Tan Paey Fern
| Tan Paey Fern | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 陈佩芬 |
| Full name | Sharon Tan Paey Fern |
| Born | July 15, 1974 Singapore |
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Weight | 43 kg (95 lb; 6.8 st)[1] |
Table tennis career | |
| Playing style | Right-hand shakehand grip |
Medal record | |
Tan Paey Fern (simplified Chinese: 陈佩芬; traditional Chinese: 陳佩芬; pinyin: Chén Pèifēn) is a Singaporean table tennis Player.
Tan was talent-scouted by ex-National Table Tennis Coach, Mr. Foo Soo Peng, when she was playing table tennis casually with her brother and some friends at the age of 9.[2] Tan was a very determined young girl.[2] She gave up her studies to practice table tennis. Her parents were worried but were very supportive.[2] Tan's skills vastly improved, and she soon turned semi-professional, becoming a full-time professional player in 1993.[2]
Post athletic career
On 10 January 2018, Fern, was named as the chef de mission of Singapore's first ever Winter Olympic team.[3][4]
Achievements
- 2007
- Commonwealth Championships
- Gold - Women's Team
- Bronze - Mixed Doubles (partner: Cai Xiao Li)
- Commonwealth Championships
- 2006
- 15th Asian Games
- Silver - Women's Team
- 5th South East Asian Championships
- Gold - Women's Team
- Gold - Women's Doubles (partner: Zhang Xueling)
- Silver - Women's Singles
- Silver - Mixed DOubles
- Commonwealth Games
- Gold - Women's Team
- Silver - Women's Doubles (partner: Xu Yan)
- Bronze - Mixed Doubles (partner: Ho Jia Ren Jason)
- 15th Asian Games
- 2005
- ITTF Korea Open
- 1st - Women's Doubles (partner: Zhang Xueling)
- Asian Cup
- 5th - Women's Singles
- ITTF Korea Open
- 2004
- Commonwealth Championships
- Gold - Women's Team
- Gold - Women's Doubles
- Bronze - Women's Singles
- Oylimpic Games
- Top 16 - Women's Doubles (partner: Zhang Xueling)
- Commonwealth Championships
- 2003
- 22nd SEA Games
- 1997
- Commonwealth Championships
- Gold - Women's Team
- Silver - Women's Singles
- Silver - Women's Doubles
- Commonwealth Championships
References
- ^ a b "Biographical information Sharon Tan". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Tan Paey Fern". snoc.org.sg. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ "Olympian Tan Paey Fern to be chef de mission for Singapore's first Winter Olympics outing". Channel NewsAsia. Singapore. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Chia, Nicole (10 January 2018). "Olympics: Former table tennis player Tan Paey Fern is Singapore's chef de mission for PyeongChang Winter Games". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 12 January 2018.