Tan Sze En
Tan Sze En (born 19 October 2000) is a Singaporean artistic gymnast who represented her country at the 2020 Olympic Games and the 2019 World Championships. She is the 2016 and 2018 Singapore national champion and was named Senior International Athlete of the Year at the 2020 Singapore Gymnastics Awards.[1] She was a member of the Stanford Cardinal women's gymnastics team from 2021–2022.[2]
| Tan Sze En | |
|---|---|
| Country represented | Singapore |
| Born | 19 October 2000 Singapore |
| Hometown | Singapore |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Level | Senior International Elite |
| Club | Legacy Elite |
| College team | Stanford Cardinal (2021–2022) |
| Head coach(es) | Wang Xi |
Personal life edit
Tan was born on 19 October 2000 in Singapore. She took up gymnastics at age 6.[1]
Following the 2016 season, Tan moved to the United States with her family so she could train at Legacy Elite Gymnastics in Illinois.[3] She began attending Stanford University in 2020.[2]
Career edit
Tan first came into prominence in 2016, when she swept Singapore’s national championships in her first meet as a senior.[3] Later that year, she competed at the Pacific Rim Championships, placing 11th all-around.[4] Tan also competed at the Anadia World Challenge Cup but did not make the finals.
Tan was set to compete at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games but had to withdraw after fracturing her ankle in training.[1] She missed the rest of the 2017 season.[5]
Tan started her 2018 season at the Buckeye National Qualifier and the WOGA Classic. In March, Tan once again became the Singapore national all-around champion. She went on to compete at the 2018 Asian Games, but was limited to beam and floor and did not make the event finals.[6] She underwent shoulder surgery following the Games.[1]
In 2019, Tan competed at the Singapore Open, winning the gold medal on floor. She represented Singapore at the 2019 Asian Championships and the Paris Challenge Cup, but did not make the finals. Tan made her World Championship debut at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, placing 94th all-around during qualifications. Although she did not qualify to the final, she qualified as an individual for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[7] Tan is the second Singaporean female gymnast to qualify to an Olympic Games, after Lim Heem Wei became the first in 2012.[3][8]
At the Tokyo Olympics, Tan was limited to the balance beam and the floor exercise due to a wrist injury.[9] She finished 84th on beam and 75th on floor, and did not advance to the finals.[10][11]
Competitive history edit
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Singapore Championships | ||||||
| Pacific Rim Championships | 11 | ||||||
| 2018 | Buckeye National Qualifier | ||||||
| WOGA Classic | 11 | ||||||
| Singapore Championships | |||||||
| Asian Games | 29 | 44 | |||||
| 2019 | Singapore Open | ||||||
| World Championships | 94 | ||||||
| 2021 | |||||||
| Olympic Games | 84 | 75 |
References edit
- ^ a b c d "TAN Sze En - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). 28 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Sze En Tan". Stanford University. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "The 2021 Olympians: Sze En Tan". The Gymternet. 3 April 2020.
- ^ "2016 Pacific Rim Championships Results". The Gymternet. 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Gymnastics: Pain of regret drives Tan Sze En to Olympic Games". The Straits Times. 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Sze En Tan results". The Gymternet. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Singapore gymnast Tan Sze En gets best birthday gift: An Olympic spot". The New Paper. 15 October 2019.
- ^ "TeamSG Gymnast Tan Sze En qualifies for 2020 Tokyo Olympics". Active SG. 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Tan 'very proud' despite stumble". The Straits Times. 26 July 2021.
- ^ (PDF). Olympics.com. 25 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ (PDF). Olympics.com. 25 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
External links edit
- Sze En Tan at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Sze En Tan at Olympedia