Tan Paey Fern Explained

Tan Paey Fern
Native Name:	陈佩芬
Native Name Lang:	zh
Fullname:	Sharon Tan Paey Fern
Playingstyle:	Right-hand shakehand grip
Birth Date:	15 July 1974
Birth Place:	Singapore
Height:	160frac=2NaNfrac=2^[1]
Weight:	43kg (95lb)

Tan Paey Fern 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.^[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

External links

• • ITTF DATABASE

Notes and References

1. Web site: Biographical information Sharon Tan . olympedia.org . OlyMADMen . 9 June 2022.
2. Web site: Tan Paey Fern . snoc.org.sg . 10 October 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927154559/http://www.snoc.org.sg/p_tan_paey_fern.php . 27 September 2011 .
3. News: 10 January 2018. Olympian Tan Paey Fern to be chef de mission for Singapore's first Winter Olympics outing. Channel NewsAsia. Singapore. 12 January 2018.
4. News: 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. 12 January 2018.