Marcus Yap

Marcus Yap Zhe Mian, born on 30 January 1994, is a Singaporean powerlifting coach and powerlifter who became the first Singaporean to break a powerlifting world record and to win a medal at a world championship. In his career he has broken two world records and six Asian records. He led the Singapore team to victory at several Asian Championships and coached his younger brother Matthew Yap to a total of four world records. With a background in badminton and a nomination to represent Singapore at the Youth Olympic Games, he took up powerlifting and competed at the Asia and Oceania Championships in Melbourne in 2014, the World Classic Championships in Salo, Finland, and the Asian Championships in Kerala in 2017.