Adele Tan
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| Native name | 陈芊秀 |
| Full name | Adele Tan Qian Xiu |
| National team | Singapore Shooting Association |
| Born | 31 March 1999 Singapore |
| Education | National University of Singapore |
| Occupation | Shooter |
| Years active | 14 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
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| Simplified Chinese | 陈芊秀 | ||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Adele Tan". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Shooting - Final Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mohan, Matthew (24 July 2021). "Olympics: Singapore's Adele Tan finishes 21st in 10m air rifle event". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "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.
