page_title: Matthias Yap
hierarchical_section_title: Matthias Yap
caption_attribution_description: English: Matthias Yao after winning 4 Golds at the 2018 Asian Championships held in Mongolia
context_page_description: Matthias Yap Zhe Yao is a Singaporean Powerlifter. He is an Asian Champion and holds several national records under the International Powerlifting Federation and is a self-funded athlete, coached under CoachbyMARC, founded by his elder brother, Marcus Yap.
  He made his first international competition debut at the 2017 Asian Classic Powerlifting Championships held in Kerala, India where he won a Silver Medal. He also competed in the 2018 Asian Classic Powerlifting Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and won his first Gold Medal. He attempted the Asian squat record of 213 kg in the same competition but was unsuccessful. He is the current National record Holder for both the Squat & Deadlift in the Under 74 kg Sub-Junior Category.
context_section_description: Matthias Yap Zhe Yao (Born 27 Sep 2000) is a Singaporean Powerlifter. He is an Asian Champion and holds several national records under the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) and is a self-funded athlete, coached under CoachbyMARC, founded by his elder brother, Marcus Yap.
  He made his first international competition debut at the 2017 Asian Classic Powerlifting Championships held in Kerala, India where he won a Silver Medal. He also competed in the 2018 Asian Classic Powerlifting Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and won his first Gold Medal.  He attempted the Asian squat record of 213 kg in the same competition but was unsuccessful. He is the current National record Holder for both the Squat & Deadlift in the Under 74 kg Sub-Junior Category.
caption: Yap at the Asian Championships 2018
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