Chew Kin Meng
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1989 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Occupation | Memory Athlete |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Memory |
Chew Kin Meng | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 周鍵明 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōu Jiànmíng |
| Jyutping | Zau1 Gin6 Ming4 |
| Hokkien POJ | Chiu Kiān-bêng |
| Tâi-lô | Tsiu Kiān-bîng |
Chew Kin Meng (Chinese: 周键明; born 1989 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a Malaysian memory athlete and Guinness World Record holder for The Most Decimal Places of Euler's Number Memorised in 2019.[1][2][3] He has broken a total of 7 Malaysian Memory Records and achieved the title of International Master of Memory.[4]
Biography
[edit]Kin Meng studied accounting at SEGi University but, he was forced to discontinue his degree due to financial complications.[5][4]
He achieved the International Master of Memory title during the World Memory Championships.[6][7]
In 2015, he broke 4 Malaysia Memory Records at the Asian Memory Championship and 3 Malaysia Memory Records in 2016,[4] and ranked No. 80 Memory athlete in the world in the same year.[8]
In 2018, he was recognized as the first International arbiter of the Global Memory Championship in China, which served as the head of the committee of arbiters of the competition.[9]
On March 31, In 2019, he broke the Guinness World Record for The Most Decimal Places of Euler is Numbers Memorized, he successfully recited 4,556 digits of Euler's number within 1 hour, 7 minutes and 49 seconds.[10][11]
Achievements
[edit]- 2019: Guinness World Records "Most decimal places of Euler’s number memorised"[9]
- 2019: Malaysia Book of records "Most decimal places of Euler’s number memorised"[2]
- 2019: Top 30 Finalists of Ten Outstanding Young Malaysians by JCI Malaysia.[12]
- 2018: International Arbiter of the Global Championship, China.[9]
- 2016: Achieve International Master of Memory (IMM) Title in World Memory Championship.[7][8]
- 2016: Ranked No. 1 Memory athlete in Malaysia.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Most decimal places of Euler's number memorised". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ a b "成功記憶4556個歐拉數位 周鍵明創健力士新紀錄". 光明日报 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ "Boosting brain power | The Star". The Star.
- ^ a b c "他不是天才，却有惊人的记忆超能力：他是如何变成国际记忆大师的？ | 人物". 访问 The Interview (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ "周键明培养强记能力 吊车尾生的逆袭 | 人物访". Oriental Daily News (in Simplified Chinese). 23 August 2016. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ "WMC 2016". World Memory Championships.
- ^ a b "Competitors: CHEW Kin Meng IMM". www.world-memory-statistics.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ a b c "Here's the Malaysian with the best memory | The Star". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ a b c "【杰青时代】记忆变强 事业更强". Nanyang Siang Pau (in Simplified Chinese). 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ 风采 (2020-08-20). "【马来西亚的月亮比较圆】你一定要知道的马来西亚荣誉榜". Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ "成功記憶4556個歐拉數位 周鍵明創健力士新紀錄". Guang Ming Daily (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ "30强入围名单出炉‧十大杰青914颁奖". www.sinchew.com.my. Retrieved 2020-11-11.