page_title: Matthias Yap
section_title: Biography
hierarchical_section_title: Matthias Yap / Biography
caption_attribution_description: English: Yap at Changi Airport with his athletes after the Asian Championships in 2018
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 was born and raised in Singapore. Coached by his eldest brother, Marcus Yap, he started competing in national competitions in 2015 at the age of 15 and made his debut on the International platform in 2017, winning the Silver medal in the Asian Classic Championships held in Kerala, India. He then proceeded to the 2018 Asian Championships held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to become the Asian Champion.
  He has 2 older brothers, Marcus and Matthew, who also compete for Powerlifting Singapore and are multiple Asian Champions and World record holders.
  Yap handles media relations and finance for CoachbyMARC, a coaching company that specialises in Powerlifting and Strength & Conditioning founded by his brother Marcus Yap.
caption: CoachbyMARC, after the Asian Championships, Dec 2018.
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