Tan Paey Fern

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.^[1] Tan was a very determined young girl.^[1] She gave up her studies to practice table tennis. Her parents were worried but were very supportive.^[1] Tan's skills vastly improved, and she soon turned semi-professional, becoming a full-time professional player in 1993.^[1]

Post athletic career

On January 10, 2018, Fern, was named as the chef de mission of Singapore's first ever Winter Olympic team.^[2]^[3]

Achievements

2007
- Commonwealth Championships
  - Gold - Women's Team
  - Bronze - Mixed Doubles (partner: Cai Xiao Li)
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)
2005
- ITTF Korea Open
  - 1st - Women's Doubles (partner: Zhang Xueling)
- Asian Cup
  - 5th - Women's Singles
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)
2003
- 22nd SEA Games
1997
- Commonwealth Championships
  - Gold - Women's Team
  - Silver - Women's Singles
  - Silver - Women's Doubles

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Tan Paey Fern". snoc.org.sg. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "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.

External links

ITTF DATABASE

[snoc-1] "Tan Paey Fern". snoc.org.sg. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] "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.

[3] 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.

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