Kevin Tan Explained

Kevin Tan
Full Name:Kai-Wen Tan
Country:United States
Birth Date:24 September 1981
Birth Place:Fremont, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 4 in
Weight:141 lb
Discipline:MAG
Natlteam:2006–2010
Gym:Team Chevron
Collegeteam:Penn State Nittany Lions
Headcoach:Randy Jepson
Assistcoach:Slava Boiko
Show-Medals:yes

Kai-Wen "Kevin" Tan (; born September 24, 1981) is an American artistic gymnast. He is a former member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Early life and education

Tan was born on September 24, 1981, in Fremont, California. He graduated from Mission San Jose High School, Class of 2000.

Gymnastics career

At Penn State, Tan was a six-time All-American. He won the NCAA team championship as a senior in 2004 and won the individual titles in still rings in 2003 and 2004, thus becoming Penn State's first back-to-back NCAA champion on the still rings. He also earned All-American honors on the parallel bars (2002) and horizontal bar (2003) during his career.

Following his graduation, he began working as an assistant coach of the Penn State men's gymnastics team.[1]

Tan was a member of the 2005, 2006, and 2007 U.S. teams to the World Gymnastics Championships and is a 3-time U.S. national champion in the still rings, his specialty.

Tan was named to the 2008 Olympic team and was selected as captain of the team.[2] Tan did not qualify for the event final for his signature event the rings.[3] During the finals on the last event the pommel horse, Tan scored 12.755. Fellow team member and original alternate Alexander Artemev secured the bronze medal with a score of 15.350.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kevin Tan to represent the U.S. at the 2008 Olympics . July 9, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080916223431/http://live.psu.edu/story/33343 . September 16, 2008 . dead.
  2. News: Paul Hamm Among Two to Win Olympic Berths . . August 12, 2008 . Juliet . Macur . June 22, 2008.
  3. Web site: Gymnastics Men's Artistic Rings Qualification . Official Olympics 2008 Website . August 12, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080812071122/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/GA/C73I/GAM005901.shtml#GAM499C01 . August 12, 2008.
  4. News: No Hamms, No Problem; American men take Bronze . . August 12, 2008 . Janice . Lloyd . August 12, 2008.