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 Paey Fern
Native name	陈佩芬
Full name	Sharon Tan Paey Fern
Born	(1974-07-15) July 15, 1974 (age 50) 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 Women's Table Tennis Representing  Singapore Asian Games 2006 Doha Team 2002 Busan Team Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Team 2006 Melbourne Team 2006 Melbourne Doubles 2002 Manchester Singles 2002 Manchester Doubles 2006 Melbourne Mixed doubles Southeast Asian Games 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Team 2001 Kuala Lumpur Team 2003 Vietnam Team 2005 Manila Team 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Team 2003 Vietnam Doubles 1993 Singapore Doubles 1993 Singapore Mixed doubles 1997 Jakarta Lumpur Singles 1997 Jakarta Lumpur Team 2005 Manila Doubles

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)
• 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

1. "Biographical information Sharon Tan". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
2. "Tan Paey Fern". snoc.org.sg. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
3. "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.
4. 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

• Tan Paey Fern at Olympedia
• ITTF DATABASE