| Xu Yan | |
| Nationality: | Singapore |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Shanghai, China |
| Height: | 1.65frac=2NaNfrac=2[1] |
| Weight: | 53kg (117lb) |
Xu Yan (born 22 January 1985) is a Singaporean table tennis player.
In 2003, Xu took part in the 2003 SEA Games and won the women's team event with Li Jiawei, Jing Junhong, Zhang Xueling, Tan Paey Fern.[2] The same team won the Team of the Year at the Singapore Sports Awards 2004.[3]
In 2004, Xu competed at the 2004 Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships and defeated fellow Singaporean Zhang to win the gold medal in the women's singles event.[4] She also won the women's team gold medal with Li, Jing, Zhang and Tan.
In 2005, Xu with her same table tennis team won the meritorious award for a sport team and she also won the meritorious award for individual at the Singapore Sports Awards 2005.[5]
At the 2005 SEA Games, Xu won the women's team event with Li, Zhang, Tan and Jenn Lim.[6] Xu and Tan lost the women's doubles gold medal match to Indonesia 2–3 and won the silver medal.[7]
Xu competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal in the women's team event, a silver medal in the women's doubles event and a bronze in the women's singles event.[8]
Xu was born on 22 January 1985 in Shanghai, China[9] and came to Singapore in 1998.
Initially rejected by Ministry of Community Development and Sports of Singapore for less than two years of being a Singapore permanent resident, Xu's application to be a Singaporean citizen was approved in late 2003.[10] [11]
In 2006, Xu returned to Shanghai, citing a need of a change of environment.[12] [13]