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'''Stanley Tan''' (Tan Kheng Siong, born November 4, 1974 in [[Singapore]]<ref name="sg-sailing">{{cite web |url=http://www.singaporeolympics.com/olympians/stanley-tan/ |title=Stanley Tan |publisher=Singapore National Olympic Council |access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref>) is a retired Singaporean sailor, who specialized in the [[Laser (dinghy)|Laser]] class, and was Singapore's third double-Olympic sailor.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|title = Stanley Tan|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/stanley-tan-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418102712/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/stanley-tan-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 13 November 2014}}</ref> He represented his nation [[Singapore]] in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004).<ref>{{cite news|last=Dibb|first=Colin|title=Stanley Tan's Asian Games campaign update|url=http://www.laserwa.asn.au/index.php?id=43&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1025452800&tx_ttnews%5BpL%5D=2678399&tx_ttnews%5Barc%5D=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=211&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=60|publisher=Western Australia Laser Association|date=23 July 2002|access-date=12 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060821080606/http://laserwa.asn.au/index.php?id%3D43%26no_cache%3D1%26tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D%3D1025452800%26tx_ttnews%5BpL%5D%3D2678399%26tx_ttnews%5Barc%5D%3D1%26tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D%3D211%26tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D%3D60#91;pS&#93;=1025452800&tx_ttnews&#91;pL&#93;=2678399&tx_ttnews&#91;arc&#93;=1&tx_ttnews&#91;tt_news&#93;=211&tx_ttnews&#91;backPid&#93;=60|archive-date=21 August 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref>
'''Stanley Tan Kheng Siong''' (Tan Kheng Siong, born 4 November 1974 in [[Singapore]]<ref name="sg-sailing">{{cite web |url=http://www.singaporeolympics.com/olympians/stanley-tan/ |title=Stanley Tan |publisher=Singapore National Olympic Council |access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref>) is a retired Singaporean sailor, who specialized in the [[Laser (dinghy)|Laser]] class, and was Singapore's third double-Olympic sailor.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|title = Stanley Tan|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/stanley-tan-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418102712/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ta/stanley-tan-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 13 November 2014}}</ref> He represented his nation [[Singapore]] in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004).<ref>{{cite news |last=Dibb |first=Colin |title=Stanley Tan's Asian Games campaign update |url=http://www.laserwa.asn.au/index.php?id=43&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1025452800&tx_ttnews%5BpL%5D=2678399&tx_ttnews%5Barc%5D=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=211&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=60 |publisher=Western Australia Laser Association |date=23 July 2002 |access-date=12 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060821080606/http://laserwa.asn.au/index.php?id%3D43%26no_cache%3D1%26tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D%3D1025452800%26tx_ttnews%5BpL%5D%3D2678399%26tx_ttnews%5Barc%5D%3D1%26tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D%3D211%26tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D%3D60#91;pS&#93;=1025452800&tx_ttnews&#91;pL&#93;=2678399&tx_ttnews&#91;arc&#93;=1&tx_ttnews&#91;tt_news&#93;=211&tx_ttnews&#91;backPid&#93;=60 |archive-date=21 August 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Career==
== Education ==
Tan studied at [[Raffles Junior College]] and [[National University of Singapore]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last=Chettiar |first=Kamalarajan |date=1 April 2001 |title=Legal Practice and Laser Sailing |publisher=Singapore Law Gazette |url=https://v1.lawgazette.com.sg/2001-4/April01-feature2.htm |access-date= }}</ref>
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Before qualifying for his first Olympics in 2000, he had already won three [[Southeast Asian Games]] silver medals.<ref name="sg-sailing"/>


==Sailing career==
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Tan made his official debut at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]], where he placed close to last (thirty-eighth) in the [[Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Laser|Laser]] class with a net grade of 275, finishing closer behind Malta's [[Mario Aquilina]] by a three-point deficit.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sydney 2000: Sailing – Men's Laser Class|url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sa/SAresults.pdf|work=[[Sydney 2000]]|publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]]|page=131|access-date=5 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Chettiar|first=Kamalarajan|title=Legal Practice and Laser Sailing|url=http://www.lawgazette.com.sg/2001-4/April01-feature2.htm|publisher=Singapore Law Gazette|date=1 April 2001|access-date=12 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060101181901/http://www.lawgazette.com.sg/2001-4/April01-feature2.htm|archive-date=1 January 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref>
During his junior college years, Tan started Laser Sailing and participated in the Inter School Championship and various races in Singapore.


