this morning. He was 84.
Gan, born on August 25, 1937, has won the title of Mr Universe, Mr Asia and Mr Malaysia. He also received the Honorary Mr Universe award in 2000, thus being recognised as the “Father of Malaysian Bodybuilding”.
His dedication and services in bodybuilding was not only as an athlete, as he had served as the president of the Malaysian Bodybuilding Federation (PBBM) and the president of the Malaysian Weightlifting Federation (PABM), in addition to his involvement in the political field, including holding the position of Melaka executive councillor and state MCA chairm