Heah Hock Aun, often known as Johnny Heah, is a former Malayan (Malaysian) badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

 player, known for his accuracy and touch, who excelled internationally during the 1950s. He won men's singles at the Scottish Open

Scottish Open (badminton)

The Scottish Open in badminton is an open international championships held in Scotland since 1907 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world. The tournament was halted during the two World Wars.-21st century:...

 in 1952, and was runner-up in men's singles to the celebrated Eddy Choong

Eddy Choong

Eddy Choong Ewe Beng is a retired Chinese badminton player from Malaysia. He is David Ewe Choong's brother and they played men's doubles together....

 at the prestigious All-England Championships

All England Open Badminton Championships

The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. Played annually, it developed after the success of world's first badminton tournament held in Guildford in 1898...

 in 1953. His most notable badminton achievement was winning men's doubles at the 1957 All-England's

All England Open Badminton Championships

The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. Played annually, it developed after the success of world's first badminton tournament held in Guildford in 1898...

 with American Joe Alston

Joseph Cameron Alston

Joseph Cameron Alston was an American badminton player who won major titles between 1951 and 1967.- Career :...

, this time beating Eddy Choong and his brother David

David E. L. Choong

David E. L. Choong, originally Choong Ewe Leong , was a Malaysian Chinese badminton player from the island of Penang who won numerous international championships in the 1950s....

. Heah represented Malaya in the 1958 Thomas Cup

Thomas Cup

The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation , the sport's global governing body...

(world team championship) Challenge Round, splitting his two doubles matches in Malaya's loss of the cup to Indonesia.