P. C. Suppiah

P. C. Suppiah (born 10 August 1949) is a Malaysia-born Singaporean former athlete.[1][2] His full name may be P. Chinakaruppan Suppiah[3][4] or Phang Cue Suppiah.[1][5] He was Singapore's first long-distance runner at the Olympics.[6]

P. C. Suppiah

Personal information
Born	(1949-08-10) 10 August 1949 Malacca Town, Malacca, Malaysia
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in) (1972)[1]
Weight	54 kg (119 lb) (1972)[1]
Sport
Country	Singapore
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	5000 metres, 10,000 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	5000 m – 15:10.6 (1973)[1] 10,000 m – 31:19.0 (1973)[1]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Singapore Southeast Asian Peninsular Games 1971 Kuala Lumpur 10,000 metres 1971 Kuala Lumpur 5000 metres 1973 Singapore 5000 metres

Suppiah was born in Malacca Town, in the Malaysian state of Malacca.[1] He moved to Singapore as a child after his father's death.[4] Suppiah became a citizen of Singapore one day before competing in the 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, where he won a gold medal in the 10,000 metres and a silver in the 5000 metres.[7] A year later, he competed for Singapore at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the men's 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events.[1][2] At the 1973 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, he won a silver medal in the 5000 metres event.[8]