Tan Ya-ting explained

Tan Ya-ting (; born 7 November 1993)^[1] is an archer who represents Chinese Taipei. She is a three-time Olympian, having participated at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. She has additionally competed in the World Archery Championships and the Archery World Cup.

Tan's first international medal came in the girls' individual event of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, earning silver medal after losing to former FITA Archery World Cup champion Kwak Ye-Ji in the final.^[2] She finished ninth overall in the women's individual event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and won bronze medal in the women's team event four years later at the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[3] She was a member of the team that won Chinese Taipei's first recurve title at the 2019 World Archery Championships.^[4] ^[5]

She has qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[6]

Notes and References

Web site: Ya-Ting Tan – Archery – Olympic Athlete . 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games. International Olympic Committee . 2 August 2012 . 30 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121030085517/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/tan-ya-ting-1107847/ . dead .
Web site: S. Korea wins gold medal in Singapore Youth Olympics archery. Yonhap News Agency. 20 August 2010. 22 September 2019.
Web site: Rio 2016 Olympics: Taiwan's Tan Ya-ting aims to shoot down Korean dominance. The Indian Express. Associated Press. 11 August 2016. 23 January 2020.
Web site: Women's recurve archery team takes first World Championship gold. Focus Taiwan. Central News Agency. Po-an. Pong. Emerson. Lim. 16 June 2019. 23 January 2020.
Web site: 2019 World Archery Championships. World Archery. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200420210047/https://extranet.worldarchery.org/documents/index.php/Events/World_Championships/Target/2019_s-Hertogenbosch/BOOK.pdf. 20 April 2020. 20 April 2020.
Web site: Chinese Taipei names team for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Wells. Chris. 2020-01-16. World Archery. en. 2020-02-25.