Adele Tan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.
Adele Tan
Personal information
Native name陈芊秀
Full nameAdele Tan Qian Xiu
National teamSingapore Shooting Association
Born (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 25)
Singapore
EducationNational University of Singapore
OccupationShooter
Years active14
Sport
SportSports shooting
Adele Tan
Simplified Chinese陈芊秀
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Qiānxiù
Wade–GilesChen2 Qian1 xiu4

Adele Tan Qian Xiu OLY (born 31 March 1999) is a Singaporean Olympic shooter.[1] She competed in the women's 10 metre air rifle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

Sports career

Tan started practicing shooting at the age of 12 and was selected by the Singapore Sports School after she won a shooting competition.[3]

In 2017, she finished fifth in the women's 10m air rifle at the Asian Shooting Championships in Wako, Japan. At the 2020 H&N Cup in Munich, she won a gold medal in women's 10m air rifle event scoring of 252.7 points and setting a new national record in the process.[4][5]

In May 2021, the Singapore Shooting Federation announced that Tan would represent Singapore at the women's 10m air rifle at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo after an 18-month long Olympic Selection Trial where she emerged First. During the competition which was held on 24 July 2021 at the Asaka Shooting Range, she attained 21st position with a score of 625.3, making history by achieving Singapore's best finish in the Olympic Games.[6]

In 2023, she graduated from the National University of Singapore.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Adele Tan". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Shooting - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. ^ "射击选手陈芊秀回母校练习 备战奥运会". 8World. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  4. ^ Abdul Aziz, Sazali (26 January 2020). "Shooting: Adele Tan sets new national mark en route to victory at H&N Cup in Munich". The Straits Times. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  5. ^ Xue, Boyang (17 July 2021). "射击女将陈芊秀不惧压力 享受每一次扣动扳机". Lianhe Zaobao. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  6. ^ Mohan, Matthew (24 July 2021). "Olympics: Singapore's Adele Tan finishes 21st in 10m air rifle event". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  7. ^ "TeamSG Shooter Adele Tan: Be Happy in your Sports journey and don't chase things blindly!". Active SG. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2022.