Jonathan Chan

Jonathan Chan Fan Keng (Chinese: 曾繁铿; born 10 May 1997^[1]) is a Singaporean former diver. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics after his qualification through a victory in the 2019 Asian Diving Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 8 September 2019.^[2] He is the first Singaporean diver to have qualified for the Olympic Games. Due to his Olympic qualification, Chan was nominated for the Straits Times Athlete of the Year award in 2020.^[3]

Jonathan Chan

Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Chan Fan Keng
Born	(1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 25) Singapore
Education	Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
Alma mater	Singapore University of Technology and Design
Sport
Country	Singapore
Sport	Diving
Event(s)	10m, 10m synchro
Coached by	Li Peng
Medal record Diving Representing  Singapore Asian Diving Cup 2019 Kuala Lumpur 10 m platform Southeast Asian Games 2017 Kuala Lumpur 10 m mixed synchro 2017 Kuala Lumpur 10 m team 2021 Hanoi 10 m synchro 2015 Singapore 10 m platform 2017 Kuala Lumpur 10 m platform 2017 Kuala Lumpur 10 m synchro FINA Diving Grand Prix 2018 Singapore 10 m platform 2017 San Juan 10 m mixed synchro 2018 Kuala Lumpur 10 m platform

Diving career

Chan has been doing gymnastics since five years old and has cited local gymnast Hoe Wah Toon as his inspiration. He switched over to diving, following after his older sister, Kimberly Chan, who was scouted as a prospective diver, since there was only a year left to train in the lead up to the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics that was held in Singapore.^[4]

Chan started diving competitively since 2013.^[5]

In 2019, Chan won the Men's 10m Platform final at the Asian Diving Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and became the first Singaporean diver to qualify for the Olympics.^[6] At the 2020 Summer Olympics at Japan, Chan was placed 26th out of 29 divers and failed to qualify for the semi-finals.^[7]

At the 2021 Southeast Asian Games, Chan with his partner Max Lee, won the silver medal in the 10 m synchro event.^[1] Chan retired from diving after the SEA Games to pursue a career in the design industry.^[1][8]

Early life and education

Chan studied at the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) and the Singapore University of Technology and Design.^[5]

Major competition results

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2013	Asian Youth Games	Nanjing	6th	10 m platform
2014	Summer Youth Olympics	Nanjing	10th	10 m platform	^[9]
			8th	10 m mixed team	^[9]
2015	Southeast Asian Games	Singapore	3rd	10 m platform	^[10]
2017	FINA Diving Grand Prix	San Juan	6th	10 m platform	^[11]
			2nd	10 m mixed synchro	^[12]
2017	World Aquatics Championships	Budapest	33rd	10 m platform	^[13]
			14th	10 m team	^[14]
			15th	10 m mixed synchro	^[15]
2017	Southeast Asian Games	Kuala Lumpur	2nd	10 m mixed synchro	^[2]
			2nd	10 m team	^[2]
			3rd	10 m platform	^[2]
			3rd	10 m synchro	^[2]
2018	FINA Diving World Cup	Wuhan	22nd	10 m platform	^[16]
2018	Asian Games	Jakarta–Palembang	8th	10 m synchro	^[17]
2018	FINA Diving Grand Prix	Kuala Lumpur	3rd	10 m platform	^[18]
2018	FINA Diving Grand Prix	Singapore	1st	10 m platform	^[19]
2019	FINA Diving Grand Prix	Calgary	22nd	10 m platform	^[20]
2019	Summer Universiade	Napoli	16th	10 m platform	^[21]
2019	World Aquatics Championships	Gwangju	32nd	10 m platform	^[22]
2019	Asian Diving Cup	Kuala Lumpur	1st	10 m platform	^[23]
2019	FINA Diving Grand Prix	Singapore	11th	10 m platform	^[24]
2021	FINA Diving World Cup	Tokyo	24th	10 m platform	^[25]
			15th	10 m synchro	^[25]
2021	Summer Olympics	Tokyo	26th	10 m platform	^[26]
2022	Southeast Asian Games	Hanoi	2nd	10 m synchro	^[27]

References

1. "Diving: Birthday medal for Jonathan Chan after combining with Max Lee for silver at 31st SEA Games". CNA. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
2. "Diving: Jonathan Chan is first Singaporean diver to qualify for the Olympics". 9 September 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
3. "Diving: Jonathan Chan plunges into uncharted territory with Olympic milestone". 6 February 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
4. "Jonathan Chan: Singapore's Golden Boy in Diving". 4 August 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
5. "National diver and ASD student, Jonathan Chan, is a nominee for The Straits Times Athlete of the Year". 7 February 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
6. "Jonathan Chan becomes first Singaporean diver to qualify for Olympics". TODAY. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
7. Auto, Hermes (6 August 2021). "Olympics: Diver Jonathan Chan places 26th in men's 10m platform, does not advance to semis | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
8. "Diving: Olympian Jonathan Chan to retire after 2022 SEA Games". 10 April 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
9. "Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games Official Results Book" (PDF). 23 June 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
10. (PDF). 28th Southeast Asian Games 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
11. "San Juan 2017 FINA Diving Grand Prix Leg 3 10m Platform Results". 7 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
12. "San Juan 2017 FINA Diving Grand Prix Leg 3 10m Mixed Synchro Results". 6 May 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
13. . Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
14. . Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
15. . Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
16. "Wuhan 2018 FINA Diving World Cup 10 m Platform Preliminary Results". 9 June 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
17. . 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
18. "Kuala Lumpur 2018 FINA Diving Grand Prix Leg 5 Results". 10 November 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
19. "Singapore 2018 FINA Diving Grand Prix Leg 7 Results". 25 November 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
20. "Calgary 2019 FINA Diving Grand Prix Leg 2 Results". 4 April 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
21. "Napoli 2019 30th Summer Universiade Diving Results Book" (PDF). 8 July 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
22. "Gwangju 2019 World Aquatics Championships Preliminary 10m Platform Round Results" (PDF). 19 July 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
23. "Diving: Jonathan Chan wins Asian Diving Cup to clinch historic Olympic spot". 9 September 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
24. "Singapore 2019 FINA Diving Grand Prix Leg 9 Semi Final A Results". 24 November 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
25. "Tokyo 2021 FINA Diving World Cup Results". 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
26. "Men's 10m Platform" (PDF). Olympics.com. 6 August 2021. (PDF) from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
27. "Diving: Birthday medal for Jonathan Chan after combining with Max Lee for silver at 31st SEA Games". 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.

External links

• Jonathan Chan at IAT Database Diving (in German) 
• Jonathan Chan at Olympics.com 
• Jonathan Chan at Olympedia