Xu Yan (table tennis)

Xu Yan
NationalitySingapore
Born (1985-01-22) 22 January 1985 (age 39)
Shanghai, China
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight53 kg (117 lb; 8.3 st)[1]
Medal record
Women's Table Tennis
Representing  Singapore
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne Singles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Vietnam Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Manila Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Manila Doubles

Xu Yan (born 22 January 1985) is a Singaporean table tennis player.

Career

In 2003, Xu took part in the 2003 SEA Games and won the women's team event with Li Jiawei, Jing Junhong, Zhang Xueling, Tan Paey Fern.[2] The same team won the Team of the Year at the Singapore Sports Awards 2004.[3]

In 2004, Xu competed at the 2004 Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships and defeated fellow Singaporean Zhang to win the gold medal in the women's singles event.[4] She also won the women's team gold medal with Li, Jing, Zhang and Tan.[4]

In 2005, Xu with her same table tennis team won the meritorious award for a sport team and she also won the meritorious award for individual at the Singapore Sports Awards 2005.[5]

At the 2005 SEA Games, Xu won the women's team event with Li, Zhang, Tan and Jenn Lim.[6] Xu and Tan lost the women's doubles gold medal match to Indonesia 2–3 and won the silver medal.[7]

Xu competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal in the women's team event, a silver medal in the women's doubles event and a bronze in the women's singles event.[8]

Personal life

Xu was born on 22 January 1985 in Shanghai, China[1][9] and came to Singapore in 1998.[4]

Initially rejected by Ministry of Community Development and Sports of Singapore for less than two years of being a Singapore permanent resident, Xu's application to be a Singaporean citizen was approved in late 2003.[10][11]

In 2006, Xu returned to Shanghai, citing a need of a change of environment.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ a b c "XU Yan". m2006.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ^ Lim, Marc (9 December 2003). "S'pore win as Jason gets baptism of fire". The Straits Times. pp. A6.
  3. ^ Wong, Erwin (27 May 2004). "Flavour of the party : Success tends to breed success". The New Paper. pp. 68–69.
  4. ^ a b c Chia, Han Keong (28 June 2004). "Xu Yan wins C'wealth title". The Straits Times. pp. A11.
  5. ^ "Roll of honour". The Straits Times. 22 April 2005. pp. H20.
  6. ^ "S'pore's honour roll". The New Paper. 1 December 2005. p. 56.
  7. ^ Peh, Shing Huei (3 December 2005). "Three golds and counting". The Straits Times. pp. S23.
  8. ^ "Yan Xu | Commonwealth Games Federation". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  9. ^ Chan, Yi Shen (23 November 2004). "No problem, here's Xu Yan". The Straits Times. pp. H9.
  10. ^ Peh, Shing Huei (1 October 2003). "Paddler Xu Yan set for citizenship". The Straits Times. pp. A9.
  11. ^ Pei, Shing Huei (12 October 2003). "Who says we don't love them?". The Straits Times. p. 34.
  12. ^ "'I won't cut ties with S'pore'". www.asiaone.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  13. ^ Lin, Xinyi (26 May 2006). "Xu Yan may play for German club". The Straits Times. pp. H32.


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