Hayley Chan Explained

Hayley Chan
Birth Name:Chan Hei-man
Full Name:Hayley Victoria Chan
Birth Date:10 January 1991
Birth Place:Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Weight:600NaN0
Classes:Sailboard
Club:Windsurfing Association of Hong
Kong
Coach:Chan Hai Shun
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Hayley Victoria Chan (Chan Hei-man, born 10 January 1991 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong windsurfer, who specialised in class.[1] [2] She captured a silver medal in windsurfing at the 2010 Asian Games, and later represented Hong Kong at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Chan trains for the Windsurfing Association of Hong Kong under her personal coach Chan Hai Shun.[1] As of September 2013, Chan is ranked fourth in the world for the sailboard class by the International Sailing Federation, following her successes at the One World Championships in Boracay, Philippines and at the World Championships in Buzios, Brazil.[3]

Chan made her official worldwide debut at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, where she captured a silver medal in the women's Mistral class with a net score of 21, trailing host nation's Wang Ning by eight points.[4]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Chan competed in the women's RS:X class after receiving a berth through her result at the World Championships in Perth, Western Australia.[5] She narrowly missed a chance to sail for the medal race by seven points, finishing twelfth in a fleet of twenty-six sailors with a net score of 96 points.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hei Man Hayley Victoria Chan . London2012.com . . 8 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130406163247/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/chan-hei-man-hayley-victoria-1100156/ . 6 April 2013.
  2. Hayley Chan . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418065000/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/hayley-victoria-chan-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 8 September 2013.
  3. News: Sports Digest: HK windsurfers look for Rio training site . . 5 March 2013 . 8 September 2013.
  4. News: Sallay . Alvin . Hayley's Olympic dreams sunk . . 6 June 2012 . 8 September 2013.
  5. News: Chan . Kin-wa . Chan says HKU to thank for gaining Olympics spot . . 15 August 2012 . 8 September 2013.
  6. News: Simpson . Peter . Chan will take flight in medal chase . . 7 August 2012 . 8 September 2013.
  7. Web site: Women's RS:X . London2012.com . . 27 November 2012 . 27 January 2013 . https://archive.today/20130127225519/www.london2012.com/sailing/event/rs-x-women/phase=saw102910/doc=summary.html . dead .