In 1993, Tan participated in the Laser Asian Pacific Championship in [[Auckland]], New Zealand.<ref name=":0" />
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At the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], Tan qualified for his second Singaporean team, as a 29-year-old, in the [[Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Laser|Laser]] class by placing again, close to last, at seventy-seventh and obtaining a berth from the World Championships in [[Bodrum]], [[Turkey]]. Unlike his previous Olympics, Tan posted a net grade of 322 points to upgrade his position to thirty-seventh in a fleet of forty-two sailors.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sailing: Mixed Laser Class|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/sailing/results/3531762.stm|work=[[Athens 2004]]|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=15 August 2004|access-date=31 January 2013}}</ref>

Tan sailed for Singapore in the [[OK (dinghy)|OK]] class at the [[1995 Southeast Asian Games]] and won the silver medal.<ref name=":0" /> At the [[1997 Southeast Asian Games]], he won the silver medal again in the same class.<ref name=":0" />

In 1999, Tan won the bronze medal in the [[Asian Sailing Championship|Asia Sailing Championship]].<ref name=":0" />

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Before qualifying for his first Olympics in 2000, he had already won three [[Southeast Asian Games]] silver medals.<ref name="sg-sailing" />

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Tan made his official debut at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]], where he placed close to last (thirty-eighth) in the [[Sailing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Laser|Laser]] class with a net grade of 275, finishing closer behind Malta's [[Mario Aquilina]] by a three-point deficit.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Sydney 2000: Sailing – Men's Laser Class |url=http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sa/SAresults.pdf |access-date=5 September 2013 |work=[[Sydney 2000]] |publisher=[[LA84 Foundation]] |page=131}}</ref>

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At the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], Tan qualified in the [[Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Laser|Laser]] class by placing again, close to last, at seventy-seventh and obtaining a berth from the World Championships in [[Bodrum]], [[Turkey]]. Tan posted a net grade of 322 points and improved his position to thirty-seventh in a fleet of forty-two sailors.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sailing: Mixed Laser Class |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/sailing/results/3531762.stm |work=[[Athens 2004]] |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=15 August 2004 |access-date=31 January 2013}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{World Sailing|id=SINKT1|www=kheng-siong-stanley-tan|name=Kheng Siong, Stanley Tan}}
* {{Olympics.com|kheng-siong-tan|Kheng Siong Tan}}
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* {{world sailing|id=SINKT1|name=Kheng Siong, Stanley Tan}}
* {{Olympedia|92946|Stanley Tan}}
* {{olympics.com|kheng-siong-tan|Kheng Siong TAN}}
* {{SNOC|stanley-tan|Stanley Tan}}
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Latest revision as of 07:00, 17 November 2024

Stanley Tan
Personal information
Full nameTan Kheng Siong
Born (1974-11-04) 4 November 1974 (age 50)
Singapore
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sailing career
ClassDinghy
ClubSingapore Armed Forces
In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.

Stanley Tan Kheng Siong (Tan Kheng Siong, born 4 November 1974 in Singapore[1]) is a retired Singaporean sailor, who specialized in the Laser class, and was Singapore's third double-Olympic sailor.[2] He represented his nation Singapore in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004).[3]

Education

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Tan studied at Raffles Junior College and National University of Singapore.[4]

Sailing career

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During his junior college years, Tan started Laser Sailing and participated in the Inter School Championship and various races in Singapore.

In 1993, Tan participated in the Laser Asian Pacific Championship in Auckland, New Zealand.[4]

Tan sailed for Singapore in the OK class at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games and won the silver medal.[4] At the 1997 Southeast Asian Games, he won the silver medal again in the same class.[4]

In 1999, Tan won the bronze medal in the Asia Sailing Championship.[4]

Before qualifying for his first Olympics in 2000, he had already won three Southeast Asian Games silver medals.[1]

Tan made his official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he placed close to last (thirty-eighth) in the Laser class with a net grade of 275, finishing closer behind Malta's Mario Aquilina by a three-point deficit.[4][5]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Tan qualified in the Laser class by placing again, close to last, at seventy-seventh and obtaining a berth from the World Championships in Bodrum, Turkey. Tan posted a net grade of 322 points and improved his position to thirty-seventh in a fleet of forty-two sailors.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Stanley Tan". Singapore National Olympic Council. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stanley Tan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  3. ^ Dibb, Colin (23 July 2002). "Stanley Tan's Asian Games campaign update". Western Australia Laser Association. Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Chettiar, Kamalarajan (1 April 2001). "Legal Practice and Laser Sailing". Singapore Law Gazette.
  5. ^ "Sydney 2000: Sailing – Men's Laser Class" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 131. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Sailing: Mixed Laser Class". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
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